I am an applied microeconomist working on development, behavioral, and labor topics. My work is primarily related to understanding constraints on learning and the accumulation of human capital in developing countries, and evaluating interventions and policies that could mitigate those barriers. I am particularly interested in themes around scaling-up programs, external validity, and implementation constraints. 

My research has evaluated the psycho-social impact of attending better schools, the labor market impacts from the nationwide rollout of television-based schools in Mexico, and the differential impacts of digital agricultural extension programs in East Africa. 

Prior to obtaining her Ph.D., I managed a number of experimental evaluations for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in Cape Town, South Africa and Santiago, Chile and for Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) in Busia, Kenya. I am a J-PAL and PxD research affiliate.

I hold a B.A. in Economics from McGill University (2008), an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Oxford (2009) and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University (2018). I was born and raised in Mexico.

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