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Department of Economics

Cesar Urquizo Ubillus

Assistant Professor of Economics

César Urquizo is a quantitative macroeconomist specializing in labor economics and inequality. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Pennsylvania in 2025. His current research focuses on the drivers of the joint decision of how many hours to work and which occupation to pick, and its effect on earnings inequality, as well as understanding the joint distribution of wealth, wages and employment.


Representative Publications

  • The economic effects of international administrations: The cases of Kosovo and East Timor. With D. Winkelried, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 69, No. 2, pp. 869-901. 2021
  • Conclusión de estudios primarios y secundarios en el Perú: progreso, cierre de brechas y poblaciones rezagadas. With C. Guadalupe, L.E. Castillo, M.P. Castro, and A. Villanueva. Documentos de Discusión Universidad del Pacífico DD1615. Lima, 2016
  • Un Plan para salir de la pobreza: Plan Nacional de Infraestructura 2016-2025. With J.L. Bonifaz, R. Urrunaga, and J. Aguirre. Asociación para el Fomento de la InfraestructuraNaiconal (AFIN). Lima, 2015