Research

Publications

1. 

   The Hidden Demand for AI Inside Your Company

   with Elena Alfaro, Antonio Cabrales, Luis Garicano, Toni Roldán Monés and Guillermo Vieira de Santiago

   Harvard Business Review, Apr 2026

   Abstract Read at HBR

   Most corporate GenAI programs disappoint. Since value is generated to a large extent from the bottom-up it is a good idea to use your employees’ technical and entrepreneurial talent. The job is to achieve this in a safe, visible, and scalable manner—fast—then build the organization around it. BBVA’s human-centered, bottom-up strategy demonstrates how to do that effectively at scale, in a heavily regulated industry.

Work in Progress

1. WIP

   A matter of time? School schedules and academic performance

   with José Montalbán and Martín Fernández

   JEL: I21, I24, I28, J22
2. WIP

   Human-in-the-loop: bottom-up innovation with GenAI in a global bank

   with Antonio Cabrales, Luis Garicano and Toni Roldán
3. WIP

   Does what we teach matter? The impact of implementing the CORE curriculum (Open-Access Resources in Economics)

   with Humberto Llavador, Carlos Cueva and Marianna Battaglia
4. WIP

   Former Teachers: Barriers, Incentives and Policy Lessons for Re-entry

   with José Manuel Torres

   OECD Policy Paper

Book Chapters

1. Chapter

   An overview of aging and caregivers in Colombia

   with Philipp Hessel

   Misión Colombia Envejece, Fundación Saldarriaga Concha, 2023

   Full book (ES) Summary (EN) Video

Media

Agenda Pública · 8 Sep 2026 · in Spanish “Deberíamos tener cuidado”: la advertencia de PISA 2025 sobre la IA en las aulas Los resultados de PISA 2025 reabren el debate sobre el papel de la inteligencia artificial y las pantallas en la educación. Read article