My research interests are in education, inequality, development economics, political economy, labor economics, urban/spatial economics, and law & economics. I am particularly interested in how institutions, schools, public policy, and spatial conditions shape social and economic outcomes in Colombia and Latin America.

Juan Portocarrero Cuero, Saúl Rick Fernández Hurtado, & Santiago Portocarrero Perdomo. (Book)
La medición de indicadores demográficos, socioeconómicos y macroeconómicos en la investigación.
Editorial Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2025. DOI: 10.35985/9786287770348.

Santiago Portocarrero Perdomo. (Reflection Article)
Efectos de la pandemia en la brecha de género en los puntajes de matemáticas: una mirada empírico-reflexiva en los estudiantes colombianos.
Artículo de reflexión, Programa Nexo Global Valle del Cauca, Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2021/2022.

Linguistic Capital and Educational Inequality in Cali
Santiago Portocarrero Perdomo
This project studies the relationship between linguistic capital, school characteristics, and educational inequality in Cali, Colombia, . The paper builds on my M.Sc. thesis at the University of Mannheim

Spatial Inequality in Educational Achievement in Urban Colombia
Santiago Portocarrero Perdomo, Juan Portocarrero
This project analyzes how educational achievement varies across urban space, with attention to public, private.

Gender Gaps in Student Achievement in Latin America
Santiago Portocarrero Perdomo, Adriana Chavez, Juan Portocarrero
This project studies gender differences in academic achievement and the role of individual, family, and school characteristics.

Protest Intensity and Electoral Participation in Colombia
Santiago Portocarrero Perdomo
This project examines how the intensity and significance of social protests are associated with voter turnout and political engagement in subsequent elections. It focuses on Colombia and combines electoral data with a protest intensity framework to study the relationship between civic mobilization and democratic participation.

Early-stage Research Interests

Law, Institutions, and Social Rights in Colombia
Santiago Portocarrero Perdomo
This line explores how legal institutions, constitutional mechanisms, and public policy shape access to social rights, particularly in education, inequality, and vulnerable populations.