About
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at American University in Washington, D.C. I hold an M.A. in Applied Economics and Data Science from George Washington University. Previously, I worked as a Research Analyst at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
My research interests are macroeconomics, public finance and international economics.
My research examines the macroeconomic and distributional effects of fiscal and monetary policies.
My work combines quantitative macroeconomic modeling with empirical analysis. I have extensive experience working with microdata, including household surveys and administrative datasets from different countries.
WORKING PAPERS
“Tax Incentives in Retirement Accounts: Is There a Growth Inequality Tradeoff?”
“Distributional Impacts of Inflation Accounting for Behavioral Effects and Real Assets” (with Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, Alberto Tumino, Julieth C Pico-Mejia), IMF Working Paper 26/22, International Monetary Fund)
ONGOING RESEARCH
“Optimal Fiscal Policy Design” (with Ignacio-Gonzalez Garcia, Joshua Sack, Vasudeva Ramaswamy)
“Impact of Pension Policy Reforms on Labor Market Outcomes in Mexico”
CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLICY WORK RESEARCH
“IMF Engagement on Education Spending and Surveillance and Program Work, The Returns to Education” (with Alberto Tumino and Zsuzsa Munkacsi)
“IMF Fiscal Monitor, April 2025” Chapter 2: “Public Sentiment Matters: The Essence of Successful Energy Subsidies and Pension Reforms”
“IMF Fiscal Monitor, April 2023” Chapter 2: “Inflation and Disinflation: What Role for Fiscal Policy?”
“Violent Crime and Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Macroeconomic Perspective” IMF Departmental Paper Series
“Kingdom of Netherlands-The Netherlands: 2024 Article IV Staff Report” Annex 7 Long-Term Spending Pressures in Netherlands
“Public Spending Adequacy and Efficiency in Guatemala: Sectoral Gaps and Priorities”
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
56th Euroasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, Istanbul - for “Distributional Impacts of Inflation Accounting for Behavioral Effects and Real Assets”
56th Euroasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, Istanbul - for “Tax Incentives in Retirement Accounts: Is There a Growth Inequality Tradeoff?”