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Diana Lopez | Applied Economics | Evidence-based policy | Gender 

Education
 

  • Paris School of Economics, Paris, France

    • Ph.D., Economics,  2016.  "Children's well being, Women's empowerment and Social Programs." Committee: Karen Macours, Sylvie Lambert, Raquel Bernal and Orazio Attanasio

    • Master, Analysis, and Policy in Economics, 2011

  • Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia

    • M.S, Economics, 2005

    • B.A., Economics, 2003

Work Experience
 

  • Senior Scientist​​

       June 2024 - 

       CGIAR-Gender Platform (Nairobi, Kenya)

I support the Platform by ensuring the research across all CGIAR centers has an impact on gender equality. 

  • Economist 

March 2020-March 2023, August 2023 - May 2024

Africa Gender Innovation Lab-World Bank (Washington DC, USA)

Supported the design and evaluation of interventions aiming at closing the gender gap and empowering women and adolescent girls in Sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Gender & Impact Evaluation Specialist (Consultant)
    March - July 2023

    South Asia Gender Innovation Lab-World Bank (Washington DC, USA)
    Support the identification, design, and implementation of impact evaluations of World Bank programs to inform what works to improve women's economic empowerment in South Asia.

  • Quantitative Advisor

Jan-Dec 2018

Monitoring and Evaluation Unit-Departamento Nacional de Planeacion (Bogota, Colombia)

Provided technical support to the evaluations of large-scale programs run by the government of Colombia.

  • Gender Specialist (Consultant)

Nov 2018-Jan 2019

World Bank (Bogota, Colombia)

Collaborated in producing a Country Gender Assessment (CGA) for Colombia.

  • Evaluation Specialist

Jul 2015- March 2018

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) (New Delhi, India)

Reviewed and managed 3ie-funded impact evaluation grants under the Agricultural Innovation and Improving Adolescents' Lives in South Asia Thematic Windows.

  • Field Coordinator

Spring 2012

PSE-DIME (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)

Supported the designing of an impact evaluation of an agriculture technology adoption intervention in Northern Haiti.

  • Economic Advisor

Feb-Dec 2006

Instituto para la Investigacion Educativa y el Desarrollo-IDEP (Bogota, Colombia)

Provided technical guidance and support to evaluate the Public-Private Education Model in Bogota.

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Extended CV

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