Welcome! I am an applied microeconomist and Director at CausaLink Solutions in Cali, Colombia.
My research combines both causal inference and statistical learning methods in order to answer questions about firm behavior, economic development, violence, and crime.
Work in progress:
We show that bond prices fall by an average of 0.7 points after the onset of state-involved conflict.
It employs a regression discontinuity approach to show that the narrow results of the referendum provoked an outbreak of violence in municipalities that rejected the agreement.
The paper specifically investigates the impact of aerial eradication operations on civilian victimization perpetrated by non-state armed groups, with a particular emphasis on the FARC insurgency and paramilitary groups.
In-person: Fall 2024 (Graduate - UiB)
In-person: Fall 2023 (Graduate - Universidad Javeriana - Cali)
In-person: Fall 2023 (Graduate - Universidad Javeriana - Cali)