Education
2012: Ph.D Wisconsin Madison, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Dissertation obtained with highest distinction: Agricultural, Financial and Behavioral Changes on the Path to Sustainable Technology Adoption in Rural Mozambique
Adviser: Michael R. Carter
2005 M.A. at University of Clermont-Ferrand, Center for Study and Research in International Development (CERDI), Development Economics, 2005
Professional Experience
2019 - ... Associate Professor in Economics, University of Los Andes
2015 - 2019 Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Los Andes
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2015 - ... Consultant contracts for World Bank, United Nations, Inter-American Development Bank, IFAD, Fondacion Bolivar Davivienda ...
2012 - 2015 Postdoctoral Scholar at Paris School of Economics
2009 - 2011 Research Assistant and Project Coordinator “Savings, Subsidies and Sustainable Food Security: A Field Experiment in Mozambique”
funded by BASIS AMA CRSP, U.S. Agency for International Development
2007- 2008 Consultant, World Bank Independent Evaluation Group, Washington, D.C
2005- 2007 Consultant, World Bank Vietnam Country Office, Washington, D.C. Main duty: Research
Other Affiliations
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL), Affiliate
European Development Network (EUDN), associate member
Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP), affiliate
UM6P-J-PAL Agricultural Lab for Africa (UJALA), Permanent Review Board Member
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Past Affiliations:
Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA), Special Initiative Member​
Major Research Grants
USD 1,900,000 Colombia Country Study assessing the reach of CGIAR technologies funded by the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (Lead PI, 2025-7)
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USD 303,950 Impact Evaluation of “El campo Emprende” in Colombia with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Lead PI, 2023)
USD 400,000 Interamerican Development Bank 2020 “COVIDA: strategic testing of COVID-19 to support health policy in Bogota” (co-PI with Raquel Bernal and Giancarlo Buitrago)
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USD 257,527 World Bank LSMS-ISA 2016-2017 “Skills measurement, reliability and validity application to Colombia” (co-PI with Karen Macours)
GBP 385,736 ESRC DFID 2014-2016 “Heterogeneous quality of agricultural commercial inputs and learning through experimentation” (co-PI with Karen Macours)
USD 196,229 World Bank LSMS-ISA 2012-2014 “Skills measurement and their role in agricultural productivity and technology adoption” (co-PI with Karen Macours)
USD 137,374 BASIS AMA CRSP, U.S. Agency for International Development, 2011 “Savings, Subsidies, and Sustainable Food Security in Mozambique: PostHarvest Survey” (co-PI with Michael R. Carter and Dean Yang)
USD 947,658 BASIS AMA CRSP, U.S. Agency for International Development, 2009-2011
“Savings, Subsidies, and Sustainable Food Security: A Field Experiment in Mozambique”
(co-PI with Michael R. Carter and Dean Yang)
Referee Activity
Agricultural Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Journal of African Economies, Journal of Development Economics (outstanding reviewer award), Journal of Development Studies, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics, World Development
Proposal Reviews
World Bank (I2I, DIME, IFC)
3IE
BASIS Innovation Lab (USAid)
SPIA (Independent Science and Partnership Council of the CGIAR)
Inter-American Development Bank
Global Innovation Fund
Languages
Fluent in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic
Awards and Honors
2025 Ranked 4th best economist in Colombia by IDEAS, based on publications in the last 10 years (ranking can slightly vary each month)
2017 Journal of Development Economics Outstanding reviewer award
2014 EUDN (European Development Research Network) Associate Member
2013 Henry C. Taylor Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2012 3rd price at the IBES (International Behavioral Economic Section) student paper competition at the AAEA meetings.
2011-2012 Louis and Elsa Thomsen Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2007-2008 University Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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