Aurora A. Ramírez-Álvarez is an Associate Professor of Economics at El Colegio de México. Her research lies at the intersection of development economics, public finance, and political economy, with a focus on Mexico and Latin America. She studies how public policies, violence, and market structures shape economic opportunities, spatial mobility, and welfare, as well as how perceptions influence attitudes toward redistribution, using quasi-experimental and experimental methods. She received a PhD in Economics from Brown University.