Amilcar Velez
Assistant Professor, Economics
Academic focus:
Econometrics
Current research project:
Identification and Inference for Algorithmic Frontiers with Selective Labels
Previous positions:
Provost New Faculty Fellow, Department of Economics, Cornell University, 2025-2026
Academic background:
Ph.D., Economics, Northwestern University, 2025
M.A., Economics, Northwestern University, 2020
M.Sc., Mathematics, IMPA, Brazil, 2015
B.A., Economics, PUCP, Peru, 2014
Last book read:
“A Fish in the Water” (“El pez en el agua”) by Mario Vargas Llosa
In your own time/when not working:
Spending time with my daughter, playing tennis and reading science fiction
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
My second-year Ph.D. econometrics course
What most excites you about Cornell:
Being part of such a strong academic community and getting to work with great colleagues and students.
X handle/blog url:
@amilcare
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