David Escamilla-Guerrero
Education
Ph.D., London School of Economics, 2020.
M.Sc. with Distinction, University of Essex, 2015.
M.Sc. with Distinction, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2011.
B.Sc. summa cum laude, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - UNAM, 2010.
Employment
University of St Andrews, Department of Economics
Assistant Professor, since 2020.
University of Oxford, Pembroke College
Rokos Junior Research Fellow in Economics, 2019-2020.
Mexico's National Council for the Evaluation of Social Policy
Economist, 2011-2013.
Positions
IZA Institute of Labor Economics
Research Affiliate, since 2023.
London School of Economics, Historical Economic Demography Group
Research Affiliate, since 2023.
University of Oxford, Centre for Economic and Social History
Research Affiliate, since 2019.
Visiting Appointments
The Society of Labor Economists
Mentee, 2023-2024.
Mentors: Claudia Olivetti and Barbara Petrongolo
World Institute for Development Economics Research
Ph.D. Research Fellow, 2018.
Bank of Mexico, Economic Research Directorate
Ph.D. Research Fellow, 2018.
Academic Awards and Grants
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Dissertation Prize Finalist, International Economic History Association, 2022.
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Arthur H. Cole Grant, Economic History Association, 2021.
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Carnevali Research Grant, Economic History Society, 2020.
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Doctoral Scholarship, London School of Economics, 2018-2019.
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Poster Prize Winner, International Economic History Association, 2018.
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New Researcher Poster Prize, Economic History Society, 2018.
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Graduate Research Fund, Economic History Society, 2017.
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Pre-Dissertation Exploratory Grant, Economic History Association, 2017.
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The Radwan Travel and Discovery Fund, London School of Economics, 2016.
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Doctoral Scholarship, Mexico Ministry of Education, 2015-2016.
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Doctoral Scholarship, CONACYT/London School of Economics, 2015-2018.
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Eastern Academic Research Consortium Ph.D. Scholarship (declined), Essex University, 2015.
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Erasmus Mundus European Scholarship (declined), Lund University, 2011.
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Graduate Scholarship, CONACYT/Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2010-2011.
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Academic Excellence Scholarship, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2005-2010.