Roberto Gerhard
General Director of Labor Research and Statistics, Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare of Mexico
Roberto Gerhard is the General Director of Labor Research and Statistics at Mexico’s Ministry of Labor, where he is in charge of integrating, analyzing and reporting the results on the main labor data, as well as coordinating strategic partnerships for research projects. A seasoned leader with over 15 years of professional experience in research and strategic partnership management, Roberto holds an MPP from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts from CIDE in Mexico.
Recent work by Roberto Gerhard
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Formalising work, redistributing power: Lessons from Mexico’s outsourcing ban
Evidence from Mexico suggests that carefully designed outsourcing regulation can significantly improve wages without reducing employment in developing countries.
Published 19.06.25