Research

My research interests include Applied Macroeconomics, International Economics, and Monetary Policy. Below is a list of my published work, working papers, and ongoing projects.

Publications

“Becoming Green: Decomposing the Macroeconomic Effects of Green Technology News Shocks.”
with Andrey Ramos
Energy Economics, 2026

Pre-Doctoral Research

“The effect of size and productivity on borrowing discouragement for small firms in Colombia.”
Latin American Journal of Central Banking, 2022
“The Interdependence Between Commodity-Price and GDP Cycles: A Frequency-Domain Approach.”
with Jair Ojeda-Joya, Juan C. Butos-Peláez
Atlantic Economic Journal, 2019
“Mind the gap: Computing finance neutral output gaps in Latin-American economies. ”
with Juan S. Amador-Torres, José E. Gómez-Gonzalez, Jair Ojeda-Joya, Fernando Tenjo-Galarza
Economic Systems, 2016
“Comparison of Methods for Estimating the Uncertainty of Value at Risk.”
with Santiago Gamba-Santamaría, Luis Melo-Velandia, Carlos Quicazán-Moreno
Studies in Economics and Finance, 2016

Working Papers

“Sysmo I: A Systemic Stress Model for the Colombian Financial System”
Borradores de Economía, Banco de la República, 2017
“El Requerimiento de Capital Contracíclico en Colombia.”
Borradores de Economía, Banco de la República, 2016

Work in Progress

“A new Keynesian DSGE model for monetary policy and forecasting in Colombia”
with Oscar Ávila, Fredy Castañeda, José Pulido, and Juan Rincón
“Output Growth and Inflation at Risk of Climate Shocks”
with Ignacio Garrón, and Andrey Ramos
“Labor Markets and the Macroeconomy in Colombia: A Compositional Analysis”
with Mario Ramos
“Default Risk and the Exchange Rate Puzzle in Brazil.”
“Relative Price of Equipment, Investment shocks and Oil-Food Prices.”
“Analysis of domestic tourism expenditure in Colombia using a quantile selection approach.”
with Andrey Ramos