Laura is an economist with a M.Sc. in Economics. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student in Political Science focusing on the political economy of conflict, development, and climate policy, with a regional emphasis on Latin America. Her research combines fieldwork, experimental methods, and causal inference to examine how state policies, local communities, and environmental politics interact in fragile and transitional contexts. She is especially interested in how climate policies and natural resource governance can contribute to peace-building and inclusive development.