ABOUT
I am an Associate Professor (with tenure) at Universidad de los Andes School of Management - UASM (Bogotá, Colombia), where I am also the Director of the Research Committee, the committee that leads, together with the Dean, the development and implementation of the School's research strategy and plan and who is responsible for managing a variety of matters related to research. At UASM, I have also directed the PhD Program in Management. between July 2022 and June 2024. I have a PhD in Economics and Policy Studies of Technological Change from UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University (the Netherlands). I did a postdoc at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and another one at Singapore University of Technology and Design.
I am an economist interested in innovation and technological change. I analyze data on patents, technology performance and industry output to analyze the rate and direction of technological innovation and understand its drivers and effects on the economy. I am also interested in studying how to stimulate innovation by applying specific decision-making methods that can reduce uncertainty and push decision-makers and investors to bet on more ambitious projects. This is particularly important for firms located in emerging economies.