Education
2018 University of Southern California
Ph.D., Economics
2013 EAFIT University, Medellin, Colombia
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics
2008 EAFIT University, Medellin, Colombia
Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Graduation with Honors)
Experience
2009-2012
Research Department, Central Bank of Colombia, Medellin, Colombia
2009-2012
Adjunct Professor of Intermediate Macroeconomics and Advanced Macroeconomics (2011), Department of Economics. EAFIT University; Medellin, Colombia
2009-2012
Adjunct Professor of Advanced Econometrics (with Professor Ermilson Velasquez), Department of Economics, EAFIT University; Medellin, Colombia
Talks and Conferences
2017 15th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (Rising Stars Session), 8th annual SoCCAM Conference, University of Southern California (Development and Theory Seminar), IGC/CDEP/Chazen Conference on Firms, Trade, and Development (Columbia University)
2016 14th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (Rising Stars Session), 3rd Conference of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE 2016), 2016 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Western Economic Association International, LACEA-LAMES 2016, Asia-Pacific Industrial Organisation Conference.
2011 6th IZA/World Bank Conference: Employment and Development, Mexico City, Mexico, IV StatisticsSummer School for Social Sciences and Economy –CEAES- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia.
2010 Banco de la Republica’s Economics Workshop (Bogotá), VII Annual Seminar of Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la Republica’s Economics Workshop, Medellin, Colombia.
Fellowship, Honors, Awards, and Grants
2017 Assistantship Award, University of Southern California.
2017 Summer Research Award 2017, University of Southern California, Department of Economics
2016 USC Dornsife INET Graduate Fellowship.
2015 Best Third Year Paper, University of Southern California, Department of Economics
2014 Best Second Year Paper, University of Southern California, Department of Economics
2012 Doctoral Scholarship “Lauchlin Currie,” Central Bank of Colombia, 2012-2014
2011 Research Grant by IADB for the project: “Protecting Workers against Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean,” joint with Carlos Medina and Jairo Nunez. Coordinators: Robert J. LaLonde (University of Chicago), Carmen Pagés-Serra, IDB, Verónica Alaimo, IDB and Jacqueline Mazza, IDB
2008 Honor Scholarship EAFIT University, for Graduate Studies: Master of Science in Applied Mathematics
2008 Graduation with Honors, EAFIT University, Department of Economics
2007 Second Place, National Higher Education Test (ECAES), Subject: Economics
2005 Honor Scholarship, Best GPA, EAFIT University, Department of Economics