Román Andrés Zárate is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto. His research lies at the intersection of the economics of education, development, and organizational economics. He is affiliated with the Blueprint labs at MIT, the briq Institute in Germany, and is an invited researcher at J-PAL. Román has ample experience in conducting and evaluating randomized control trials in education and working with governments in Latin America. He has collaborated with the Peru Ministry of Education to implement and evaluate an education policy program in boarding schools in Peru. He has also worked with administrative data from the governments of Peru, Colombia, and Chicago Public Schools.

Román received his Ph.D. in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his M.A. and B.A. in Economics from Universidad de los Andes. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto. His research lies at the intersection of the economics of education, development, and organizational economics. He is affiliated with the Blueprint labs at MIT, the briq Institute in Germany, and is an invited researcher at J-PAL. Román has ample experience in conducting and evaluating randomized control trials in education and working with governments in Latin America. He has collaborated with the Peru Ministry of Education to implement and evaluate an education policy program in boarding schools in Peru. He has also worked with administrative data from the governments of Peru, Colombia, and Chicago Public Schools.

Román received his Ph.D. in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his M.A. and B.A. in Economics from Universidad de los Andes.