Néstor Castañeda is an Associate Professor and Interim Director of the UCL Institute of the Americas. His research focuses on the politics of inequality and redistribution in developing economies, with a particular emphasis on improving taxation systems to make them more efficient and equitable. He also investigates the factors contributing to the persistence of inequality in Latin America.

In addition to his primary research, Dr. Castañeda has explored various other topics, including the global effects of economic growth on voter turnout, factors influencing voter participation in Latin America, China's economic impact on the region, and racial disparities in healthcare access in the United States. He is also involved in a project funded by the EPSRC to develop an international network to investigate the responsible use of AI in government and industries in Latin America.

Dr Castañeda teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Latin American Economics, Political Economy of Economic Development, and Political Economy of Inequality.

Dr. Castañeda earned his PhD and MA in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh (USA), an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin (USA), and a BA in Economics from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia.

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