About
Research topic:
Labour markets dynamics under climate vulnerability: Agriculture and sectoral linkages
Natalia is a PhD candidate who holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE) and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from LSE. She also works as an Economics Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in the Agriculture and Rural Development Division.
Her research studies how the structure of agriculture and sectoral linkages influence labour market adjustment to climate shocks, with a focus on the welfare consequences of these responses. Her PhD thesis examines how droughts and other climate shocks affect labour supply, labour reallocation across sectors, contract quality, and firm dynamics in diversified economies. Her work also explores how the composition of agricultural support policies shapes these labour market responses across advanced and developing economies.
Before starting her PhD, Natalia worked on policy and research projects at Plan International UK, the National Evaluation and Productivity Commission in Chile, and the University of Chile. Her previous work includes research on gender responsive climate change adaptation initiatives, regulatory quality in strategic economic sectors, and the financial impacts of free tuition policy in higher education.
Research interests:
Labour economics, environmental economics, gender inequalities, agricultural policy. Quantitative methods.
Supervisors: Dr Thomas Biegert, Professor Kirsten Sehnbruch