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Biography

Dr. Yadira Gómez-Hernández is a Research Economist at the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth. Her research focuses on urban economics, economic geography, and impact evaluation. She holds a PhD in Applied Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Current areas of research include:

Urban economics
Economic geography
Impact evaluation
Environment

Publications

Blog

Recommendations for the evaluation of local growth policies

Rigorous evaluation improves our understanding of the effectiveness of local economic policies. Robust evaluation can be challenging but can answer many questions and lead to a more nuanced understanding. By learning fro... Read more...

Luz Yadira Gómez-Hernández

09 April 2025

CEP discussion papers

Highway traffic in Britain: The effect of road capacity changes

This paper provides a theoretical framework to study the relationship between expanded road capacity, traffic volumes and increased economic activity. We build on Anas (2024) to show that increased volumes do not necessa... Read more...

Miquel-Àngel Garcia López, Luz Yadira Gómez-Hernández and Rosa Sanchis-Guarner

17 September 2024

Journal article

Housing prices, buses and trams in Medellín (Colombia)

This paper aims to establish the impact of two medium-capacity transportation systems (MCTS) on housing prices in Medellín (Colombia): Metroplús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, and Tranvía, a tramway system. Using rep... Read more...

Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López and Luz Yadira Gómez-Hernández

01 September 2024