Senior Economist
The World Bank
Research Fellow
Institute for the Study of Labor(IZA)
Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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I am an applied microeconomist who understands macro. My main interests are applied econometrics, impact evaluation, labor economics, fiscal policy, and international macroeconomics. I work as a Poverty and Equity Senior Economist at the World Bank. In addition, I am a member of the Bolivian Academy of Economic Sciences, an Honorary member of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), a Senior Research Associate (affiliated) at Georgia State University and affiliated professor at Universidad Privada Boliviana, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and the Global Labor Organization (GLO). I hold a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Economics from Georgia State University, an Advanced Studies Certificate in International Economic Policy Research from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, and a B.A. (Licenciatura) in Economics from Universidad Católica Boliviana.
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Recent Publications
Journal Articles
"On the Effects of Wildfires on Poverty in Bolivia" with Alejandro Puerta-Cuartas and Andrey Ramos. Journal of Development Economics (Accepted)
“Offside Urban Echoes: Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Soccer and Crime in Medellin" with Catalina Gomez-Toro and Joaquin A. Urrego. Journal of Sports Economics (Forthcoming)
"Understanding Vulnerability to Poverty and Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean” with Sergio Olivieri, Monserrat Serio, and Adriana Conconi. Advances in Econometrics (Forthcoming)
"When the Waters Rise: Examining Household-Level Exposure to Inland Flood Risk and Poverty in Grenada" with Paul Ervin, Lyliana Gayoso and Eliana Rubiano. Economics of Dissasters and Climate Change (Forthcoming)
"Beyond the Usual: Understanding the Multidimensional Nature of Job Quality in Bolivia's Labor Market" with Ronald Cueva and Maria Davalos. Journal of Labor Research (Forthcoming)
"Efficiency in Poverty Reduction in Bolivia" with Alejandro Puerta Cuartas and Javier Beverinotti. Journal of Policy Modelling (Forthcoming)
"The Effects of Better Management Practices on Effective Tax Rates: Evidence from Ecuador" with Javier Beverinotti, Maria Cecilia Deza and Lyliana Gayoso. International Tax and Public Finance (Forthcoming)
"Fiscal Incidence on the Island: Grenada’s Fiscal System and Its Incidence" with Guillermo Gomez, Fernando Rios, Ran Li, Chevanne Britton and Silvia Granados Social and Economic Studies (Forthcoming)
Reports
"Cruzando Fronteras: Una mirada a la poblacion venezolana y colombiana en Ecuador" with Gabriela Cabezas, Carolina Merizalde, Andrea Toledo and Byron Wilchez (2024)
"Haiti's Untapped Potential: An assessment of the barriers to gender equality" with Isis Gaddis, Olive Nsababera, Paola Buitrago, Erin K. Fletcher, Marlen Cardona, and Melissa Badio. World Bank (2023)
Working Papers
"Medium and Long Run Economic Assimilation of Venezuelan Migrants to Peru" with Javier Beverinotti and Javier Torres. IDB Working Paper 1561 (2024)