Dr. Eduardo Ortiz Juarez

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez is a lecturer in Development Economics at King's College London, with a focus on poverty dynamics, inequalities, and social policy within the Department of International Development. He has extensive experience in international research and policy, serving as Senior Economic Research Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and holding roles such as Senior Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean Bureau of UNDP in New York. His research emphasizes methodological innovations in well-being measurement and distributional assessments. With over 16 years of consultancy work on poverty and inequality measurement for renowned organizations including the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, Eduardo's contributions have been recognized with the National Prize in Public Finance in Mexico, awarded in 2020. He has published numerous articles in leading journals in his field and is involved in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses on development economics. Current PhD students under his supervision are conducting research on various topics including food security, social protection, and economic complexity in emerging economies. Eduardo has an active research portfolio addressing global inequality and the socio-economic impacts of emerging technologies.

Research Interests

Requirements for King's College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject Quantitative competency (for some Economics/Finance programs)
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Two Academic References
  • CV/Resume
  • English Language Proficiency Proof
Specialization Notes

Requirements are consistent across King's Business School and Social Science & Public Policy departments for standard Master's entries.