Carolina Allende

Carolina Allende Labbé is a Senior Research Associate at J-PAL LAC, where she works on research projects led by J-PAL affiliates Natalia Rigol and Ben Roth. These projects involve experimental evaluations of microfinance, conducted in collaboration with Fondo Esperanza, as well as other initiatives focused on entrepreneurship in low-income countries and the design and targeting of financial products.

Prior to joining J-PAL in 2024, Carolina worked as a Research

Assistant in applied microeconomics, at Universidad de los Andes. She also taught the courses of Industrial Organization, Introduction to economics and Valuation of companies to undergraduate students.

Her research interests encompass development, health, and educational economics. Carolina holds a degree in Business and administration and a Master of Economics from the Universidad de los Andes.