Alejandro López-Feldman is an EfD Research Fellow and the Director of Research at EfD. Before moving to EfD, he was a Professor of Economics at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), and he is an Honorary Professor at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He has a Master's (2003) and a Ph.D. (2006) in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California at Davis.

Alejandro is Associate Editor for the journals Climatic Change, Environment and Development Economics, and Latin American Economic Review.

Research interests

His research sits at the intersection of environmental and development economics. He studies how environmental change, climate risks, and economic and social policies influence well-being, behavior, and inequality in low- and middle-income countries. His work applies tools from applied microeconomics to analyze issues such as climate adaptation, poverty dynamics, human development outcomes, and the distributional consequences of environmental and economic shocks. He produces rigorous, policy-relevant evidence that informs more inclusive development strategies and more effective environmental and climate policies.

Mentoring

Chair 10+ master's and more than thirty undergraduate theses. Participated in committees of 60+ theses, including two Ph.D in Economics, a Ph.D. in Public Policy, and a Ph.D. in Development Economics.

Grants and consultancy

Poverty and Social Impact for Covid-19 Environment and Urban Development for a More Resilient Recovery. The World Bank, 2020.
CONACYT research grant (2017-2019)
Assessing the impacts on the welfare of the Forest Investment Program in Mexico. The World Bank, 2018-2019.
Quality Assessment of IDBs Impact Evaluations. Inter-American Development Bank, 2017.
Climate change policy in Mexico. UNDP, 2017.
Methodological revision of the economic analysis of Mexico’s Low Emissions Development Strategy. World Wildlife Fund, 2012.

Policy engagement

Member of the Advisory Board of Mexico’s Committee to Evaluate the National Climate Change Policy (INECC). 2015-2019; 2020-2023.
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Mexico’s Inter-Secretarial Commission on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (CIBIOGEM). 2010-2013.

Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award, 2012, 2017. CIDE
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2015-1016.
Honorary mention in Banamex prize for best research in Economics, 2011. Banamex.
Victor L. Urquidi Prize for Best Research in Economics, 2011, COLMEX.

Website

Profile on Repec
Twitter @lopezfeldman.