Mientras América Latina registra más de 5,5 millones de contagios y más de 220.000 muertes por COVID-19 a mediados de agosto, actualmente las cifras más altas entre las regiones del mundo, es importante preguntarse por qué los confinamientos no han logrado ser más efectivos en la región. A fin de cuentas, las restricciones a la movilidad han tenido un enorme costo económico, … [Lee más...] Acerca de¿Han resultado efectivos los confinamientos en América Latina?
Sergio Perilla

Sergio Perilla
Sergio Perilla is a Research Fellow at the IDB Research Department. His research work focuses on applied microeconomics, political economy, and public economics. His projects analyze how the credibility of politicians affects voters’ behavior and the spending composition in developing countries. He also studies how trust within bureaucracies affects policy implementation in Latin American countries. Previously, he worked as a research assistant at Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, and MOTU Economic and Public Policy Research, New Zealand. In the past, he worked on development topics and helped, among other things, to construct a model able to predict mining activity, using machine learning algorithms and satellite imagery. Sergio holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad del Rosario, Colombia.