I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the University of Houston. I received my undergraduate degree in Economics from Universidad de Antioquia and my master’s degree in Economics from Universidad EAFIT.

My research interests are in urban economics, transportation economics, public economics, environmental economics, and applied microeconomics. Most of my work studies how transportation systems, spatial frictions, and public policy shape economic outcomes across cities and regions.

My job market paper, Less Traffic, Higher Tolls: Optimal Congestion Pricing under Remote Work and Traveler Heterogeneity, studies how differences in travel demand and the value of time across income groups shape optimal congestion pricing. Using freeway traffic and commuting data from five California counties, I estimate group-specific demand responses to remote work and compare a common congestion toll with differentiated charges across income groups.

I will be on the 2026–2027 economics job market.

Current Research

• Less Traffic, Higher Tolls: Optimal Congestion Pricing under Remote Work and Traveler Heterogeneity
  Job Market Paper
  Scheduled presentation: North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC), Philadelphia, PA, November 2026.

• From Conflict to Human Capital? Evidence from Colombia’s Peace Process
  Working Paper

• The Effect of Policy Variation on Urban Density: The Consequences of Crossed Borders for Cities
  With Steven Bond-Smith, Steven G. Craig, and Edward Hoang
  Draft coming soon