CV
Work Experience
- Short-Term Consultant - World Bank Group
Home-based. Feb 2026 – Present- Analyze data as part of a project on Fiscal Transformation of the Colombian Transfer System.
- Write policy recommendations.
- Research Assistant - Centre d’Économie de la Sorbonne
Paris, France. May 2024 – Jul 2024- Conducted geospatial analysis linking informality and clientelism. Paper
- Web-scraping of political leaders’ data.
- Strategic Assistant of Transparency and Participation - Fundación Colombia 2050
Remote. Jan 2022 – Jul 2022- Performed quantitative and qualitative Twitter data analysis for disinformation project (Colombia 2022 elections).
- Co-supervised the review of presidential candidates’ proposals (Candidateados app).
- Drafted international cooperation projects with large-scale partners (e.g. USAID).
- Research Assistant - Applied Economics Laboratory, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Cali, Colombia. Jan 2021 – Dec 2021- Collected, processed, and analyzed economic, social, and environmental data (R, Stata, Tableau).
- Prepared report for Colombian government on ZDOs (Orange Development Zones).
- Conducted sentiment analysis using R to measure Twitter opinion on local politics.
Education
Ph.D. in Economics (in progress)
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne — Paris, France
Main topic: Political intermediation as informal insurance in Latin America
Sep 2024 – PresentM.Sc. in Development Economics
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne — Paris, France (2022–2024)
Dissertation: When the party is over. The effect of political fragmentation on clientelism
Award: Government of France Talent Academy ScholarshipB.Sc. in Economics
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana — Cali, Colombia (2019–2023)
Double degree with Université Paris 1
Dissertation: The effects of conditionalities in a CT program on women’s labor market outcomes in ColombiaB.Sc. in Political Science
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana — Cali, Colombia (2017–2023)
Dissertation: Non-programmatic employment criteria. The case of a clientelistic network in Valle del Cauca (2015–2021) (Honors)
Skills
- Technical: Python, R, Stata, QGIS, Tableau, Git
- Soft skills: Analytical thinking, leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, project management, strategic communication
- Languages: Spanish (Native), English (C1), French (DALF C1)
Publications
Capítulo: Análisis de la política pública de desarrollo económico. En Abordajes de las políticas públicas y sociales desde el estudio de caso del Distrito de Santiago de Cali: Políticas públicas y sociales en Santiago de Cali.
Arboleda, C. & Bermudez, S. Análisis de la política pública de desarrollo económico. En Lopez Aristizabal, L. F. (Ed.) (2025). Abordajes de las políticas públicas y sociales desde el estudio de caso del Distrito de Santiago de Cali: Políticas públicas y sociales en Santiago de Cali. Sello Editorial Javeriano.
Talks
2nd Junior Workshop on Economics of Latin America Permalink
Workshop at Institute for Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Nordic Conference in Development Economics 2026 Permalink
Conference at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
The European Public Choice Society
Conference at Stockholm School of Economics, Riga, Latvia
CES ESD-IELM Internal Seminar
Seminar at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France
Journées Doctorales du Développement
Conference at Association Française d’Économie du Développement (AFEDEV), Strasbourg, France