About
Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mora
Professor of Development Economics at Universidad EAFIT.
Scholar and development economist specializing in the evaluation of social programs and public policy. Combines rigorous impact evaluation (experimental and quasi-experimental designs) with monitoring, measurement, and social-value analysis, covering the full evaluation cycle—from design and field data collection to causal identification, learning, and decision-making. Integrates micro-econometrics, data science, and mixed quantitative–qualitative methods, applied across agricultural and rural development, conflict, and climate change, for multilateral organizations (World Bank, IDB, FAO, USAID) and governments in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Research fields
- Development Economics
- Agricultural & Rural Development
- Economics of Conflict
- Climate Change
- Impact Evaluation
- Micro-econometrics
- Data Science
- Mixed Methods
Academic Appointments
- 2019–presentFull Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
- 2017–2019Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
- 2017–2019Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK
- 2016–2017Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain
Academic Leadership & Administration
- 2022–2026Chair, Policy & Development Area, Universidad EAFIT
- 2019–2022Director, PhD Program in Economics, Universidad EAFIT
Education
- 2012–2016PhD in Economics, ECARES – Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) & Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) (European Doctorate)
- 2011–2012Doctoral Training in Quantitative Economics (MSc equivalent), ECARES – ULB
- 2008–2010MSc in Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
- 2001–2006BSc in Economics, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
Affiliations
- 2017–presentResearch Associate, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex
- 2017–presentInstitute of Political Economy and Governance (IPEG), Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- 2011–presentHouseholds in Conflict Network (HiCN)
Honors & Scholarships
- 2017–2019Individual Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship — European Commission
- 2016European Doctorate (UPF – ULB)
- 2014Jorge Bernal Prize for Young Researchers
- 2011–2014Marie Curie Fellowship — European Commission
- 2009MICROCON Mobility Fund — European Commission
- 2008Second Place, Revista Economía, Gestión y Desarrollo (U. Pontificia Bolivariana, Cali)
- 2006First Place, Latin-American Economics Students' Paper Competition
Earlier Research Positions
- 2015–2017External Consultant, World Bank
- 2015–2016Research Assistant for Prof. Marta Reynal-Querol, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- 2014Research Assistant for Prof. Philip Verwimp, UNICEF-Burundi
- 2011–2014Early-Stage Researcher, TAMNEAC Network — European Commission (Marie Curie Actions)
- 2011Senior Research Fellow, Universidad EAFIT
- 2010–2011Junior Research Fellow, University of Antwerp
- 2008–2010Research Assistant for Prof. Ana María Ibáñez, Universidad de los Andes
- 2006–2008Research Assistant for Prof. Marleny Cardona, Universidad EAFIT
- 2005Research Assistant for Prof. Mauricio Alviar, Universidad de Antioquia
Refereeing
- World Development
- Journal of Peace Research
- Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Ecos de Economía
- Cuadernos de Economía
- Economía Institucional
Skills & Languages
- LanguagesSpanish (native) · English (fluent)
- ProgrammingR · Python · Stata · LaTeX · parallel computing
- GIS & FieldQGIS · ArcGIS · Open Data Kit (ODK) · CSPro · Atlas.ti