Consulting

Participation in consultancies for multilateral organizations (IDB, ECLAC, UNDP) and national institutions (INE, FGN, INAC, CEEIC, MVOTMA, UPM), focused on data analysis, model estimation, and impact evaluation. Also responsible for delivering the following courses for institutions and the general public: Data Science with R (8 editions) and Interactive Dashboards with Shiny (2 editions).

Recent journal publication: Pereyra, M., Alonso, C. (2023) FDI for forestry: an impact evaluation of regional development. Review of Regional Research (Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10037-023-00196-3

Working in the Health Economics Area on the design, processing, and analysis of information systems aimed at monitoring, evaluating, and controlling health policies. Collaborating with the SINADI Healthcare team in the design of longitudinal controls of information, as well as developing Shiny-based dashboards to visualize indicators by provider and by groups of providers, enabling the monitoring and control of healthcare production.

Worked on the 2024 Agricultural Census, processing related administrative records. Previously developed the Shiny App Calculadora de Precios al Consumo. Other areas of work: programming the calculation of the Consumer Price Index in R (base change October 2022); exploitation of administrative records for the production of statistics (population census); development of interactive Shiny dashboards; analysis and processing of administrative records from the Ministry of Public Health related to COVID and preparation of reports; collaboration in the development of the First and Second Editions of the COVID-19 Survey conducted by INE, processing responses and preparing result reports; automation of reports with R Sweave and R Markdown.

Participation in the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Cities (NAP Ciudades). Development of an Indicator System for Monitoring Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Cities; preparation of working papers and participation in workshops held in Rivera, Canelones, and Juan Lacaze. Work carried out in collaboration with the National Directorate of Land Use Planning (DINOT) of the Ministry of Housing, Land Use Planning, and Environment (MVOTMA).

Working papers prepared and published:

Alonso, C., Pastorino, G. (2019) Indicator System for Monitoring Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Cities. (Link)

Alonso, C., Pastorino, G. (2019) Mechanisms to Update the Indicator System for Monitoring Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Cities. (Link)

Collaboration in the following published working papers:

Fifth National Communication to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Spanish, English)

National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Cities and Infrastructure. (Spanish)

Adaptation of Cities to Climate Change. Inventory of Experiences in Uruguay. (Link)

Multi-hazard Assessment Considering Climate Change Scenarios. (Link)