I am an economist working on labor, urban, and development economics, with additional interests in public economics and social mobility .

I received my PhD in Economics from University College London (UCL). In Fall 2026, I will join the Growth Lab at Harvard Kennedy School as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

Previously, I have worked with the Poverty and Equity Global Practice at the World Bank, the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the National Evaluation and Productivity Commission (CNEP), and the Center for Conflict and Social Cohesion Studies (COES).

You can contact me at sebastianespinoza@hks.harvard.edu.