Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor · School of Business and Economics, PUCV
Education
Ph.D. in Economics
University of Cambridge, UK
MSc in Economics
University College London, UK
Industrial Engineer
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
Exchange student
INSA-Lyon, France
BSc Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
Appointments
Assistant Professor
School of Business and Economics, PUCV
Policy Advisor & Coordinator of Policies and Institutions
Ministry of Economy, Chile — Cabinet of the Minister (2022–23) · Sustainable Productive Development Division (2023–26)
Policy work & projects ↓
- Creación del Programa Desarrollo Productivo Sostenible
- Política Nacional de Desarrollo Productivo Sostenible
- Diseño e implementación de la Estrategia Nacional del Litio
- Compra Pública de Innovación (ley, pilotos, reglamento, política)
- Acuerdo de descarbonización e innovación en la minería
- Plan de acción y actualización de la Estrategia Nacional de H2V
- Pacto de Magallanes con proyectos de Hidrógeno Verde
- Trabajo con Comités de Desarrollo Productivo Regionales (CDPRs)
- Instrumentos financieros para el desarrollo productivo
- Documento Futuro de la Manufactura en Chile
- Proyecto de información de patentes para el DPS con INAPI
- Mesas Ejecutivas para la Productividad
- Creation of the Sustainable Productive Development Programme
- National Policy for Sustainable Productive Development
- Design and implementation of the National Lithium Strategy
- Public Procurement of Innovation (legislation, pilots, regulations, policy)
- Decarbonisation and innovation agreement in mining
- Action plan and update of the National Green Hydrogen Strategy
- Magallanes Pact with Green Hydrogen projects
- Work with Regional Productive Development Committees (CDPRs)
- Financial instruments for productive development
- Future of Manufacturing in Chile policy document
- Patent information project for sustainable productive development with INAPI
- Executive Roundtables for Productivity
Coordinator
Member of the Board
Elun SpA and Notros SpA
Investment Committee member
Business incubator Chrysalis
Senior Economist
Valparaíso Labour Observatory, CEAL, PUCV
Young researcher
Intelis Centre on the Economics of Innovation, Universidad de Chile
Publications & Working Papers
Abstracts & work in progress at Research ↗Marshallian and Jacobian externalities in creative industries: Evidence from Chile. Papers in Regional Science, 103(4), 100028.
The fear-increasing and fear-decreasing effects of a pilot policy to reduce fear of crime. With J.M. Benavente. PLoS ONE 18(3): e0282461.
The primacy of demand and financial obstacles in hindering innovation. With A. Zahler and M. Caamaño. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 174, 121199.
Mining — The dark side of the energy transition. With A. Marín. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 41, 86–88.
The network effect of Chinese competition on what domestic suppliers produce. Economic Modelling, 102:105544.
The Exchange Rate and Export Variety: A cross-country analysis with long panel estimators. International Review of Economics and Finance, 70: 649–665.
Distance from core competences and new export survival: Evidence from multi-product exporters. With A. Zahler. World Economy, 42: 3253–3286.
Public-Private Collaboration on Productive Development in Chile. With A. Zahler, C. Bravo-Ortega and J.M. Benavente. Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper IDB-WP-502.
Complex Networks: a case study of scientific collaboration. With J.P. Cárdenas, F. Cabrera, G. Olivares, R. Alfaro, J. Gibert, H. Samaniego and A. Palacios. In: Las Rutas de la Complejidad. Ediciones ISCV, Valparaíso.
Copper Mining in Chile. IDRC Project "Opening up natural resource-based industries for innovation". With J.M. Benavente. See project documents →
Biodiversity and Natural Resources for Sustainability. Parcerias Estratégicas, Rio+20, 17(35), Brasília-DF.
The Economics of IP in the Context of a Middle Income Country. With J.M. Benavente.
Background report for the World Intellectual Property Report 2011: The Changing Face of Innovation (WIPO).
Estudio de la Colaboración Científica de la región de Valparaíso desde la Perspectiva de las Redes Complejas. With J.P. Cárdenas, G. Olivares, R. Alfaro, F. Cabrera, J. Gibert, H. Samaniego and A. Palacios.
Working paper. Instituto de Sistemas Complejos de Valparaíso (ISCV).
Innovation Networks as a factor in Economic Development. With J. Vrsalovic and N. Sáinz. Ediciones Universitarias de Valparaíso. ISBN 978-956-17-0467-1.
Caracterización de los hogares bajo la línea de pobreza: un análisis econométrico para la quinta región. With H. De la Fuente and J. Cartagena. Revista Ingenerare, 21, pp. 27–36.
Consultancy
Inter-American Development Bank — cost-effectiveness analysis of government modernization project loan to the Chilean government.
Phibrand — design of innovation survey for mining suppliers.
Inter-American Development Bank — research consultancy on the economics of creative industries.
Inter-American Development Bank — design and execution of impact evaluation of a pilot policy to reduce crime-related insecurity.
Inter-American Development Bank — research consultancy on obstacles to innovation in Chile. Project led by Andrés Zahler.
Budget Office, Ministry of Finance, Chile — outcome evaluation, Corfo innovation support policies.
UNIDO-GIZ — Research Assistant, Enhancing the Quality of Industrial Policies project.
International Development Research Center — research project on sustainable technological trajectories. With José Miguel Benavente, project led by Anabel Marín.
Teaching
Lecturer · Economics of Innovation
Master in Public Administration, PUCV
Lecturer · Economics of Innovation
Short course for CONACYT Paraguay and Inter-American Development Bank
Lecturer · Econometrics
Business School, PUCV
Lecturer · Innovation and Economic Development
Business School, PUCV
TA · Econometrics (Diploma Paper 3)
Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
TA · Microeconometrics (M320)
MPhil in Economics, University of Cambridge
TA · Statistical Methods II
PhD students, London Business School
Lecturer · Innovation policy
MPP, Universidad de Chile
Lecturer · Globalisation and Innovation
Industrial engineering, PUCV
Seminars & Conferences
Segundo Encuentro Red Chilena de Investigadores en Innovación.
Sociedad Chilena de Políticas Públicas · SECHI 2021 · 12th International Sustainability Transitions Conference · Globelics 2021 · RIE/MEIDE 2021.
Academic webinar, Red Chilena de Investigadores en Innovación · ENEFA 2020.
Encuentro Red Chilena de Investigadores en Innovación, Talca · Economics Seminars, Universidad de Talca.
LALICS 2018, Mexico City · International Schumpeter Society Conference, Seoul · INET's YSI Latin America Convening, Buenos Aires · SECHI 2018, Valparaíso · Seminarios de innovación & Escuela de Negocios, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
MEIDE 2017, Montevideo · LACEA 2017, Buenos Aires · SECHI 2017, Santa Cruz.
Departamento de Economía, Universidad de Chile · Universidad de Santiago · Escuela de Negocios, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago.
European Trade Study Group Conference — Paris (2015), Munich (2014).
Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge — Econometrics, Empirical Micro, Macroeconomics and Networks working groups · Intelis Seminars on the Economics of Innovation, Universidad de Chile (2012–2013).
Grants & Awards
CYTED Network "Políticas de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación orientada a la solución de problemas nacionales" — coordinator for Chile.
Inter-American Development Bank Call for Papers on "Creative Economy, Innovation and Economic Development".
IDB-RedSur joint call "Obstacles to Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean" — with Andrés Zahler and Matías Caamaño.
Wrenbury Fund Award, Faculty of Economics, Cambridge.
Raymond Burton Fund Award, Faculty of Economics, Cambridge.
CONICYT scholarship (Becas Chile) for PhD studies at Cambridge University.
CONICYT scholarship (Becas Chile) for Master's studies at University College London.
Teaching Awards
Distinguished Teaching Award 2023, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Distinguished Teaching Award 2021, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Distinguished Teaching Award 2020, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Best Graduate Teaching Assistant 2014–2015, Faculty of Economics, Cambridge.
Cambridge University Students' Union's Teaching Excellence Award.
Refereeing & Languages
Refereeing activity
Research Policy · Cambridge Journal of Economics · American Economic Journal: Microeconomics · Empirical Economics · Journal of Technology Management & Innovation · Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración · Estudios Públicos · Revista INNOVAR.
Languages