Pablo Ibarrarán is Head of the Social Protection and Health Division of the Inter-American Development Bank. A Mexican citizen, Mr. Ibarrarán holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from CIDE in Mexico. He joined the Bank in 2005 as an Evaluation Economist in the Office of Evaluation and Oversight and also worked as Lead Economics Specialist in the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness. He has worked in the design, implementation, and evaluation in the area of ​​redistributive and social inclusion programs, as well as in the aging agenda. He has also participated in the preparation and evaluation of health programs.





Previously, Pablo worked at the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit in his country after obtaining his degree in Economics from the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) in 1998. In 2004 he obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and since 2009 he is a research associate at the Institute of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany.