The Delta of Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from Cost-Benefit Appraisal
with A. Suárez-Alemán
About
About me
I am an economist working on applied microeconomics and spatial economics. My research looks at how infrastructure, public-private partnerships, policy interventions, and violence affect local economies and individual welfare.
I am currently a Research Consultant in the Public-Private Partnerships Unit, Infrastructure and Energy Sector, at the Inter-American Development Bank.
Infrastructure & PPPsSpatial economicsPublic policyCrime, conflict & violenceHousing & migration
Research
Working papers and publications
Working papers
Amenities in Quantitative Spatial Models
with A. Ang and A. Parkhomenko
Immigration Shocks and Housing Dynamics: Evidence from Bogotá
with L. Delgado-Prieto and J.M. Jimenez
Ser Pilo Paga Educational Program: Initial Impacts on Equity in Access to Higher Education and Academic Performance
Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Gaps in Colombia: The demand for skilled labor in sectoral and regional perspective
Book chapter
Collateral Damage: New Evidence on the Effect of Homicides on Economic Activity at the Local Level
with M. Amaya, R. Espinoza, N.-J. Hansen, and I. Shibata
Work in progress
The Long-run Impact of the Iraq War on Children’s Health Outcomes
with Joana Silva
Crime Kills Economic Growth
with M. Amaya, R. Espinoza, N.-J. Hansen, and I. Shibata
Experience
Work experience
Research Consultant, Public-Private Partnerships Unit, Infrastructure and Energy Sector
Inter-American Development Bank
Jul 2025 – Present
Summer Intern
International Monetary Fund
Jun – Aug 2024
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California
Aug 2021 – May 2025
Consultant and Research Fellow, Office of the Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean
The World Bank
Jun 2017 – Jun 2019
Research Assistant
Universidad de los Andes
Jun 2014 – Jul 2016
Teaching
Teaching experience
Lecturer, Econometrics I
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
Summer 2021
Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Macroeconomics
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Fall 2020, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Teaching Assistant, Econometrics I
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
2015–2016
Teaching Assistant, Econometrics II
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
2015
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Macroeconomics
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
2014–2016
Education
Education and skills
Education
Ph.D. in EconomicsUniversity of Southern California · 2019–2025 · Fields: Urban and Development Economics
M.A. in EconomicsUniversity of Southern California · 2019–2021
M.A. in EconomicsUniversidad de los Andes · 2014–2016
B.A. in EconomicsUniversidad de los Andes · 2010–2014
- Programming
- GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS), R, Stata, Python, MATLAB, LaTeX