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Miguel S. Urquiola
International Affairs Building, Room 1402B
Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs, and Economics
Phone: 212-854-3769
www.columbia.edu/~msu2101/
msu2101@columbia.edu
Biography:
Miguel Urquiola is an assistant professor in the Department of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics.
Professor Urquiola teaches the key course on economic development at SIPA. His research focuses on educational issues in developing countries and the United States, covering topics such as the effects of voucher financing and accountability schemes. Prior to moving to Columbia, he was an assistant professor of economics at Cornell, and in the past also worked for the World Bank research department, the Bolivian government, and the Bolivian Catholic University's MBA and public policy programs. His research has appeared in academic journals and books, and he currently holds a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Academy of Education.
He received a BA from Swarthmore College and a PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, 2000.
Research Interests: Latin America, Development, Education