

Andrea Atencio De Leon
Economist, Strategy and Policy Review Department, International Monetary Fund
I am an applied macro and labor economist (EP) in the Strategy and Policy Review Department of the International Monetary Fund. I obtained my PhD in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2023.
My research interests are domestic outsourcing, labor market dynamics, gender and development.
Prior to graduate school, I worked at the World Bank and the Colombian National Planning Department.
Recent work by Andrea Atencio De Leon
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Understanding the lack of skill specialisation in Peru
Jobs in Peru use a larger number of skills than comparable jobs in the US. This lack of specialisation is consistent with firms’ hiring of "toderos" (workers with many skills, do-it-alls), given the high levels of worker reallocation.
Published 29.07.24