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I am an economist studying labor markets, migration, and discrimination, with a broader focus on casual inference and policy evaluation. I am currently an Economics Associate at Cornerstone Research in Los Angeles, where I conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, discrimination, and market structure in high-stakes, institutionally complex settings. 

My research examines how public policy and institutions shape labor market outcomes, with a focus on heterogeneity and distributional effects. I am particularly interested in settings where impacts differ across groups and are difficult to measure credibly. 

I received my PhD in Economics and MSc in Applied Statistics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2023, following earlier training in economics at El Colegio de Mexico and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. My work has been published in leading journals including the Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics, Labour Economics, and Demography. It has also been recognized with globally competitive awards such as the Banamex Prize in Economics and the Victor Urquidi Economics Prize. 

Across academic and applied work, I aim to produce rigorous empirical evidence that informs public and private policy design and deepens our understanding of labor market dynamics. 

Contact Information

Email: emedinacortina@gmail.com

Tel: +1 (217) 778-4302