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Andrés Trejos: candidato a Ph.D. en economía del University College London (UCL). Ex Director de Desarrollo Empresarial del Departamento Nacional de Planeación de Colombia. Ex asesor del Ministro de Hacienda de Colombia.

Abstract: We examine sorting behavior across metropolitan areas by skill over individuals’ life cycles. We show that high-skill workers disproportionately sort into high-amenity areas, but do so relatively early in life. Workers of all skill levels tend to move towards lower-amenity areas...

Resumen del documento: Renewable energy and battery storage are seen as complementary technologies that can together facilitate reductions in carbon emissions. We develop and estimate a dynamic competitive equilibrium model of storage investment and operations to evaluate the adoption...

Miguel Morales-Mosquera: is a PhD in Public Policy at The University of Chicago. His current work examines the effect of the police on crime and estimates the welfare effects of police interventions in terms of willingness-to-pay to avoid crime. Miguel received his Bachelor of Science in...

Abstract: The effects of immigration are reasonably well understood in developed countries, but they are far more poorly understood in developing ones despite the importance of these countries as immigrant destinations. We address this shortcoming by studying the effects of immigration to Brazil...

Yotam Shem-Tov: is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Yotam holds a Ph.D. in economics from UC Berkeley. Yotam studies topics in labor economics, criminal justice and crime, and applied econometrics.

Resumen: We present experimental evidence on the economic impacts of mobile phone access. Our results are based on a randomized control trial in the Philippines, through which 14 isolated and previously unconnected villages were randomly assigned to either receive or not receive a new cellphone...

Abstract: We study how US immigration policy and the Internet boom affected not just the US, but also led to a tech boom in India. Students and workers in India acquired computer science skills to join the rapidly growing US IT industry. As the number of US visas was capped, many remained in India...

Carolina Arteaga: Profesora de economía en la Universidad de Toronto. Recibió su doctorado en economía en 2019 por parte de la Universidad de California, Los Ángeles, y trabaja en temas de salud, educación, género y crimen.

Resumen: The order of magnitude of the projected damages of anthropogenic climate change largely hinges on whether the impacts of climatic shocks persist over multiple years. Models that assume climatic shocks are only transitory point to modest damages, whereas models that assume climatic...

Jakub Tecza: I am an empirical economist with particular interests in empirical IO, applied microeconomics and contest economics. Two weeks ago I successfully defended my dissertation entitled "Essays on Competition in Auctions and in Contests" at the University of Arizona. Prior to that, I...

Sebastian Montaño Correa: PhD(c) in Economics at the University of Maryland. Master’s Degree in Economics from Universidad de Los Andes, and Political Scientist from Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Abstract: We consider the effects of climate change on seasonally migrant populations that herd livestock – i.e., transhumant pastoralists – in Africa. Traditionally, transhumant pastoralists benefit from a cooperative relationship with sedentary agriculturalists whereby arable land is used...

Resumen: Developing economies often encounter significant credit and insurance market failures, hindering individuals' ability to manage financial risks effectively. Unemployment insurance (UI) plays a crucial role in enhancing workers' welfare by smoothing consumption during joblessness and...

Jorge Pérez Pérez: Investigador Económico en la Dirección General de Investigación Económica del Banco de México. Es doctor en Economía de Brown University, Estados Unidos, y profesional en economía y en finanzas de la Universidad del Rosario, Colombia. Trabaja en investigación sobre economía...

Resumen: Good measures of labor market tightness are essential to predict wage inflation and to calibrate monetary policy. This paper highlights the importance of two measures of labor market tightness in determining wage growth: the quits rate and vacancies per effective searcher (V/ES)—where...

Juan Camilo Castillo: Juan Camilo Castillo is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at the University of Pennsylvania who completed his PhD last year in the Economics Department at Stanford University. He works in industrial organization, microeconomic theory, and market design....

Toulouse School of Economics - Université de Toulouse   Fecha: Jueves, 11 de diciembreLugar: Banco de la República, Calle 8 # 4-30, piso 5 Hora: 02:00 p.m.

Profesora asociada Universidad de los Andes  

Universidad de Arizona  

University of Chicago y Banco de la República  

Johns Hopkins University    Abstract: Intermediate product markets are distinct in several ways, include-ing the large size of transactions and the ability to price discriminate using buyer–specific prices.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Economist

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Economist

Investigador del Banco de la República