Econometrics I (ICO8106): Basic OLS, bivariate, multivariate, inference, qualitative variables, multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity. A bit of identification and IV estimation in several contexts.
Topics in Labor Economics (ICO8892): Undergraduate course covering Walrasian labor markets; search & matching frictions, and online matching platforms. I also cover various policy-relevant topics such as human capital, inequality, minimum wages, hours worked regulations, and unions.
Old courses (DII - U Chile):
Macroeconomics (IN4203) : intermediate course at the undergraduate level for Industrial Engineering major, covering AD-AS framework, labor markets, international macroeconomics, and growth.
Statistics for Economics and Management (IN4402): Undergraduate course covering basic causal estimation and time series analysis.
Macroeconomics (IN703): First half: Dynamic programming, RBC, overlapping generations (E. Dusha). Second half: Complete/incomplete capital markets, consumption, search & matching models (B. Villena).
Growth and Business Cycles (IN7R0): Half-semester master-level course that covers exogenous and endogenous growth and business cycle theories.
Macroeconomics II (IN759): Master-level course that covers growth, business cycles, capital markets, and money.
Labor Macroeconomics (IN7E1): Half-semester master-level course covering labor search models, including wage dispersion, on-the-job search, and efficiency.
Theory of Public Finance (IN7E2): Half-semester master-level course covering applications of dynamic contracts to public finance issues such as optimal unemployment insurance and optimal taxation.
Jan 16, 2023: Great news! I was granted a Fondecyt Regular project (Chilean NSF) for 2023-26. The project's title is "Understanding occupations and labor demand through online job boards". Overall results are here.
Jan 16, 2023: Featured on a note on the expected behavior of the Chilean labor market over 2023 in La Segunda
Dec 27, 2022: I present the paper "What he/she wants in a job" at the 4th PUC Alumni Workshop.
Dec 23, 2022: Our paper "Wage Cyclicality Revisited: The Role of Hiring Standards" got a R&R at the Review of Economic Studies.
Dec 19, 2022: We had the Workshop in Labor Market Power) at UNAB, co-organized with MIPP. Six great papers and fantastic discussion !!. Suresh Naidu (Columbia) was the keynote speaker.