EDUCATION
WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
- 2012 – 2016: Doctor of Philosophy. Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics. The Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio (U.S.A). Thesis title: Social and Economic impacts of Natural Disasters. Doctoral degree received in August 2016.
- 2005 – 2007: M.Sc. Agricultural Economics. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering. Santiago (Chile). Thesis paper: Gender wage Gaps by geographic zone in Chile. Master’s Degree received in May 2007.
- 2005 - 2006: Agricultural Engineer. Major: Agricultural economics. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering. Professional Degree received in June 2006.
- 2001 - 2005: B.Sc. Agriculture and Natural Resources Sciences. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering. Bachelor’s Degree received in June 2005.
WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Jan 2020 – Apr 2021: Gran Sasso Science Institute, Social sciences. Postdoctoral research fellow. L’Aquila, Italy.
- Aug 2016 – Dec 2019: Universidad Católica del Norte, Department of Economics. Assistant Professor. Antofagasta, Chile.
- Jul 2010 – Jun 2012: RIMISP – Latin American Center for Rural Development. Research assistant for the Rural Territorial Dynamics program. Santiago, Chile.
- Apr-2009 – Jun 2010: Department of Agricultural Economics. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering. Associate Researcher and Consultant. Santiago, Chile.
- Jan 2008 – Jan 2009: Agriculture and Livestock Service. Ministry of Agriculture, Chile. Official Mediterranean fruit fly control program. Chillán, Chile.
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
- As part of the conference organizing committee: SOCHER-LARSA (San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, October 2018)
- As an attendee: AERUS Graduate student conference (Urbana, IL. April 2016); NARSC (Portland, OR. USA. November 2015); PRSCO-SOCHER (Viña del Mar, Chile, August 2014); STATA Conference (Columbus, OH, July 2015); AERUS Graduate student conference (West Lafayette, IN. April 2015); NARSC (Washington DC, November 2014); Midwest Graduate Student Conference (Columbus, OH, April 2013); Territorios en Movimiento, RIMISP (Quito, Ecuador. June 2012); NARSC (Miami, FL, November 2011); Global Conference on Economic Geography (Seoul, South Korea, June 2011).
- Languages
- English (proficient)
- Spanish (native)
- Italian (fluent)
- German (conversational)
- Country of citizenship: Chile
- Hobbies and interests: Bicycle mechanics, musical instruments and gardening.