As climate change continues its persistent advance, its main effects, such as higher temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns, are becoming increasingly frequent and clear. One such effect is the El Niño Phenomenon (ENP), an anomalous warming of the surface waters of the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean, which, in turn, modifies the climatic conditions for South American … [Read more...] about The Economic Impacts of Climate Change and El Niño in the Andes
Leandro Andrian
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Leandro Andrian
Leandro Andrián is a Lead Economist at the IDB. Leandro Andrián is a Senior Economist at the IDB. He holds a PhD in Economics from Iowa State University. Prior to his doctoral studies he worked at the Ministry of Economy of the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina, was a professor at the Catholic University of La Plata (Argentina) in macroeconomics and a research assistant at the National University of La Plata (Argentina). He joined the IDB in 2009, worked in the fiscal sector, was country economist for Bolivia and Colombia, and is currently a lead economist for Venezuela. He has published several papers on macroeconomics, fiscal, energy transition, growth, economic cycles, and poverty.