Curriculum vitae
Applied Economist · Water, Climate & Food Security
EMPLOYMENT
- June 2024 - Present Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank, Water and Sanitation Division
- February - May 2024 Independent Consultant
- July 2019 - January 2024 Assistant Professor, Escuela de Economía, Finanzas y Gobierno, Universidad EAFIT
EDUCATION
- June 2019 Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 2012 BS & MS in Agronomic Engineering, Emphasis in Agricultural and Resource Policies and Markets, Institut Agro/INRA, France
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 2014-2018 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 2012 & 2013 Senior Research Assistant & Consultant, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C.
- 2022 Consultancy for EAFIT University & FEDEPAPA project.
FIELD OF CONCENTRATION
Water Economics, Climate Resilience, Food Security, Agricultural Economics · Latin America & Caribbean
REPORTS
- Couleau A., Perez-Urdiales M., and Poli L. (2026). Safeguarding the Sip: Drinking Water Quality Regulation, Monitoring and Surveillance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank. (Published April 2026)
WORKING PAPERS
- Almeida A., Bohorquez-Penuela C., Bonilla-Mejia L., and Couleau A. (2026). "Weather Shocks and Food Prices in a Very Diverse Country: Evidence from Colombia." (Submitted)
- Zapata-Valencia R.S., Couleau A., and Muñoz-Mora J.C. (2026). "When Does Rural Credit Improve Farm Socio-Ecological Resilience? Heterogeneous Treatment Effects among Colombian Smallholders."(Submitted)
PUBLICATIONS
- Couleau A., Trujillo-Barrera A., and Etienne X. (2025). "Coffee Futures Prices and Market Momentum." Journal of Commodity Markets.
- Couleau, A., Serra T., and P. Garcia (2020). "Are Corn Futures Prices Getting 'Jumpy'?" American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 102(2):569-588.
- Couleau, A., Serra T., and P. Garcia (2019). "Microstructure Noise and Realized Variance in the Live Cattle Futures Market." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(2): 563-578.
- Hassouneh, I., Couleau A., Serra T., and I. Al-Sharif (2017). "The effect of conflict on Palestine, Israel, and Jordan Stock Markets." International Review of Economics & Finance, 56(4): 258-266.
TEACHING
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2019-2023 Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
- Microeconomics (master), Derivatives Instruments and Fixed-Income (undergraduate)
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2015 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
- Financial Decisions for Individuals and Small Business (undergraduate)
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2012-2013 Université Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
- Microeconomics (undergraduate), Firm Strategy and Management (undergraduate), and Farm Management (master)
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
- 2020 Outstanding Ph.D. dissertation award in the ACE Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 2017-2018 Summer Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 2016 Best Graduate Research Paper Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 2011 Ulysse Scholarship from Bretagne (France): Exchange Program at Université Laval, Quebec.
PRESENTATIONS
- 2023: AAEA (Washington D.C., U.S.), IEA World Congress (Medellín, Colombia)
- 2022: Congreso Anual Red Investigadores de Economía, Cali (Colombia)
- 2020: UMR SMART, Rennes (France) (Remote).
- 2019: University of Antioquia (Medellín, Colombia), Centro de Economía Agrícola y Recursos Naturales (CEARN) Banco de la República (Bucaramanga, Colombia), International Finance and Banking Society (IFABS) (Medellín, Colombia).
- 2018: NCCC-134 Conference (Minneapolis, U.S.).
- 2017: NCCC-134 Conference (Saint-Louis, U.S.).
OTHER INFORMATION
- Languages: French (native), English (fluent), Spanish (advanced).
- Software proficiency: R (advanced), Python (advanced)
- Referee: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness: an International Journal, Journal of Commodity Markets, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
- Nationality: French.
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