Jesús Villero

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I am an applied microeconomist at the Penn Wharton Budget Model, working with the demographic microsimulation and policy analysis teams.

Research interests

Labor Economics Public Economics Economic Demography Public Policy

I earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University, where I was affiliated with the Georgia Policy Labs, and an M.A. in Economics from Georgetown University and ILADES. Between graduate degrees, I helped implement randomized controlled trials focused on financial inclusion at Innovations for Poverty Action.

You can reach me at jvillero@wharton.upenn.edu.

@jotavillero.bsky.social