I am a PhD candidate in Economics at University College London (UCL). My research focuses on labor, urban and development economics. I'm also interested in public economics, economics of education, and social mobility. 

I will join the Harvard Kennedy School as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Growth Lab in Fall 2026.

Previously, I have worked for 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 sebastian.espinoza@ucl.ac.uk.