One of the most common questions in times of pandemic has been: how to cope with constant uncertainty? This is because uncertainty makes it difficult to plan our lives, to manage our finances, it makes harder to have future job prospects, and even creates mental health challenges. At the macroeconomic level, uncertainty hinders the decision-making process for governments, can … [Read more...] about Maneuvering uncertainty: Nowcasting to improve decision making in a crisis
Juan José Barrios
Juan José Barrios es el Economista País del BID en El Salvador. Además del monitoreo macroeconómico de El Salvador, trabaja en la agenda de investigación sobre desigualdad, educación y transformación productiva de Centroamérica. Previamente trabajó con el BID en Nicaragua, Venezuela, El Salvador y Washington DC. Cuenta con maestrías en desarrollo internacional y economía por la London School of Economics y Northeastern University, como becario Chevening y Fulbright respectivamente. _____________________________________________________ Juan José Barrios is a senior economist at the IDB, where he has worked in Andean and Central American countries. He has master's degrees in Economics from Northeastern University (Boston, US) and in Development Studies from the London School of Economics (UK) and is currently the IDB's Country Economist in El Salvador.