Fabiola Alba-Vivar

Assistant Professor of Economics
Wake Forest University

Welcome to my website, I am an applied microeconomist working on Education, Labor and Health. My research studies how infrastructure and policy shape access to education and economic opportunity.  I currently have ongoing projects in Peru and the Dominican Republic.

I am affiliated with the Latin American and Latino Studies Program (LALS) at Wake Forest University and am a CDEP Fellow at Columbia University's Center for Development Economics and Policy.

CV (Click Here)

You can contact me at:  albavif@wfu.edu

Upcoming Talks and Conferences: 
Fall 2025: Davidson College, Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública Tec de Monterey (CDMX), UNC Greensboro, Seminario CIUP (Universidad del Pacifico, Lima)
Spring 2026: ASSA (Philadelphia)

For LATAM/Peruvian academics:

I am a co-organizer, alongside other outstanding Peruvian economists, of the Seminario MAP. These virtual sessions, held every third Monday, highlight applied microeconomics research in Peru.

If you are interested in participating, please submit your work at the beginning of each Fall semester. You can email your paper or extended abstract to microaplicadaperu@gmail.com. Presentations are welcome in either Spanish or English, and the audience is adaptable to both languages.

If you are a student interested in academia:

EconThaki

https://econthaki.github.io/

RA Jobs Peru

https://econjobsperu.github.io/

In media:

1. Radio segment @The World

In Spanish:

Article: Voces - Fabiola Alba
Video: Mujeres en Economia - Organizado por la UNMSM
Podcast: Ventaja Cooperativa Ep. 9: Fabiola Alba sobre género y desigualdad
Video Interview: Efectos de la Ley Universitaria sobre los salarios y el acceso al trabajo formal

Fabiola Alba-Vivar

For LATAM/Peruvian academics:

If you are a student interested in academia:

EconThaki

RA Jobs Peru

In media: 1. Radio segment @The World In Spanish: