Bibiana Taboada

Education

  • HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
    Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID)
    Cambridge, MA
    2008-2010
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
    Master in Economics
    Bogotá, Colombia
    2005-2006
  • Economist
    2000-2005

Experience

  • Member of the Board of Directors of Banco de la República: February 2021 to date
  • DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL PROSPERITY
    General Office for Overcoming Poverty
    Bogotá, Colombia
    General Deputy Director, 2018-2020
  • INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
    Office for Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Evaluation Economics Specialist, 2015-2018
    Senior Evaluation Associate, Washington, D.C., 2011-2015
    Consultant, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011
  • INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION (IPA)
    Kampala, Uganda
    Intern, 2009
  • WORLD BANK
    Education Sector, Latin America and the Caribbean
    Washington, D.C.
    Consultant, 2008
  • INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
    Regional Department II and Education Division
    Washington, D.C.
    Research Fellow, 2006-2008
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES,
    Economic Development Studies Center
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Research Assistant, 2005-2006

Publications

  • “How Effective is Energy-efficient Housing? Evidence from a Field Trial in Mexico” (2020). Journal of Development Economics. With Lucas W. Davis & Sebastian Martinez.
  • “Evaluación de Impacto del Programa para Madres Adolescentes de la Fundación Juan Felipe Gómez Escobar: Informe de Línea de Base” (2017). IDB Technical Note No. 1300. With Arturo Harker et al.
  • “Life Skills, Employability and Training for Disadvantaged Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation Design” (2014). IZA Journal of Labor & Development. With Pablo Ibarraran et al.
  • “Desigualdad de ingresos, esfuerzos y oportunidades -Un estudio del caso colombiano-,” (2006). Serie Estudios y Perspectivas, CEPAL, Bogotá. With Juan Carlos Ramírez et al.
  • “Geografía Económica de Colombia” (2006). Casa Editorial El Tiempo, Bogotá. With Álvaro Riascos.

Languages

 Spanish (mother tongue) and advanced English; intermediate French; basic German.

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