Renato Vargas | Economic Researcher
Two decades of experience researching, writing, and speaking about the link between economics, environmental sustainability and social issues. With a demonstrated history of helping Task Team Leaders and Project Managers from organizations, such as The World Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Inter-American Development Bank, create data-backed and science-based top quality economic research to persuade clients, disseminate ideas among stakeholders, back institutional goals, and provide support for public and private policies.
I am available as a consultant on a Short Term (STC), Extended Term (ETC), Lump Sum (LS), or Services Rendered contractual basis. Please reach out via:
I specialize in:
Environmental Accounts | Bioeconomy Assesment
Environmentally-Extended Macroeconomic-Accounting analysis, based on the principles of the System of Environmental and Economic Accounts (SEEA).
Household Survey Analysis | Poverty Assessment
I analyze the effects of climate-induced risks on income and expenditure distributions at the regional level with advanced household survey analysis in R or Stata.
General Equilibrium Modeling
Trained in the use of models like GTAP, IEEM, and the PEP family of models for environmentally-extended economic analysis and the energy transition.
Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Modeling
Developed an environmentally-extended macroeconomic analysis framework for rapid policy impact analysis in R or Excel.
Ecosystem Service and Land Use Change Modeling
Experience in the implementation of the InVEST suite of ecosystem service modeling tools and the use of S-CLUE to model Land Use Land Cover change. Ample experience in Geographic Information Systems.
Data Management and Data Analysis
With a thorough understanding of data analytical tools and experience in monitoring and evaluation, I leverage programming environments like R, Python, GAMS, GEMPACK, and Stata, as well as Quarto, RShiny, Tableau, and PowerBI among others, to create analytical products, databases and dashboards for analysis projects and flagship reports.
Technical writing
I have two decades of experience writing flagship reports, scientific papers, policy notes, and dissemination articles on sustainability and environmentally-extended economic analysis for different audiences, including policy-makers, technical staff, academics, and the general public.
Training and Dissemination
I provide specialized training in macroeconomic data management and analysis for policy design and evaluation teams, using a hands-on, learning-by-doing approach. I deliver presentations at international forums to disseminate research outcomes and policy recommendations.