I am the Director of Valor Público, Policy Research Center, and a Professor of Economics at Universidad EAFIT in Medellín, Colombia. I also hold the positions of Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and Affiliated Researcher at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), and Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP), where I also serve as Board Member and Co-Director of the Latin America Regional Hub. I've held visiting positions at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, the Inter-American Development Bank, and UNU-WIDER. 

My research interests lie at the intersection of development economics, crime, violence, organized crime, and public policy evaluation. My research has been published in the Review of Economic Studies, the American Political Science Review, the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of the European Economic Association, and the Journal of Development Economics, among other research outlets. 

Prior to joining Universidad EAFIT, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Chicago Pearson Institute and the Innovations for Poverty Action Peace and Recovery Program. I hold a Ph.D. in Economics (2018) and an M.A. in Economics (2017) from Universidad de los Andes, as well as an M.A. in Economics from Université catholique de Louvain (2012). 

I received the 2020 Juan Luis Londoño Medal, awarded every two years to Colombians of 40 years or less who deserve recognition for the impact of their research and policy work on the welfare of Colombians. 

You can access the latest version of my CV here, my Google Scholar profile here, and my Ideas profile here. 

Email me at stobonz@eafit.edu.co, or follow me on X at @SantiagoTobon.