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I am an economist with research interests in health, education, and crime. Currently, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto. I received my Ph.D. from UCLA in 2019, and a MA and BA from Universidad de los Andes.
Working papers
“The Political Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic” (with Victoria Barone) Mentions in media: New York Times, The Economist, Washington Examiner.
“A Manufactured Tragedy: The Origins and Deep Ripples of the Opioid Epidemic” (with Victoria Barone) Mentions in media: Vox.
Publications
“Is it the Message or the Messenger? Examining Movement in Immigration Beliefs” (with Hassan Afrouzi and Emily Weisburst) Supplementary material (2024) Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics
“Parental Incarceration and Children's Educational Attainment” (2023) Forthcoming Review of Economics and Statistics
Mentions in media: WSJ: Real Time Economics / Noah Opinion / Probable Causation/ Foco Economico/ Radio interview (55:20") / Techonomy / Nada Es Gratis
The Effect of Human Capital on Earnings: Evidence from a Reform in Colombia’s top University (2018) Journal of Public Economics. Vol 157, January. pp 212-225
Mentions in media: Financial Times, WSJ: Real Time Economics / Forbes / Bloomberg/ World Bank Blogs/ Techonomy/ Brookings/ Courtier en Bourse/ ProMarket / World Bank Newsletter / LiveMint/ DevPolicy
Work in progress
“The Effects of Specialized Domestic Violence Courts” with Gustavo Bobonis, Paola Salardi and Dario Toman
“Health Shocks and the Gender Gap” with Pilar Garcia-Gomez and Natalia Vigezzi