Alvaro Carril

Alvaro Carril

Economist and Data Scientist, Mercado Libre
  • Former PhD student (JM 2024)

About

Álvaro is an Economist and Data Scientist at Mercado Libre. He completed his PhD in Economics at Princeton in 2024, with Christopher on his committee, and was a Social Data Science Graduate Fellow at Princeton. He also lectured in statistics and econometrics at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs. His work applies econometrics, statistics, and machine learning to questions about firm and household decisions.

Background

  • Econometrics
  • Statistics and Machine Learning
  • Quantitative Methods for Firms and Households
  • Economics of Education

Education

  • PhD, Economics · Princeton University (2024)

Career

  • Economist and Data Scientist, Mercado Libre (present)
  • Lecturer in Statistics and Econometrics, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
  • Social Data Science Graduate Fellow, Princeton University

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