Curriculum Vitae

PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Nottingham. Previously at the OECD, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Latin American Reserve Fund.

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Education

  • PhD in Economics candidate (2022 - Expected Spring 2027)
    University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    Thesis title: Essays of informal employment.
    Supervisors: Richard Upward, Jake Bradley.

  • Master of Research in Economics (2021 - 2022)
    University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

  • MSc Economics and Econometrics (2019 - 2020)
    University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

  • BSc Economics (2008 - 2012)
    Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

Professional Experience

  • Intern, Social Policy Division at the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (Jun 2025 - Dec 2025)
    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

  • Consultant, Fiscal Policy and Management Division (Aug 2020 - Dec 2021)
    Inter American Development Bank, Remote work.

  • Economist, Economic Studies Department (Jan 2017 - Aug 2019)
    Latin American Reserves Fund, Bogotá, Colombia.

  • Analyst, Finance Department (Sep 2013 - Dec 2016)
    Latin American Reserves Fund, Bogotá, Colombia.

Research Assistance Experience

  • Project: Trade and Gender - Funded by CITP Innovation Fund (Feb 2024 - Feb 2025)
    Supervisor: Dr. Martina Uccioli.
    School of Economics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Teaching Experience

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Economics, University of Nottingham
    • Dissertation (UG, Third year, Spring 2025)
    • Applied Econometrics I and II (UG, Second year, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
    • Introduction to Economics: Macroeconomics (UG, First Year, Spring 2023)
    • Labour Economics (UG, Second Year, Fall 2022)

Awards

  • Faculty SEM Commendation for contribution to excellent student experience in Applied Econometrics I (Fall 2023)

  • Best Presentation Prize for the 2022/23 Annual PhD Conference (Spring 2023)
    School of Economics, University of Nottingham

  • Scholarship for Doctoral Studies in Economics, Central Bank of Colombia (May 2021)

  • Loan-Scholarship program for MSc Studies, COLFUTURO (May 2019)

  • Best Bachelor GPA cohort performance (July - Dec 2011)
    Economics Faculty, Universidad Externado de Colombia

Skills

  • IT: MATLAB, Dynare, R, STATA, E-Views, LaTeX, Bloomberg.
  • Languages: Spanish (native), English (advanced).