Guerrero, Isabel
Isabel Guerrero Ochoa is an Assistant Proffesor at the Department of Economics of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). She has a Master´s (2012) and a Ph.D. (2021) in Applied Economics with concentrations on Environmental and Resources Economics and Development Economics from Oregon State University (OSU).
Research interest
Isabel´s main research areas are Resource and Development Economics. Her main research topic consists on prioritizing conservation efforts for agrobiodiversity conservation in Andean landscapes, paying special attention to the role of cultural practices in potential conservation policies. Her research seeks to examine effectiveness of current policies and to understand the impact of these policies on conservation and development objectives through its impact on human decisions. She uses a variety of quantitative tools to answer policy-relevant questions, including optimization methods (static and dynamic), simulations, and institutional frameworks.
Mentoring
Co-Chair of 1 Ms in Tropical Forestry. Participated in 1 committee of Ms in Economics.
Grants and consultancy
- Preparation of a roadmap to estimate the contribution of Peruvian Natural Protected Areas to local well-being. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, 2022 - 2023
- Mid-term review of the Binational Project "Construction of adaptation capacity through food and nutritional security actions in vulnerable Afro-descendant and indigenous communities in the Colombian-Ecuadorian border area". World Food Programme, 2022 – 2023
- Assess the institutional capacities of the Ejecutor del Contrato de Administración of the Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri (ECA-RCA) & the Organización Regional AIDESEP Ucayali (ORAU) to prevent and combat environmental crimes (illegal logging, illegal wildlife trafficking and illegal mining) in the Peruvian Amazon. Project PREVENT-USAID, 2021 – 2022
- Economic alternatives to contribute to the sustainability of the Andean forest restoration initiative in the rural community of Kiuñalla, Apurímac. Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Programa Bosques Andinos), 2018 - 2019
- Reduce wild felid-human conflict by identifying and empowering wild felid-friendly schemes in agricultural production units (shade-grown coffee) in prioritized jaguar areas of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. ProCAT Colombia/Internacional (Wild Felid Research and Management Association) – 2015 - 2017