Research & Projects
Academic research and consulting work at the intersection of water economics, climate shocks, and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Publications & Working Papers
Reports
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Safeguarding the Sip: Drinking Water Quality Regulation, Monitoring and Surveillance in Latin America and the Caribbean Couleau A., Perez-Urdiales M., and Poli L. Inter-American Development Bank · Published April 2026 A comprehensive regional assessment (260 pages) of drinking water quality regulation and compliance across LAC countries, covering reporting, sampling adequacy, and violation share behaviors. |
Working Papers
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Weather Shocks and Food Prices in a Very Diverse Country: Evidence from Colombia
Almeida A., Bohorquez-Penuela C., Bonilla-Mejia L., and Couleau A. Uses granular wholesale price data (SIPSA) to identify the causal impact of extreme rainfall events on food prices across Colombia's heterogeneous geography. |
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When Does Rural Credit Improve Farm Socio-Ecological Resilience? Heterogeneous Treatment Effects among Colombian Smallholders
Zapata-Valencia R.S., Couleau A., and Muñoz-Mora J.C. Estimates heterogeneous treatment effects of rural credit access on the socio-ecological resilience of smallholder farms in Colombia. |
Publications
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Coffee Futures Prices and Market Momentum Couleau A., Trujillo-Barrera A., and Etienne X. (2025) Journal of Commodity Markets |
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Are Corn Futures Prices Getting "Jumpy"? Couleau A., Serra T., and Garcia P. (2020) American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 102(2):569–588 |
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Microstructure Noise and Realized Variance in the Live Cattle Futures Market Couleau A., Serra T., and Garcia P. (2019) American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(2):563–578 |
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The Effect of Conflict on Palestine, Israel, and Jordan Stock Markets Hassouneh I., Couleau A., Serra T., and Al-Sharif I. (2017) International Review of Economics & Finance, 56(4):258–266 |
Consulting Projects
Applied research and policy analysis for the Water and Sanitation Division of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Water Quality Regulation in LAC
Regional assessment of drinking water quality regulation, monitoring systems, and compliance across Latin America and the Caribbean. Culminated in a 260-page IDB report published in April 2026.
Completed · 15 countries · 2025–2026
Water Quality Compliance in Brazil
Econometric analysis of compliance with drinking water quality standards in Brazil across three dimensions: reporting compliance, sampling adequacy, and violation rates.
In progress · Brazil · Working paper
Water Access Inequality Under Drought: Mexico City
Examines distributional impacts of the 2024 water emergency in Mexico City, documenting how drought-driven scarcity amplifies existing socioeconomic inequalities in access to safe drinking water.
In progress · Mexico · Urban
Water Infrastructure Resilience to Natural Disasters
Assesses the vulnerability and resilience of water and sanitation infrastructure to floods and landslides in Colombia, using pipe break data.
In progress · Colombia · 2025–2027