EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Ph.D. Candidate in Economics (Exp. 2025)

  M.S. Economics
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics

  M.S. Specialized Economic Analysis
University of Costa Rica

  Licenciatura in Economics, with Honors and Distinctions
  B.S. Economics

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FIELDS OF INTEREST

  Public Economics, Development Economics, Health Economics

 

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• “Climate change’s impact on real estate prices in Chile”, with Carlos Madeira and Roberto Luna. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 2022, 1(11): e0000035. 

• “The impact of climate change on economic output across industries in Chile”, with Carlos Madeira. PLOS One, 2022.

• “Association Between Assistance With Medicaid Enrollment and Use of Health Care After Incarceration Among Adults With a History of Substance Use”, with Marguerite Burns, Steve Cook, et al. JAMA Network Open, 2022, vol. 5.

• “Impact evaluation of the conditional cash transfer program for secondary school in Costa Rica (Avancemos)”, with Catherine Mata. Revista de Ciencias Económicas, 2015 vol. 33, no. 1.

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WORKING PAPERS

• “The Price of Formality: The Role of Social Insurance in Labor Market Choices” Job Market Paper

• “The Promises of Digital Bank Accounts for Low-income Individuals” with Bridget Hoffmann, Camilo Pecha and Diego Vera-Cossío (Submitted)

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WORK IN PROGRESS​

• “Reforming Social Security Systems: Implications for Labor Market Outcomes”

• “The Effect of Maternity Leave Policies on Local Labor Market Outcomes” with Elizabeth Jaramillo

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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• “The Cost-Effectiveness of Air Pollution Information Provision Programs”, with Bridget Hoffmann, Cristóbal Ruiz-Tagle and Alejandra Schueftan. Inter-American Development Bank, Technical Note No. IDB-TN-2236, 2021.

• “Evidencias del Impacto de la Factura Electrónica de Impuestos en América Latina”, with Juan Robalino. In Electronic Invoicing in Latin America, edited by Alberto Barreix and Raul Zambrano. Inter-American Development Bank, 2017.

• “How does Avancemos work? Best practices on the implementation of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean”. Inter-American Development Bank, 2016.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  Analytical Public Finance

     TA for Prof. Rebecca Glawtschew (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

  Introduction to Microeconomics

     Head TA for Prof. Steve Trost:  (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)

  Intermediate Microeconomics

     TA for Prof. Rebecca Glawtschew (Spring 2022)

  Introduction to Microeconomics

     TA for Prof. Rebecca Glawtschew (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
  Institute for Research on Poverty - UW-Madison, Research Assistant 2020-21
  Inter-American Development Bank - Research Department, Research Fellow 2017-19  
  Inter-American Development Bank - Fiscal Sector, Research Assistant 2016-17  
  Innovations for Poverty Action, Research Associate 2015-16  
  Economics Research Institute - University of Costa Rica, Research Assistant 2012-13  
  Center of Economic and Environmental Studies, Research Assistant 2011-12  

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AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

  Richard A. Meese Dissertation Fellowship, UW-Madison Economics  2024
  Juli Plant Grainger Outstanding TA Award, UW-Madison Economics 2023, 2024 
  Juli Plant Grainger Summer Fellowship, UW-Madison Economics  2022 
  Summer Fellowship, Central Bank of Chile  2021 
  Excellence Scholarship, University of Costa Rica  2012-14 

  Workshops
    Behavioral Public Economics Bootcamp, NBER  2023 
    Health Economics Mentoring Workshop  2021 

  Travel Awards
    Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison  2024
    Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison  2022, 2024 
    SRGC Conference Presentation Award, University of Wisconsin - Madison  2023 

 

CONFERENCES

  SEA 94th Annual Meeting - Washington, DC, 2024 
  XIX RIDGE Forum - Chile, 2024 
  Society of Labor Economics (SOLE) - Portland, OR, 2024 
  Midwest Economics Association (MEA) Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL, 2024 
  Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department - Washington, DC, 2023 
  Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) - Atlanta, GA, 2023 
  IPA-GPRL Annual Research Gathering (Northwestern) - Evanston, IL, 2022 
  Midwest Economics Association (MEA) Annual Meeting - Minneapolis, MN, 2022 
 

SERVICE

  Leadership team, Wisconsinites for Inclusion & Diversity in Economics (WIDE), 2022-23 
  Faculty Liaison, Wisconsin Economics Graduate Organization (WEGO), 2021-23 

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AFFILIATIONS
  Graduate Research Fellow - Institute for Research on Poverty