Brigitte Castañeda Rodríguez
Evaluating climate and energy policies
Welcome!
I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at Universidad de los Andes with a background in engineering and economics. My research combines macroeconomic tools with climate and development policy to evaluate the effects of carbon pricing, fiscal transfers, and the energy transition—especially in Latin America.
Research interests: Macroeconomics, Environmental Economics, Climate Policy, Energy Transition
Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Fluent), Russian (Fluent), French (Basic)
Supervisor: Hernando Zuleta
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Thesis Overview:
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Can Growth Take Place While Reducing Emissions? The Role of Energy Mix
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Climate Policy and Structural Change: Evidence from Energy Transition in Latin America (with Hernando Zuleta)
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Spreading Jam Across the National Toast: Royalties and Local Fiscal Capacities (with AndrÉs Álvarez and Marc Hofstetter)
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Previous Affiliations and Experience:
I have worked as a consultant for GGGI, EDF, CFS, CREE, and the World Bank, supporting work on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, carbon markets, and climate finance. I am a member of the EfD Network through REES Colombia.
Last updated: September 2025
News
| Sep 1, 2025 | Research Grant – Received an IDB grant for Fiscal Tools to Manage Climate-Induced Disaster Risk Link. |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Graduate of the Research Mentoring Programme (PMI) on Article 6 of the SPAR6C program with GGGI. |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Winner of the award for the best article of the Doctoral Workshop 2024 Faculty of Economics, Universidad de los Andes. |
| Nov 1, 2023 | With MCC and Uniandes, we received funding from EfD to conduct surveys in Colombia on fossil fuel subsidy reform and acceptability. |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Started a summer internship on Inclusive-Just Transition at EDF supervised Luis Fernandez. |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Worked for the World Bank as Short Term Consultant in Data Scientist. |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Degree with honors in the “Data Science for All” course, by the Colombian Ministry of Technology. |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Started PhD in economics at Univeristy of the Andes in Bogota, Colombia. |
| Nov 21, 2019 | First place in Paper Contest and second in the Poster Session at Oil and Gas Horizons Congress XI. |