Hi, I am Julián!
Welcome to my site. I'm a labor economist working for the
research department of the Inter
- American Development Bank (IDB). This year I published two books. In Wage Inequality in Latin America we study the labor market determinants
of the ramarkable inequality decline in Latin American countries. I also co-edited the latest flagship report of the IDB,
Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development, which shows how evidence-based public
policy can help governments improve skills in Latin America. We launched a website with the book, the
SkillsBank, where all the available evidence on what works and what doesn´t in skills
development policy is summarized and can be easily accessed. Check it out!
A little bit more about me. My research interests
focus on labor market dynamics including the determinants of job
creation and destruction and wage setting. I am also interested in
the role of institutions and regulations, such as employment
protection and the minimum wage, on labor market outcomes
including unemployment, informality and inequality, and I have
worked on issues related to education, skills and
entrepreneurship. On this site you will find links to my most
recent papers, published articles and books. You can also find
more information about me and links to my papers at IDEAS and Google Scholar. I am an editor of ECONOMIA, the Journal of the Latin American and
Caribbean Association, and I am increasingly writing blogs
on Latin American labor market issues at Ideas Matter and VOXEU