BBC Worklife
Migration & Labor Markets
Discussion of migration, employment and the opportunities and risks created by changing forms of work.
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Media & Talks
Economics and evidence in the public conversation
Research and policy matter partly because complex ideas can be communicated beyond specialist audiences. Over the years I have discussed migration, climate shocks, data, development economics and public policy in international media, public events and policy forums.
Selected appearances
Interviews
Selected appearances
Talks & Events
Selected appearances
Articles & Commentary
Chicago Policy Review
What Are the True Costs of Natural Disasters?
A discussion of the long-term effects of shocks on human development and why measuring only immediate physical losses can underestimate their consequences.
ReadWorld Bank Blogs
Poverty Reduction & Gender
Commentary on why progress on poverty reduction cannot be separated from opportunities and outcomes for women.
ReadLa Nación
Big Data, Machine Learning & Development Economics
Discussion of how new forms of data and analytical methods are changing the way economists understand development problems.
ReadEl Litoral
Behavioral Economics & Violence
Public discussion of behavioral economics, institutions and violence in Argentina.
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Guest Lectures
Cornell University
Guest Lecturer, August 2026
Invited virtual guest lecture for Data Management and Programming in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy Master’s program in Data Science and Public Policy, followed by student Q&A. The lecture covered Germán’s professional trajectory, data and public policy, and the role of data in multilateral institutions.
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Ideas, evidence and better public decisions.
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