Fernanda Ramirez-Espinoza

If you are around #AEFP2026 and want to grab coffee to chat about educational policy to close gender gaps, impact evaluation of educational interventions, AI for research, or anything ed-related, do reach out!

📢 Call for Papers: IV Workshop on Economics of Education 🇨🇱 ⚠️Few days left to submit 🗓️ Aug 18-21, 2026 | Valle Nevado, Chile (ski resort in the Andes) 👤 Keynote: Joshua Goodman and Christopher Neilson 📝 Submit by: March 6, 2026 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/49QSsd3

¿Aún no postulas al curso Ecología Aplicada 2026? 🌎 En enero puedes vivir una experiencia científica única 🌿 Aprende ecología en terreno este verano. Curso gratuito en el campus San Joaquín UC. ⏳ Cierre de postulaciones: 3 de diciembre 👉 cice.cl/cursoecologiaa… #Ecología

Alguien tiene dato de dónde mandar a hacer un Galvano y que lo tengan rápido? Gracias!

Research shows female teachers in STEM education boost women's pursuit of STEM diplomas by 4 percentage points—closing the gap by 18%. #WomenInSTEM By @Mapao75, @paolabordon & @lapumi for @voxeu bit.ly/3RFfzh2

Role models matter! Female teachers in technical STEM education help close the gender gap by 18%. The solution to gender inequality in STEM starts in the classroom. By @Mapao75, @paolabordon & @lapumi for @voxeu bit.ly/3RFfzh2

Want more women in technical STEM careers? Hire more women to teach STEM in high schools. This simple intervention reduces gender gap by 18%. Representation transforms career trajectories. #DiversityInSTEM By @Mapao75, @paolabordon & @lapumi for @voxeu bit.ly/3RFfzh2

Check out our research on female role models in technical education with @Mapao75 and @paolabordon highlighted by VoxEU! “As role models, female teachers help reduce barriers and support young women’s persistence in technical and vocational pathways.” cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…

📊 Breaking the STEM ceiling: Being taught by a female teacher in STEM-TVET programs increases young women's likelihood of pursuing technical #STEM diplomas by 4 percentage points ➡️18% reduction in the #gendergap! @Mapao75 @paolabordon @lapumi for @voxeu bit.ly/3RFfzh2

🔬 The power of "SEE IT, BE IT" Female students taught by a female STEM teacher are more likely to pursue technical STEM education. @Mapao75, @paolabordon & @lapumi show a 4 percentage point increase (17.3% → 21.3%) in enrolment in STEM diploma, @voxeu bit.ly/3RFfzh2

Revise and resubmit on my job market paper, this mamita primeriza is having a glass of champagne tonight!

Economics pre-doc experiences vary widely. Before accepting an offer for a position, it is worth talking with others who have previously worked in the same team. #EconAdvice

Tuve el gusto de comentar el libro de @eugeniotironi sobre las empresas y el nuevo capitalismo junto a Harald Beyer. Si no se pudieron conectar, quedó grabado aquí: youtube.com/watch?v=CtSTH5…

Una bonita manera de cerrar el año: mi proyecto Fondecyt de Iniciación 2025, "The Mechanisms Behind the STEM Gender Gap in Educational Trajectories", fue elegido en el grupo de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas 🎉🥳

Hoy estuve conversando sobre las brechas de género en la prueba TIMSS en @Cooperativa Ciencia, pueden ver la grabación aquí! youtube.com/watch?v=kSiU0s…

Want to check out the Economics of Talent NBER but aren’t around Cambridge? Connect to the YouTube streaming at 4 pm EST/ 6 pm chile to check out my presentation on “The journey of mathematically gifted students from primary school to higher education” 🥳 youtube.com/nbervideos

📣 Are you working on an #RCT to promote early childhood development in Latin America? 📣 💡 Then you are invited to submit your research to the J-PAL LAC Early Work Seminars 2nd Edition!💡 🤩 I am excited to co-host this with @carneiro_econ! 🤩 📌 All info below👇 #ECD #LAC

Feliz día a l@s profes que día a día forman el futuro de Chile desde la sala de clases!

An interesting contribution to the early childhood education/fade out conversation: nber.org/papers/w33027

And my special thanks to the mentorship program of the @AgencyFund , that got Amrita and I on track to explore this subject and has provided support throughout, to keep exploring how to give agency to math talented students from underserved communities.

Excited that our paper with Amrita Ahuja on the Trajectories of math talented students in Chile got selected for the NBER Economics of Talent Conference. Around Cambridge MA and want to chat about education, gender, STEM and other topics? Do reach out! nber.org/conferences/ec…