Marcelo Ortiz-Villavicencio

I am a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Emory University. I hold a B.A. and M.Sc. in Economics from ESPOL.

Before starting my doctorate, I worked in the tech sector as Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer, and served as a Research Consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank.

My research focuses on applied and theoretical econometrics, with an emphasis on causal inference, statistical learning, and semiparametric efficiency theory. I am interested in developing rigorous methods to address policy-relevant questions in applied microeconomics.