Marcelo Álvez is currently a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Economics at Arizona State University, specializing in urban economics.

Before pursuing his Ph.D., he received an M.A. in Economics at Universidad de la República, Uruguay. While studying, he also worked, gaining seven years of professional experience as a research economist, including four years at the research department of the Central Bank of Uruguay.

Marcelo's research interests center around understanding how heterogeneous workers & households sort within cities, their commuting behavior, & the aggregate effects of their choices on housing & labor markets. His current projects seek to gain insight into the role of transportation infrastructure & land use regulations in this context.