Laura María García Carrizosa

Laura María García holds a PhD in Economics, Management, and Organization from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She also has two master’s degrees, one in Management, Organization, and Business Economics, and the other in Industrial Engineering.

She currently works as a data analyst for the Colombian Ministry of Economics, and as a researcher and professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She was also a visiting researcher at KU Leuven in the Leuven Economics of Education Research (LEER).

In 2021, she participated in the RAUN program as a research fellow, conducting research for UNODC on “The Effect of COVID-19 on the Mental Healthcare System in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Identification of Gaps and Challenges in Mental Health and Drug Use Disorder Treatment Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

Academic publications:

García, L. M. & De Witte, K. (2024). Teacher absenteeism: a conceptual model developed from a systematic literature review. Cambridge Journal of Education, 1–28.

Arocena, P., García-Carrizosa, L.M. (2023). Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: Evidence from Spanish manufacturing. Journal of Safety Research, 86, 311-317.

García, L.M.; Sandoval, L.T.; López, D.C.; Barajas, C.A.; Escobar, E. (2022). El COVID-19 en Colombia: impacto del confinamiento en la actividad delictiva. United Nations Development Program. UNDP LAC Working Paper No. 33.

García Carrizosa, L.M. (2022). El panorama y la importancia de la transparencia en la lucha contra la corrupción en Colombia. Observatorio de Fraude y Corrupción de la Agencia del Inspector General de Tributos, Rentas y Contribuciones Parafiscales ITRC. https://www.itrc.gov.co

García Carrizosa, L.M. (2019) Herramientas de análisis para la lucha contra la corrupción. Revista de Administración Tributaria CIAT/AEAT/IEF, 45: 93-112. https://www.ciat.org/Biblioteca/Revista/Revista_45/2019_RAT45_ebook_es.pdf

Valencia, Carlos & Cabrales, Sergio & García, Laura & Ramirez, Juan & Calderona, Diego. (2019). Generalized additive model with embedded variable selection for bankruptcy prediction: Prediction versus interpretation. Cogent Economics & Finance. 7. 10.1080/23322039.2019.1597956.