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PhD Karla Hernandez

Karla
Hernández

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am on the job market for the 2024-2025 academic year!

My research interests are in public economics, development economics and health economics.

Contact Information:

    Email: khernandez23@wisc.edu

   

    Address: University of Wisconsin - Madison

    Department of Economics

    1180 Observatory Drive #7230

    Madison, WI 53703

Jeff Smith (Chair)

UW-Madison

econjeff@ssc.wisc.edu

Corina Mommaerts

UW-Madison

cmommaerts@wisc.edu

Ashley Swanson

UW-Madison

swanson25@wisc.edu

Naoki Aizawa

UW-Madison

naizawa@wisc.edu

I am an applied microeconomist with research interests at the nexus in public economics, labor economics, development economics and applied econometrics. In the past, I have worked on research on climate change, environmental economics, and public health.

Background

Prior to moving to Madison, I was a Research Fellow at the Inter-American Development Bank and a Research Associate at Innovations for Poverty Action. I hold a master's in Economics of Public Policy from Barcelona School of Economics and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Costa Rica.

I also am a Graduate Research Fellow at the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)  

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