Sergio Urzúa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland. He is also an International Research Fellow at Clapes-UC, Research Associate at the NBER, Research Fellow at IZA, and Research Director of RIDGE. His research focuses on labor economics, development and applied econometrics. Sergio has published widely in leading peer-reviewed journals (more than 40 publications) and is a former chief-editor of Economia. He has published three books, including At a Crossroads: HigherEducation in Latin America and the Caribbean. He currently coordinates the LACEA’s Labor Network. He has served as member of the steering committee of the NBER Children’s program and member of LACEA’s executive committee. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. He teaches in the areas of Labor Economics and Applied Econometrics.