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Gustavo A. García
Full Professor of Economics
School of Finance, Economics and Government , Research in Spatial Economics - RiSE-group, and OMEGA Research Group, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia
Education
PhD in Economics
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Spain
2013 - 2009
Thesis: Essays on the Informal Sector in Developing Countries: The Colombian Case - Excellent Cum Laude
MSc. Applied Economics
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Spain
2009 - 2007
MSc. Applied Economics
Universidad del Valle
Colombia
2008 - 2006
B.A. Economics (with honors)
Universidad del Valle
Colombia
2004 - 1999
Appointments
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Universidad EAFIT (Col)
2020 - 2017
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Universidad EAFIT (Col)
2017 - 2016
Post-Doc Research Fellow
Department of Economics
Universidad de los Andes (Col)
2016 - 2015
Lecturer
Department of Economics
Universitat de Girona (Spain)
2015 - 2014
Consultant
World Bank
Barcelona-Washington-Quito
2014 - 2013
Ecuador: Informality and the Labor Market. Final report: English - Spanish
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Applied Economics
Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)
2013 - 2010
Lecturer and Research Assistant
Department of Economics - CIDSE
Universidad del Valle (Col)
2010 - 2004
Refereed Journal Articles
In English (15)
Housing Informality and Labor Informality in Space: in Search of the Missing Links
Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, forthcoming. Code and data
N/A
2024
With Badillo, E, Aristizábal, J.
Inequality and Space in a Highly Unequal Country: What does the Literature tell us in the Context of Colombia?
Regional Science Policy & Practice, 15(9): 2065-2087.
N/A
2023
With Duque, J., Lozano-Gracia, N., Quiñones, M., Montoya, K.
What Kind of Schools Parents Choose When They Have More Options? Effects of School Transport Subsidies
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 87(A): 101509.
N/A
2023
With Ramírez-Hassan, A., Saravia, E., Duque, JF., Londoño, D.
Millennials and the Gender Wage Gap: Do Millennial Women Face a Glass Ceiling?
Employee Relations, 45(2): 366-386. Working paper
N/A
2023
With Gonzalez-Miranda, D. R., Gallo, G. and Roman-Calderon, J. P.
Regional Economic Growth and Convergence: the Role of Institutions and Spillover Effects in Colombia
Regional Science Policy & Practice, 13(4): 1146-1161.
N/A
2021
With Aristizábal, J.M.
Decent Work and Healthy Employment: A Qualitative Case Study About Colombian Millennials
International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 13(5): 477-495. Working paper
N/A
2020
With Gallo, O., Gonzalez-Miranda, D. R. and Roman-Calderon, J. P.
Using Prism to Test a Motivation as a Mediator between Work-home and Turnover
TPM-Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 27(2): 171-184
N/A
2020
With Roman-Calderon, J. P., Gonzalez-Miranda, D. R., and Gallo, G.
Agglomeration Economies in the Presence of an Informal Sector. The Colombian Case
Revue dÉconomie Régionale et Urbaine, 2: 355-388. Working paper
N/A
2019
Employee Involvement and Job Satisfaction: A Tale of the Millennial Generation
Employee Relations, 41(3): 374-388. Working paper
N/A
2019
With Gonzalez-Miranda, D. R., Gallo, G. and Roman-Calderon, J. P.
Colombian Millennials at the Workplace
Evidence-based HRM, 7(3): 249-261
N/A
2019
With Roman-Calderon, J. P., Gonzalez-Miranda, D. R., and Gallo, G.
Rationing of Formal Sector Jobs and Informality: The Colombian Case
Journal of International Development, 30(5): 760-789
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2018
With Badillo, E.
Labor Informality: Choice or Sign of Segmentation? A Quantile Regression Approach at the Regional Level for Colombia
Review of Development Economics, 21(4): 985-1017. Working paper
N/A
2017
Intra-metropolitan Clustering of Formal and Informal Manufacturing Activity: Evidence from Cali, Colombia
Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 107(4): 389-406. Working paper
N/A
2016
With Moreno-Monroy, A. I.
Job Search Channels, Neighborhood Effects and Wages Inequality in Developing Countries: The Colombian Case
The Developing Economies, 53(2): 75-99. Working Paper
N/A
2015
With Nicodemo, C.
In Spanish (13)
Relaciones con la Organización y el Trabajo en los Millennials Colombianos
Innovar, 31(80): 129-140
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2021
With Gallo, O., Gonzalez-Miranda, D. R. and Roman-Calderon, J. P.
Análisis Espacial de la Informalidad Laboral a Nivel Intra-Urbano
Sociedad y Economía, 35: 9-31. Working paper
N/A
2018
With Gallego, S. and Muñoz, E.
Distribución de la Renta y Ciclo Económico: España 2003-2011
Investigaciones Regionales, 30: 53-77
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2014
With Raymond, J.L. and Roig, J.L.
Determinantes Macro y Efectos Locales de la Informalidad Laboral en Colombia
Sociedad y Economía, 21: 69-98
N/A
2011
La Participación Laboral de la Mujer Casada y su Cónyuge en Colombia: Un Enfoque de Decisiones Relacionadas
Lecturas de Economía, 74: 171-201
N/A
2011
With Castro, E. and Badillo, E.
Informalidad y Subempleo en Colombia: Dos Caras de la Misma Moneda
Cuadernos de Administración, 21(37): 211-241
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2008
With Uribe, J.I. and Ortiz, C.H.
Informalidad Regional en Colombia. Evidencia y Determinantes
Desarrollo y Sociedad, 61: 43-86
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2008
Informalidad y Subempleo: Un Modelo Probit Bivariado Aplicado al Valle del Cauca
Sociedad y Economía, 13: 104-131
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2007
With Uribe, J.I. and Ortiz, C.H.
La Segmentación del Mercado Laboral Colombiano en la Década de los Novente
Revista de Economía Institucional, 9(16): 189-221
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2007
With Uribe, J.I. and Ortiz, C.H.
La Producción de Salud Infantil en Colombia: Una Aproximación
Desarrollo y Sociedad, 59: 21-61
N/A
2007
With Tovar, L.M.
El Entorno Regional y la Percepción del Estado de Salud en Colombia, 2003
Lecturas de Economía, 65: 177-208
N/A
2006
With Tovar, L.M.
El Componente Local de la Informalidad Laboral para las Diez Principales Áreas Metropolitanas de Colombia, 1988-2000
Desarrollo y Sociedad, 56: 103-146
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2005
Books or Chapter Books (8)
Informal, más Desigualdad de Género? Diferencias Salariales por Género entre Empleos Formales e Informales en Colombia
In Porras-Santanilla, L, Ramírez-Bustamante, N., Mucho Camello, Poco Empleo. Por Qué el Trabajo de las Mujeres en Colombia es Escaso, Desvalorado y mal Remunerado, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá. ISBN: 978-958-798-154-4
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2021
With Badillo, E., Delgado, L.
Quíenes son los Millennials Colombianos
Universidad EAFIT, Medellín. ISBN: 978-958-720-612-8.
N/A
2019
With Gonzalez-Miranda, D. R., Gallo, G. and Roman-Calderon, J. P.
Heterogeneidad Regional en las Diferencias por Género de las Tasas de Desempleo
In Arango, L.E., Castellani, F., and Lora, E., Desempleo Femenino en Colombia, Banco de la República, BID, Bogotá. ISBN: 978-958-664-342-9
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2016
With Duque, J. C., Herrera-Idárraga, P. and López-Bazo, E.
El Capital Humano en Europa
In Parellada, M., Garrido, A., Costa, M. T. y Saromá, E., La Economía Europea. Crecimiento, Competitividad y Mercados, Madrid-España. ISBN: 978-84-9104-112-2
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2016
With Raymond, J. L. and Roig, J. L.
Household Disposable Personal Income
In Michalos AC (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp 2945-2947. ISBN: 978-94-007-0752-8.
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2014
Es Rentable Educarse? Marco Conceptual y Principales Experiencias en los Contextos Español, Europeo y en Países Emergentes
FUNCAS, Madrid-España. ISBN: 978-84-89116-70-2
N/A
2011
With Raymond, J. L., Roig, J. L. and Gómez, L. M.
La Competitividad de las Empresas Industriales Catalanas y Españolas y Factores Condicionantes
Centre DEconomia Industrial - UAB, Barcelona-España. ISBN: 978-84-935324-8-2.
N/A
2010
With Gómez, L. M., Raymond, J. L. and Roig, J. L.
Segmentación de Escala y Segmentación Regional en el Mercado Laboral Urbano de Colombia 2000-2005
In Zorro, C. editor, El Desarrollo: Perspectivas y Dimensiones. Aportes Interdisciplinarios. CIDER, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá. ISBN: 978-958-695-432-7.
N/A
2007
With Ortiz, C. H., Uribe, J. I.
Working Papers
Impacto de las Intervenciones Físicas en el Transporte Público en Medellín-Colombia
BID Working Paper, IDB-WP-1178, March.
N/A
2022
With Ramírez-Hassan, A., Saravia, E., Vargas-Correa, R., Duque, J.F. and Londoño, R.
Impacto del Programa de Subsidios en el Transporte Escolar en Medellín-Colombia
BID Working Paper, IDB-WP-1179, March.
N/A
2022
With Ramírez-Hassan, A., Saravia, E., Vargas-Correa, R., Duque, J.F. and Londoño, R.
Optimal Selection of the Number of Control Units in kNN Algorithm to Estimate Average Treatment Effects
arXiv:2008.06564, August.
N/A
2020
With Ramírez-Hassan, A., Vargas-Correa, R. and Londoño, R.
Agglomeration Economies in the Presence of an Informal Sector. The Colombian Case
Documento CEDE, No 15, May.
N/A
2016
Heterogeneidad Regional en las Diferencias por Género en las Tasas de Desempleo en Colombia
BID Working Paper, IDB-WP-596, April.
N/A
2015
With Duque, J. C., Herrera-Idárraga, P. and López-Bazo, E.
Scholarships and Awards
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - `Es Tiempo de Volver’, Colciencias - Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
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N/A
2015
The Luis Toharia Grant 1st edition, Spanish Association of Labor Economics Best paper - Young researcher
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N/A
2013
Beca predoctoral per a la formació de personal investigador (FI - research fellowship). Catalan government scholarship for PhD studies
N/A
N/A
2013 - 2010
Scholarship from the European Union Alban High Level Scholarship Programme for Master Studies in Applied Economics at Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
N/A
N/A
2009 - 2007
Teaching assistant fellowship from Economics Department, Universidad del Valle, Colombia
N/A
N/A
2007 - 2006
Scholarship from COLCIENCIAS (Colombian Institute for the Development of Science and Technology), program Young Researcher 2004, Colombia
N/A
N/A
2006 - 2005
Scholarship from Economics Department for Master Studies in Applied Economics at Universidad del Valle, Colombia
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2005 - 2004
Conferences and Seminars
Invited Seminars
Seminar at Universidad Javeriana
6 October
Bogotá, Colombia (Online)
2021
Seminar at Universidad ICESI
25 February
Cali, Colombia (Online)
2021
Seminar Banco de la República
19 March
Medellín, Colombia (Online)
2021
Seminario Internacional de Primavera: Prospectiva multidimensional, de América Latina frente a las dinámicas globales en curso
6 - 8 March
UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
2019
Seminar Banco de la República
5 April
Medellín, Colombia
2019
Simposio “Mujeres trabajadoras: diez ańos de investigación en Colombia”
10 - 11 December
URosario-UAndes, Bogotá, Colombia
2018
4to Seminario de Economía Aplicada
26 November
Universidad de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
2018
Seminar at Universidad de Antioquia
24 October
Medellín, Colombia
2018
Seminar at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
3 October
Bogotá, Colombia
2018
Seminar at Universidad ICESI
26 April
Cali, Colombia
2018
Seminario sobre Mercado Laboral con Énfasis Regional: Aspectos de Corto y Largo Plazos
30 August
Bucaramanga, Colombia
2017
Seminar at Universidad EAFIT
19 May
Medellín, Colombia
2017
Seminar at Universidad del Valle
14 October
Cali, Colombia
2016
Seminar CEDE at Universidad de los Andes
17 March
Bogotá, Colombia
2016
Seminar at Universidad EAFIT
25 November
Medellín, Colombia
2015
Seminar at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
22 January
Cali, Colombia
2015
Seminar at the Universidad ICESI
9 January
Cali, Colombia
2015
Seminar at Universidad del Valle
15 May
Cali, Colombia
2014
Conferences
20th World Congress International Economic Association
11-15 December
Medellín, Colombia
2023
Congreso Anual de la Red Investigadores de Economía 2022
1-2 December
Cali, Colombia
2022
XIII Encuentro Nacional de la Asociación Colombiana de Estudios Regionales y Urbanos - ASCER
24-26 November
Barranquilla, Colombia
2022
XIII Encuentro Nacional de la Asociación Colombiana de Estudios Regionales y Urbanos - ASCER
17-20 November
Online
2021
15th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
14-16 October
Online
2021
Congreso Anual de la Red Investigadores de Economía 2021
7-8 October
Banrep-Universidad EAFIT (Online)
2021
XV World Conference of Spatial Econometrics Association (SEA 2021)
26-28 May
Tokyo, Japan (Online)
2021
66nd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC)
13-17 November
Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania, US
2019
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) meeting
8-10 November
Guayaquil, Ecuador
2018
XI Encuentro Nacional y III Internacional de la Asociación Colombiana de Estudios Regionales y Urbanos - ASCER
25-26 October
Cali, Colombia
2018
The Economics of Informality Conference 2018
28-29 May
Bogotá, Colombia
2018
XII Jornadas de Economía Laboral
5-7 July
Valladolid, Spain
2017
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) meeting
10-12 November
Medellín, Colombia
2016
5 Congreso de Economía Colombiana
29-30 September
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
2016
I Network en Microeconomía - AFADECO
30 March
Cali, Colombia
2016
62nd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC)
11-14 November
Portland-Oregon, US
2015
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) meeting
15-17 October
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2015
36th International Working Party on Labour Market Segmentation (IWPLMS)
22-24 June
Athens, Greece
2015
XL Reunión de Estudios Regionales
20-21 November
Zaragoza, Spain
2014
Proyecto BID - Banco de la República: Desempleo Estructural Femenino y Heterogeneidad Regional, II Seminario
12-13 May
Bogotá, Colombia
2014
Workshop on Labor Informality and Labor Market - World Bank LAC
11 March
Quito, Ecuador
2014
8th IZA/World Bank Conference on Employment and Development
22-23 August
Bonn, Germany
2013
X Jornadas de Economía Laboral
11-12 July
Madrid, Spain
2013
XVI Encuentros de Economía Aplicada
6-7 June
Granada, Spain
2013
16th IZA European Summer School in Labor Economics
13-19 May
Buch/Ammersee, Germany
2013
XXXVII Reunión de Estudios Regionales
23-26 July
Bilbao, Spain
2012
7th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications
23-26 July
Athens, Greece
2012
XV Encuentros de Economía Aplicada
7-8 June
A Coruña, Spain
2012
XIV Encuentros de Economía Aplicada
2-3 June
Huelva, Spain
2011
XIII Encuentros de Economía Aplicada
10-11 June
Sevilla, Spain
2010
50th ERSA Conference
19-23 August
Jonkoping, Sweden
2010
III Conferencia Anual IREA i Workshop Intern
4 February
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2010
3rd Alban Conference
19-20 June
Oporto, Portugal
2009
Seminario Regional de Coyuntura Política, Laboral y Sindical
3 March
Cali, Colombia
2005
IX Congreso Latinoamericano y XIX Nacional de Estudiantes de Economía
21-25 September
Cali, Colombia
2004
Additional Academic Training
Global School in Empirical Research Methods GSERM 2018: “Machine Learning with R - Introduction”
3 - 7 December
Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia
2018
Prof. Lantz, Brett
16th IZA European Summer School in Labor Economics
13-19 May
Buch/Ammersee, Germany
2013
Lectures: Jeffrey M. Wooldridge (Michigan State University and IZA), “Correlated Random Effects Panel Data Models”; Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn), “Migration and Ethnicity”
R Course
November
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2010
Prof. Klaus Langohr (Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya)
Seminar on Spatial Econometrics
April
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2010
Profs.: Giuseppe Arbia (University G. dÁnnunzio) and Gianfranco Piras (Cornell University)
Stata and R Course
September
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
2009
Profs.: Giuseppe De Luca (ISFOL) and Nicholas T. Longford (Pompeu Fabra University)
Taller Sobre Evaluación de Impacto. Evaluando Impactos: De promesas a Evidencias
March
Paipa, Colombia
2007
Banco Mundial y Departamento Nacional de Planeación
Teaching Experience
Econometrics I
Undergraduate, 2016-II
Universidad EAFIT
2020 - 2016
Topics in Econometrics
Undergraduate, 2018-II
Universidad EAFIT
2018
Spatial Econometrics
PhD in Economics, 2018-II
Universidad EAFIT
2017
Topics in Geographical Economics
Master in Applied Economics, 2016-I
Universidad EAFIT
2016
Land Use, Public Transport and Density
PhD in Economics, 2016-I
Universidad de los Andes
2016
Topics in Urban and Regional Economics
Undergraduate, 2015-II
Universidad de los Andes
2015
Labor Economics
Master’s in Work, Labour Relations and Human Resources
Universitat de Girona
2015 - 2014
Theory and Economic Structure (TA)
Undergraduate
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
2013 - 2012
International Economics (TA)
Undergraduate
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
2012 - 2011
Econometrics II
Undergraduate, 2006-I and 2007-I
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali
2007 - 2006
Microeconomics
Undergraduate, 2007-II
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente Cali
2007
Applied Econometrics I: Microeconometrics and Microeconomics
Undergraduate
Universidad del Valle
2007 - 2004
Econometrics I (TA)
Master in Applied Economics, 2006-II
Universidad del Valle
2006
Referee Activities
Regional Science, Policy and Practice
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N/A
2023
Journal of Transport Geography, European Journal of Development Research
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2021
Review of Income and Wealth, Regional Science, Policy and Practice
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2020
Papers in Regional Science
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2019
Economic Geography, Journal of Economic Geography, European Journal of Development Research, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
N/A
N/A
2018
Revista de Economía Aplicada
N/A
N/A
2017
Languages
English: Fluent
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Spanish: Native
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Membership Professional Associations
Regional Science Association International (RSAI), Asociación Española de Economía del Trabajo, LACEA
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