Santiago is a Professor of Economics at Universidad EAFIT in Medellín, Colombia, where he is also the director of the Center for Research in Economics and Finance—CIEF. Before joining Universidad EAFIT, Santiago was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Chicago Pearson Institute & Innovations for Poverty Action Peace and Recovery Program. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Universidad de los Andes in 2018, an his M.A. in Economics from Université catholique de Louvain. Santiago’s research interests lie in the fields of development economics and political economy. He uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study crime, violence and public policy in developing countries.
Santiago is a Professor of Economics at Universidad EAFIT in Medellín, Colombia, where he is also the director of the Center for Research in Economics and Finance—CIEF. Before joining Universidad EAFIT, Santiago was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Chicago Pearson Institute & Innovations for Poverty Action Peace and Recovery Program. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Universidad de los Andes in 2018, an his M.A. in Economics from Université catholique de Louvain. Santiago's research interests lie in the fields of development economics and political economy. He uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study crime, violence and public policy in…