Darwin Cortés

Darwin Cortés is an economist with advanced degrees from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a PhD in Economics from the University of Toulouse, France. He is currently an Associate Professor at Universidad del Rosario’s Faculty of Economics. His academic expertise lies in quantitative methods, development economics, political economy, and the socioeconomic impact of public policy. He has authored influential studies on education, health, early interventions, labor markets, and inequality in Latin America. Notable research includes work on information transmission and crime, regional inequality in Colombia, and long-term effects of conditional cash transfers and early childhood programs. As a key figure in the EFI labor alliance under Colombia Científica, Darwin brings real-world insights to his edX courses on Latin American labor markets.