Juan Daniel Hernández Colmenares
Lecturer in Macroeconomics
Daniel Hernández holds a Ph.D. in Economics from ENS Paris-Saclay. His career as an economist began with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Colombian School of Engineering in Bogota, Colombia. After completing his undergraduate studies, he moved to Paris to pursue a master’s in economics through a prestigious joint program at École Polytechnique, ENSAE, and Université Paris-Saclay.
During his Ph.D., Daniel’s research centered on the transmission channels of monetary policy, with a specific emphasis on its heterogeneous effects on the banking sector. As part of his academic development, he conducted research stays at the European University Institute and Universidad del Rosario. Alongside his research, he held a position as a research fellow and teaching assistant at Université d’Évry, where he taught courses in Macroeconomic Policy, Business Cycles, and Economic Growth.
Currently, Daniel is a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the LNRI project, which examines the geographical dimensions of income inequalities. He joined Forward College in the autumn of 2024.
Awards
- PhD’s Grant, awarded by ENS Paris-Saclay.
- Master’s Grant for Studies in Economics, awarded by Bourse IDEX Paris-Saclay.
- Master’s Grant for Studies in Economics, awarded by COLFUTURO.
- Board Member & Academic Director at the National Association of Economic Students (FENADECO).
- Bachelor of Economics, awarded Summa Cum Laude by the Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito.
- Undergraduate Grant for Studies in Economics, awarded by the Julio Garavito Scholarship Programme.
Research Interests
- Primary: Monetary economics, Banking, Macrofinance
- Secondary: Income inequalities, Labor economics, Development economics
Current Teaching
- EC2065 Macroeconomics
Working papers
- Hernández Colmenares, Juan Daniel, Monetary Policy Transmission and the Role of High- and Low-Quality Liquid Assets (December 10, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4659836
- Jaramillo, Fernando and Hernández Colmenares, Juan Daniel and Kempf, Hubert and Moizeau, Fabien and Vendryes, Thomas, Limited Commitment, Social Control and Risk-Sharing Coalitions in Village Economies. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4408595
Research in progress
Cost-of-Living Indices for French Commuting Zones, joint work with Margarita López-Forero and Clément Malgouyres.
