About me
PhD in Economics. My research interests lie at the intersection of environmental, development, and behavioral economics. I specialize in analyzing the interactions between humans and natural resources, addressing issues such as resource depletion and the climate crisis, and examining how environmental degradation backfires in local communities. I am proficient in quantitative methods, including randomized experiments, quasi-experimental approaches, choice experiments, and field data collection. Currently, I work as a researcher at the Center of Sustainable Development Goals at Los Andes University.
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Education
Ph.D. in Economics (2020), Los Andes University
M.Sc. in Economics (2018), Los Andes University
M.Sc. in Economics (2013). Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
B.Sc. Environmental Studies (2007) Technological University of Pereira
Affiliation
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2025-Current. Associate Researcher. Centro ODS, Los Andes University. Bogotá, Colombia.
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2024-2025. Postdoctoral Researcher.School of Economics and Management. Tilburg University. The Netherlands.
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2020-2023. Postdoctoral Researcher. Social Sciences Department. Wageningen University & Research. The Netherlands.
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2018-2020. Adjunct Researcher. Center for Development Studies (CEDE), Los Andes University. Bogotá, Colombia.
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2014-2020 Ph.D. at the School of Economics at Los Andes University.
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2018. Visiting researcher. School of Sustainability. Arizona State University-ASU. Tempe (AZ)
Work in Progress
Effects of business training, reciprocity and loan repayment of microcredit lending in Colombia.
We explore the marginal effects of complementary business training on business performance
and loan repayment potential in borrowers from a microfinance institution. We also study
whether the effects of loan repayment are associated with borrowers’ feelings of reciprocity
toward the MFI and the overall value provided. Joint with Burak Urak (Williams College) and Francesco Cecchi (Wageningen University). AEA Registry
Carbon banking for small farmers in low-income countries.
We assess the impact of emerging carbon credit markets on livelihoods, farm management, and environmental outcomes for coffee farmers in Tanzania. Smallholders receive payments for the carbon fixed by trees in their plots, credits that are auctioned for companies to offset their impact. To do so, we evaluate an ongoing pilot using quasi-experimental techniques to measure short-term effects, and design and evaluate a randomized controlled study to examine long-term effects with Erwin Bulte and Gerald Lesseri.
The effect of information transfer on food waste management in tourism firms: evidence from a field experiment
We design, implement, and evaluate the impacts of adopting management innovations in small and medium-sized restaurants in Cusco (Peru) to reduce food waste, with Cesar del Pozo and Francisco Alpizar.
Citizens Preferences for Meat Reduction Policies
To assess citizens' support for policy bundles for meat reduction in the climate transition, we use a discrete choice experiment to determine the willingness to support a complex set of policies to reduce meat consumption and production in the Netherlands. With Joana Wensing, Daniel Polman
