Overview

My research sits at the intersection of environmental and energy economics, technological change, and international trade. A central objective is to understand how climate and trade policies reshape incentives to innovate and how these changes propagate through global value chains, land use, and emissions. I combine CGE/GTAP modelling, applied econometrics, and spatially explicit and network-based approaches to connect policy design with measurable economic and environmental outcomes.

Research positions & contracts

Université d’Évry–Paris-Saclay (CEPS), France

Period: 2025–present
Main research projects:

  • Induced technological change in energy technologies under the EU ETS (phases 1 and 2).
  • Global value chain analysis of trade using CGE approaches (value-added / production-link perspectives).
  • International trade and contagion effects under changing trade patterns and rising protectionism.
  • China–US trade relations with MERCOSUR countries: environmental impacts of new trade regulations and changes in environmental protection (with spatially explicit data).

Institut Mines-Télécom Business School (LITEM), France — Postdoctoral Researcher

Period: 2023–2025
Main research projects:

  • Feasibility of EU biofuel targets using spatially explicit optimization models.
  • Role of biofuels in net-zero pathways to 2050 and implications for land use.
  • Induced innovation under climate policy: comparative effects of policy support programs in biofuels; applied econometrics and innovation network analysis for advanced biofuels in Europe.

CATIE (Center for Tropical Agricultural Research and Development) — Environmental & Climate Economics Consultant (remote)

Period: 2022–2025
Applied research:

  • Economic and financial appraisal of climate adaptation projects in Central America’s “dry corridor” region.

Seoul National University (SNUTechPolicy), Republic of Korea — PhD Researcher & Teaching Assistant

Period: 2018–2023
Main research projects:

  • Land-use change (LUC) and carbon sequestration.
  • Carbon neutrality pathways for the industrial oil & gas sector.
  • Environmental effects of the EU–MERCOSUR agreement on GHG emissions via trade and land allocation.
  • Renewable energy support policies in CGE models; climate governance, carbon pricing, carbon markets, and emissions trading schemes.
  • Economic impacts of fossil-fuel subsidy phase-out in Latin America.

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Republic of Korea — Research Internship

Period: 2019 (4 months)
Main research projects:

  • Quantitative research on energy storage and smart grids in Latin America.
  • Input–output analysis of employment impacts of renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia.

CAF (Development Bank of Latin America), Venezuela — Executive Analyst, Energy Department

Period: 2014–2017
Applied research:

  • Economic and financial appraisal of energy infrastructure projects (solar PV, wind, biomass, hydro).
  • Demand estimation studies using discrete-choice approaches for pricing new renewable energy services.
  • Environmental impact assessments of infrastructure projects across Latin America.
  • Development of technological innovation indicators for CAF member countries; productivity and innovation studies by region.
  • Preparation of sector reports on innovation and energy.

IPEA (Institute of Applied Economic Research), Brazil — Junior Researcher (research grant)

Period: 2012–2014
Main research projects:

  • Impacts of MERCOSUR free-trade agreements on agriculture.
  • Regional integration in Latin America; sectoral public policy planning and evaluation.

Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuela — Research Internship

Period: 2009–2010
Main research projects:

  • Economic and political dynamics in Latin America.
  • Regional integration, inequality, and socio-economic transformation in the region.