Our Researchers

Pablo Sanguinetti

Vice President of Knowledge, CAF –Development Bank of Latin America-

He has a Ph.D. and a Master's in Economics from the University of California, and a Master's in Economics from Instituto Torcuato Di Tella. Currently, he works as a professor of Economics at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. His research interests are in the areas of foreign trade and integration, economic development, and fiscal federalism. Previously, he was a researcher and visiting professor at the University of New Mexico, the University of Texas (A&M), and the University of Bonn. He has been a member of LARR (Latin America Research Review) and has worked as a consultant for the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and CAF-development bank of Latin America. He has also been member of the board of the National Commission of Foreign Trade of Argentina.

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Adriana Arreaza

Head of the Knowledge Department, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB) in Caracas and a Ph.D in Economics from Brown University. Currently, she is the director of macroeconomic studies at CAF, where she coordinates the team of economists in the shareholders countries and contributes to the research publications of the organization, including joint work with other regional and international institutions. She is also an Assistant Professor at UCAB’s School of Economics. She previously worked in the Research Department of the Central Bank of Venezuela. She has published research articles in national and international journals and books.

Daniel Ortega

Director of Impact Assessment at CAF -Development Bank of Latin America

Daniel E. Ortega is director of impact assessment at CAF -development bank of Latin America- and associate professor at IESA in Caracas. His work focuses on the microeconomics of development, with an emphasis on impact assessment for crime reduction, educational programs, and public capacity. His research has been published in several international journals. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland in the USA and is an Economist from the Central University of Venezuela.

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Ernesto Schargrodsky

Director of Socioeconomic Research, CAF

He received a Phd degree in Economics from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires. He has a master's degree in economics from Harvard University and graduate studies from the Institute for Economic and Social Development (IDES). He was president of the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and, previously, dean of the Business School. He was also a visiting professor and researcher at Stanford and Harvard. He is a full member of the National Academy of Economic Sciences of Argentina, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and a researcher at J-PAL-Latin America (Jameel Poverty Action Lab). His works have been published in the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Journal, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of Development Economics, among others. His areas of specialization are Economic Development, Crime Economics and Applied Microeconomics.

Fernando Alvarez

Senior Research Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Senior Research Economist at CAF Socioeconomic Research Unit, where he has been working for more than 10 years. Before joining CAF, he was a Research Economist at the Central Bank of Venezuela.   He is an Economist from Universidad Central de Venezuela with a Master Degree in Operations Research from Universidad Central de Venezuela and a PhD in Economics from The University of Rochester.    His research interests relate to Productivity and Growth, Labor Economics and Development Economics. 

 

Guillermo Alves

Principal Economist, Socioeconomic Research Directorate, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Ph.D. in Economics at Brown University (USA). Master in Economics at the same university. Degree in Economics from the University of the Republic (Uruguay). His research interests are in the areas of urban economics, development, and applied microeconomics.

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Lucila Berniell

Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Lucila Berniell has a Ph.D. in Economics from Universidad Carlos III (Madrid) and a M.A. in Economics from the same university. She also has a B.A. in Economics from the National University of Córdoba (Argentina). She is a research associate at the CEPE of the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina). She was previously a researcher at IERAL of Fundación Mediterránea (Argentina) and at the Institute of Economics and Finance of the UNC, and a lecturer at the Universidad Carlos III in Spain, the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and the National Universities of La Plata and Córdoba in Argentina. Her research interests are in the areas of the economics of education, economic development, labor economics, and health economics.

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Pablo Brassiolo

Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Ph.D. in Economics at Pompeu Fabra University (Spain). Master in Economics at the same university and at the Universidad del Cema (Argentina). Degree in Economics from the National University of Córdoba (1997). His research interests are in the areas of labor economics, economic development, family economics, and public policy and program evaluation.

Previously, he worked as a research economist at the IERAL of the Mediterranean Foundation (Argentina) and as a professor at the Pompeu Fabra University, the National University of Córdoba and the 21st Century Business University (Argentina).

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Dolores de la Mata

Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Dolores de la Mata holds a degree in Economics from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a Master's degree in Economics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2011). Her research interests include: health economics, education economics, labor economics and economic development. Previously she worked as a senior lecturer at Universidad del Rosario (Colombia), lecturer at Universidad Carlos III and Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. She was a researcher at IERAL of Fundación Mediterránea (Argentina).

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Ricardo Estrada

Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Ph.D. in Economics from the Paris School of Economics (France). Master in Public Policy from the University of Chicago (USA). His research interests are in the areas of labor, education and development economics.

Before joining CAF he was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. He has been a consultant for international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations and the Population Council. In Mexico, he collaborated with the CIDAC think tank and, in the private sector, with INSAD and Hill and Knowlton.

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Gustavo Fajardo

Principal Economist - CAF - development bank of Latin America

Ph.D. in Economics at the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies - CEMFI (Spain). Master in Economics from the same university. Degree in Economics from the University of Carabobo (Venezuela). His research interests are in the areas of political economy, migration and economic development.

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Manuel Toledo

Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Rochester (USA). Master in Stochastic Models at the Central University of Venezuela. Degree in Economics from the same university. His research interests are in the areas of macroeconomics and labor economics.

Before joining CAF, he worked as a professor at the Carlos III University of Madrid, the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) and the University of Kent in the United Kingdom.

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Lian Allub

Principal Economist, Directorate of Socioeconomic Research, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Carlos III University of Madrid and a Master's Degree in Economics from the same university. He also has a BA in Economics from the National University of Córdoba (Argentina). His research interests focus on the macroeconomic aspects of economic development and international trade in emerging economies.