About me:

Hello, and welcome! My name is Nicolás Abbate, and I am PhD student in economics at New York University. My research focuses on leveraging traditional economic methodologies alongside cutting-edge computer science techniques to address pressing policy challenges.

I also hold an MA from Universidad Nacional de La Plata and a BA from Universidad de Buenos Aires, and I have worked for both the World Bank and the National Ministry of Economics in Argentina. You can find my CV here.

Contact: abbate.nicolas@nyu.edu

Research

Deep Learning with Satellite Images Enables High-Resolution Income Estimation: A Case Study of Buenos Aires (PLOS ONE, 2026)

Explore the interactive map to view the results for 2013, 2018 and 2022!

Do Minimum Wage Hikes Lead to Employment Destruction? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design in Argentina (Journal of Development Economics, 2025)