CV

Draft — updated periodically.

Contact Information

Name Jeancarlo Vélez Lebrón
Professional Title PhD Student in Economics
Email j.velezlebron@mail.utoronto.ca

Professional Summary

Education

  • 2022 -

    Toronto, Canada

    PhD
    University of Toronto
    Economics
    • Fields: Development Economics, Economic History
  • - 2021

    San Juan, PR

    MA
    University of Puerto Rico
    Economics
    • Thesis: China’s Evolving Role in Asian Trade: A Network Approach
  • 2012 - 2017

    Ithaca, NY

    BS
    Cornell University
    Chemical Engineering

Work in Progress

  • -

    • “Sugar Rush: The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment in Colonial Puerto Rico (1898-1952)” (Job Market Paper)
    • “Improving and Sustaining Management Practices in Public Schools: Evidence from Puerto Rico” (with G. Bobonis, M. González-Navarro, and D. Scur)

Conference Presentations

  • -

    • Canadian Economic Association (2026, scheduled)

Research Experience

  • 2019 - 2022

    Research Assistant to Prof. Gustavo Bobonis
    University of Toronto
    • Management RCT in Puerto Rico public schools; ATEMA (computer-assisted learning with Khan Academy in PR)

Teaching

  • 2024 -

    Toronto, Canada

    Teaching Assistant
    University of Toronto
    • ECO324: Economic Development (Fall 2025)
    • ECO364: International Trade (Fall 2024, Winter 2026)
    • ECO421: Special Topics in Economics and Trade Policy (Fall 2025)

Service

  • 2025 -

    President, Graduate Economics Union (GEU)
    University of Toronto

Skills

Programming: R, Stata, Python, GIS
Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent)
Awards & Fellowships: UofT Fellowship (2022–Present) · UofT Economics Graduate Program Award (2022, 2024, 2025) · UofT FAS Program-level Fellowship (2022, 2023) · Best Graduate Student, UPR Economics (2021) · Beca Crecemos Contigo, Senate of PR (2018) · Engineering Leadership Certificate, Cornell (2016)