Oscar  Eduardo Barriga Cabanillas

Oscar Eduardo Barriga Cabanillas

Economist

Oscar Barriga-Cabanillas is an Economist in the Poverty and Equity practice currently working in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His work has focused on using spatial and mobile phone data to expand the eligibility of social programs for vulnerable households. Oscar’s experience covers both low and middle-income countries as well as fragile and conflict-affected contexts. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from UC Davis and an MSc degree in Economics from Universidad de los Andes.