Ricardo Gómez-Carrera

Education

• PhD in Economics (in progress)
  Paris School of Economics and EHESS
• Master's in Applied Economics – Public Policy and Development
  Paris School of Economics
• Master's in Applied Economics, Highest Honors
  ITAM, Mexico

Awards and Fellowships

SECIHTI Doctoral Fellowship (2025–present)
Mexican government fellowship for doctoral studies abroad

36th International Master Thesis Competition in Economics and Finance (2025)
Centre des Professions Financières – Honorable Mention
[See awarded working paper]

Joaquín Xirau Icaza Economics Award (2024)
El Colegio de México – Winner
[See awarded working paper]

XXIX ITAM Alumni Research Award (2024)
ITAM – Honorable Mention
[See awarded working paper]

LAJCB Special Issue Award (2024)
CEMLA – Second place
[See awarded paper]

Academic Presentations

• 21st Doctorissimes Conference, Paris School of Economics (2026, poster)
• Casual Friday Development Seminar, Paris School of Economics (2026)
• Inequalities Seminar Series, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics (2026)
• ITAM Alumni Conference, ITAM (2023)

Referee Service

Journal of Development Economics

Professional Experience

Agence Française de Développement (2026–present)
External Consultant, Fund for Innovation in Development

World Inequality Lab (2024–present)
Lead Author and Coordinator, World Inequality Report 2026
Researcher

Mexican Central Bank (2020–2024)
Research Economist, General Directorate of Economic Research

Mexican Ministry of Finance (2017–2020)
Director of Domestic Debt Issuance, Public Credit Unit
Deputy Director of Public Debt and Infrastructure Projects, Public Credit Unit

Inter-American Development Bank (2019)
External Consultant, Mobility and Transport Office