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Sánchez Fernández, Rafael Eugenio
PhD: Universidad de Warwick
Office A4-1.3
Biography
Rafael Sánchez is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at CUNEF Universidad. Research Fellow at IZA@LISER. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Warwick. He previously held academic positions at the International University of Catalonia and Universidad Diego Portales, where he also served as Director of the MPP. His research interests include labor economics, health economics, and the economics of education. His work has been published in academic journals such as Economics of Education Review, Labour Economics, Industrial Relations, Economics & Human Biology, and Economica, among others. He has also served as an advisor to Chile's Ministry of Finance and as a member of several presidential commissions. He is currently supervising one PhD student.Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Warwick, 2013
M.Sc. in Economics, University of Warwick, 2007 and M.A. in Economics and Public Policy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2004
B.A. in Business and Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2002
Research Interests
Labour economics, health economics and economics of education
Professional Career
Labor Policy Advisor, Ministry of Finance of Chile, 2018-2020
Researcher, Center for Public Studies (CEP), 2020
Coordinator of Microeconomic Policy, Budget Office of Chile, 2010-2013
Most relevant publications
Rivero, R., Sánchez, R., Valencia, E., & Rojas, M. E. (2026). When teacher preparation programs look alike: Variability, accountability, and the limits of program differentiation. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 1-23.
Sánchez, R., Finot, J., & Villena, M. G. (2024). Firm gender labour supply elasticities and sources of separation: Evidence from Chile. Applied Economics Letters, 33(6), 871–875.
Correa, J. L., Parro, F., & Sánchez, R. (2023). The distributional effect of trade on the CEO market. Económica, 90, 111-139.