Sergio Urzúa is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Maryland. He is also a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Research Associate, Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and International Research Fellow at Clapes-UC. His research focuses on the role of abilities, skills, and uncertainty as determinants of schooling decisions, labor market outcomes, and social behavior. His research in econometrics analyzes selection models with unobserved heterogeneity. His research agenda includes the evaluation of social programs and educational system in developing economies.