Professor Carolina Castilla passed away on April 12, 2025. Professor Castilla was a professor at Colgate University between 2011 and 2025. Between 2021 and 2025, she was the Richard M. Kessler Professor of Economic Studies at Colgate University. Professor Castilla was a leading scholar in the field of development economics, along with being a dedicated teacher and mentor. She was a founding member of the annual Liberal Arts Colleges Development Conference (LAC-DEV). She also had prestigious academic appointments as a visiting professor at the Paris School of Economics and the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, 2011.
Masters in Science, Economics, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Suma-Cum-Laude, 2006.
Bachelor of Economics, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Magna Cum-Laude, 2003.
Research Interests
Development Economics, Intra-Household Decision-Making, Behavioral Economics
Courses: Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Applied Econometrics, Seminar in Policy Evaluation, Intermediate Microeconomics, Irrationality of Everyday Decisions
Professor Castilla has 15 publications in leading economic journals, including the Journal of Development Economics, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, Review of Development Economics, World Development, Health Economics, Journal of International Development, and Journal of Economic Education.