cv

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Education

University of Minnesota
Ph.D. in Economics
2021 – 2027 (expected)
University of Minnesota
M.A. in Economics
2024
Georgetown University/ILADES
M.A. in Economics
2017
Universidad del Norte, Colombia
B.A. in Economics
2015

Working Papers

  • “Why Do Households Save and Work?”
    with Margherita Borella, Mariacristina De Nardi, and Fang Yang — NBER Working Paper No. 33874, 2025
  • “What Drives Heterogeneity in Savings After Retirement Across Racial and Ethnic Groups? The Role of Informal Care,” 2025

Experience

University of Minnesota
Research Assistant for Mariacristina De Nardi
2023 – Present
Central Bank of Chile
Economic Advisor (Part-Time) to Board Member Pablo García Silva
2019 – 2021
Central Bank of Chile
Junior Economist, Macroeconomic Analysis Department
2019 – 2021
Inter-American Development Bank
Research Fellow with Andres Fernandez, Laura Alfaro, Miguel Acosta
2018

Teaching

University of Minnesota
Writing Assistant, Economic Development (Undergrad)
Summer 2023
University of Minnesota
TA, Principles of Microeconomics (Undergrad)
2022 – 2023
Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile
TA, Macroeconomics II (Graduate)
2020

Fellowships & Awards

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, NBER (Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
2025 – 2026
Distinguished Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota
Spring 2023
Summer Graduate Fellowship, University of Minnesota
Summer 2022
Magna Cum Laude M.A. Graduation, Universidad Alberto Hurtado
2017
Full Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Economics, Georgetown University/ILADES
Includes full tuition and a monthly stipend
2016 – 2017
Honorable Mention – Best University Student, Premios Portafolio, Colombia
Awarded to the top five economics graduates in Colombia for outstanding academic and professional excellence
2015
Silver Medal for Academic Excellence, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
Granted to the graduate with the highest academic performance in each undergraduate program
2015
Outstanding Graduation Thesis, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
Earned a Cum Laude distinction in the dissertation
2015

Skills

  • Matlab, Stata, Fortran, R, EViews, Dynare, LaTeX
  • Qualtrics, Limesurvey

Languages

  • Spanish (native)
  • English (fluent)