Alejandro has over 10 years of experience conducting impact and performance evaluations of social programs. He applies rigorous methods to the design and implementation of program evaluations, including sampling, survey design, and econometric analysis.
Alejandro’s research focuses on human capital related interventions. He has conducted impact evaluations of education programs in Colombia, the Republic of Georgia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Liberia, and Kiribati. He is currently conducting an evaluation of a school-based health and nutrition intervention in Guatemala; a youth-at-risk intervention and an early reading intervention in the Dominican Republic; and a first-time parents intervention in Tanzania.
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Education
PhD
University of Chicago
MPP
University of Chicago
BA
Universidad de los Andes
Project Contributions
Publications
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APPAM 2023 Fall Research Conference
Event | October 1, 2023
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opens in new tab"Evaluation of the Accelerated Quality Education for Liberian Children Activity (AQE)."
Project Report | April 11, 2022
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opens in new tab"Attrition in Randomized Control Trails: Evidence from Early Education Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa."
Working Paper | February 9, 2022
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opens in new tab"Using SMS and Parental Outreach to Improve Early Reading Skills in Zambia."
Journal Article | December 6, 2021
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opens in new tab"Impact Evaluation of the Makhalidwe Athu Project (Zambia)."
Project Report | February 2, 2018
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opens in new tab"Improving Teaching Quality through Training: Evidence from the Caucasus."
Journal Article | December 22, 2017
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opens in new tab"MCC–Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Activity."
Project Report | September 20, 2017
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opens in new tab"Improving Teaching Quality through Training: Evidence from the Caucasus."
Working Paper | May 30, 2017