David Contreras-Loya
  • About
  • CV
  • Job market paper
  • Ongoing research
  • Published research
  • Contact

About me


Picture
​I am an applied micro-economist who studies health, management, productivity, and entrepreneurship. My work in low- and middle-income countries focuses on designing and evaluating novel interventions aimed at increasing the human capital of individuals and firms.

​My work in Mexico is related to obesity and non-communicable diseases from the perspective of health services research and public policy.

I have 10 years of experience conducting large-scale research in global health and education in Latin America and Africa with institutions including the Mexican National Institute of Public Health, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank Research Group.

I am a passionate methodologist. My research combines traditional econometric techniques with data-adaptive statistical methods for estimation of causal effects. I am an advocate of using observational data under the lenses of modern causal inference to inform decision-making and policy.

I am currently Research Professor at Tec de Monterrey, México, with a joint appointment at the School of Government and Public Transformation and the Institute for Obesity Research. 

Education

PhD Health Policy (2022)
University of California at Berkeley

MSc Health Economics (2010-2012)
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico

BSc Industrial and Systems Engineering (2000-2005)
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • About
  • CV
  • Job market paper
  • Ongoing research
  • Published research
  • Contact