Dr. David Lugo Palacios

Biography

David Lugo-Palacios is a health economist with expertise in policy evaluation and applied microeconometrics. He joined the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) as an Assistant Professor in Health Economics in November 2020. At LSHTM, he co-leads the Policy Evaluation theme at the Global Health Economics (GHECO) center. In addition to his role at LSHTM, he is an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London and a Visiting Fellow at LSE Health. David's current research focuses on identifying person-level treatment effects using electronic health records and quasi-experimental methods. He has a background in economics, holding a BA from the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM), an MSc in Health Economics Policy from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, and a PhD in Health Economics from LSHTM. Before rejoining LSHTM, David was a Research Fellow in Health Economics at Imperial College London and a Research Associate in Health Economics at the University of Manchester. He has extensive professional experience in both the public and private sectors in Mexico, including roles at the Ministry of Finance, Mexico City Government, and the Ministry of Social Development, as well as in consultancy specializing in public finance.

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