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José Galdo is a Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, specializing in labour economics, development economics, applied econometrics, and program evaluation. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, followed by a Master's and a PhD in Economics from Syracuse University, United States. His research focuses on the intersection of applied economics and public policy evaluation, employing both experimental and non-experimental approaches. Galdo has extensive field experience evaluating public policies across diverse countries including the U.S., Canada, Peru, Colombia, Ethiopia, and Mongolia. Current research projects include measuring the welfare effects of Fairtrade on smallholder farmers, evaluating the impacts of vocational training on youth, developing child labor measurement techniques, and studying the health impacts of water quality and the role of information and communication technology in developing economies. He has published in prestigious international, peer-reviewed journals such as the American Economic Review and Journal of Health Economics, and serves as an Associate Editor for several academic journals. Galdo was recognized with a Fulbright Scholar award and has received the Honours Excellence Teaching Award from Carleton University in the academic year 2014-15.
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