Raquel Bernal

Raquel Bernal is a full professor of economics, as well as Rector at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.  Prior to this, she worked as an assistant professor in the economics department at Northwestern University. 

Her research focuses on social policy, education, childcare, human capital, household decisions and labor economics. Her research investigates the determinants of early human capital accumulation. She has worked alongside the Colombian government in the implementation and evaluation of several early childhood education programs, reaching more than 30 thousand children nationwide. Her work has had an impact on the design of public policy in Colombia, and she is recognized as a global expert in early education.