Author Bio
Rodolfo Stucchi
Rodolfo Stucchi is Director of Development Impact at IDB Invest. His areas of expertise include development economics, public policy evaluation, and macroeconomics. Rodolfo has extensive experience in portfolio monitoring and management, ex-ante and ex-post economic analysis of public and private sector projects, monitoring and evaluation, impact evaluations, and macroeconomics.
Previously, he was Head of Development Impact for the Andean Region and the Southern Cone and Head of Monitoring and Evaluation both at IDB Invest. He also was Senior Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank and The World Bank, and Economist for the Government of the Province of Córdoba in Argentina.
Rodolfo has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Macroeconomics, The World Bank Economic Review, and Economia, among others. His research focuses on topics related to productivity, employment, innovation, trade, and access to credit.
He was also Visiting Professor at Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina), Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo (Bolivia), Universidad de Chile (Chile), and Georg-August-Universität-Göttingen (Germany).
Rodolfo holds a PhD in Economics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) and a BSc in Economics from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (Argentina).
Posts by Rodolfo Stucchi
How to Measure Job Creation in Development Projects
Development finance institutions need to know how many jobs their investments support and create, yet obtaining reliable data is a challenge. To address this, IDB Invest is piloting a new framework to measure the contribution of development project portfolios to employment in Latin America and the Caribbean.
New Data Shows What Drives Business Growth in Colombia
Only about a quarter of Colombian companies created in 2017 were still operating in 2022, of which only 6% (4,600) grew. What are the drivers behind businesses that not only survive but thrive? Our new report with Confecámaras starts digging into the data, focusing on growth factors, job creation, and gender gaps.
The Liquid of Life: Estimating the Health Impacts of Water and Sanitation Services in Brazil
Access to clean water and sanitation clearly has a positive impact on people’s health. It is still important to measure the magnitude of these benefits to truly understand this impact and help guide private sector investments to where they are needed most, as shown in our new study focused on Brazil.
Can Digital Credit Boost E-commerce among MSMEs?
Reaping the rewards of e-commerce is a challenge for many MSMEs. The solution may lie in the so-called “digital credit” offered by fintech companies within commercial platforms that bypass traditional banks.