Published research

Does ancestry shape access to education? Evidence from surnames in Colombia – joint with Andrés Álvarez Journal of Development Economics

The geography of informality: the case of Colombia - joint with Karina Acosta, Daniel Lasso Jaramillo and Alejandro Sarasti-Sierra, Spatial Economic Analysis

Simultaneous and widespread: Colombia’s fertility transition, Population, Space and Place

Movilidad social en la educación: el caso de la Universidad de los Andes en Colombia entre 1949 y 2018, Análisis Político

Fertility, Education and Social Mobility in 20th Century Colombia. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science

More than One Hundred Years of Improvements in Living Standards: The Case of Colombia - joint with Adolfo Meisel Roca and María Teresa Ramírez, Cliometrica

“Central Bank Policies in Colombia during a Boom between Two Crises” (original in Spanish: Las políticas del Banco de la República durante un auge entre dos crisis, 1930-1951”) - joint with Adolfo Meisel Roca, Historia del Banco de la República, 1923-2015

“The Monetary Board and The Central Bank” (original in Spanish: La Junta Monetaria y el Banco de la República) – joint with Antonio Hernández, Historia del Banco de la República, 1923-2015

Cash usage and debit and credit cards in Colombia (original in Spanish: El uso de efectivo y las tendencias de los pagos con tarjetas de débito y crédito en Colombia) - joint with Adolfo Meisel Roca and Jose E. Gómez, Revista de la historia de la economía y de la empresa

Too late but profitable: Railroads in Colombia during 1920-1950 - joint with Adolfo Meisel Roca and María Teresa Ramírez, Investigaciones de Historia Económica

Evolution of Concentration and Industrial Specialization in Colombia, 1975-2005 (original in Spanish: “Evolución de la concentración y especialización industrial en Colombia, 1975-2005”) - joint with Julieth Parra, Ensayos de Economía

Working papers

5) Waves of Change? Radio announcements and fertility decline, Cuadernos de Historia Económica N.65

4) Understanding the relationship between women’s education and fertility decline: Evidence from Colombia, Cuadernos de Historia Económica N.63

3) The Decline of Child Stunting in 122 Countries: A Systematic Review of Child Growth Studies Since the Nineteenth Century – joint with Eric Schneider and other 41 coauthors, Working paper

2) What’s in a (Sur)name: Measuring the Persistence and Mobility of Social Status in Colombia in the Long Term. Master’s dissertation, London School of Economics, 2018.

1) “The Great Depression in Colombia: A Stimulus to Industrialization, 1930-1953” – joint with Adolfo Meisel Roca and María Teresa Ramírez, Borradores de Economía