Hi!

My name is Leonardo Peñaloza-Pacheco (You can call me Leo!).

I am a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Cornell University. I hold a B.A. and a M.A. in Economics from Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

I am on the 2026-2027 job market.

I am a Research Fellow at the Center for Distributive, Labor and Social Studies (CEDLAS). During 2026, I was a visiting student at the Global Migration Center, University of California, Davis. I also worked in the Migration Unit at Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Impact Evaluation and Policy Learning Unit at Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) as an external consultant.