Regular biography
Carolina Arteaga is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on labour economics. She holds a Ph.D. from UCLA (2019), along with M.A. degrees from UCLA (2015) and Universidad de Los Andes (2010), and a B.A. from Universidad de Los Andes (2008). Her contact information includes an email address: carolina.arteaga@utoronto.ca, and a personal website: http://www.carolinaarteaga.com/. Her office is located at Max Gluskin House, 150 St. George Street, 300.
Scholar-generated biography
Carolina Arteaga is a scholar whose research focuses on Health, Education, Crime, and Political Economy. Her work explores the intersection of these fields, particularly through the lens of policy impacts and economic outcomes. She examines how human capital influences earnings, the effects of parental incarceration on children's education, and the long-term consequences of economic hardship, such as the opioid epidemic. Her research also investigates commodity prices, monetary policy, and macroeconomic imbalances, with a focus on Colombia and other emerging economies. Arteaga's publications highlight the role of institutional frameworks in shaping economic and social outcomes, emphasizing the importance of policy design in addressing systemic challenges.