Alejandra Campos Quintero

Research Discipline/Bio

I am a PhD candidate in Economics and Education, focusing on the intersection of early childhood development, neuroeconomics, and development economics. My research explores the neurobiological effects of poverty on skill development, how these factors may bias the measurement of educational outcomes, and their impact on the allocation of talent. Before joining Teachers College, I worked at the Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago, where I contributed to evidence-based studies on inequality, development, and investments in lifelong skill-building.

Educational Background

Pre-Doctoral Fellow -Center for the Economics of Human Development–The University of Chicago. (2022)
M.A. in Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia. (2017)

Honors/Awards

The CDEP Student Research Grant Program -SIPA, Columbia University. 2024, 2025.
Student research grant, Economics and Education Doctoral Students Award- Teachers College, Columbia University. 2023-2025.
Teachers College Doctoral Research Fellowship. Columbia University. New York. 2022
Nominated for the Juan Luis Londoño Award, Economics Department, Universidad de los Andes. Colombia. 2017

Publications/Exhibitions

Developing socioemotional skills in early adolescence: Experimental evidence from Morocco’s public schools - with de Barros, Glewwe, P., Kumar, N., & Lépine, L. Manuscript conditionally accepted for publication in the Journal of Development Economics (2025)

Interactions: Do Teacher Behaviors Predict Achievement, Executive Function, and Non-Cognitive Outcomes in Elementary School? - with Schady, Norbert & Carneiro, Pedro & Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu . Revised and Resubmitted to The Journal of Political Economy (JPE) August 2020.

Master ́s Thesis: Vías para la educación: efecto de la infraestructura vial en los resultados educativos (2005 – 2015). Roads to education: Impact of Road Infrastructure on Education (2005 – 2015)). Documento CEDE , Department of Economics, University of the Andes, January 2017.

Last Updated: Jun 29, 2025