Diego Sánchez-Ancochea

Diego Sánchez-Ancochea serves as Professor of the Political Economy of Development at the University of Oxford, holding a joint appointment in the Department of International Development (Social Sciences Division) and St Antony's College. He concurrently acts as Associate Head for People in the Social Science Division, University Council member, and Fellow of St Antony's College.

His research centers on political economy of development in the global South, with regional expertise in Latin America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Central America). Primary interests include:

• Income inequality and universal social policies
• Industrial policy and economic transformations
• Institutional change and political coalitions
• Gender inequalities and role of the State

Methodologically distinctive as an economist using qualitative comparative case studies, he investigates how policy efficacy depends on political dynamics.

Professor Sánchez-Ancochea maintains active policy engagement through consultancies for:

• CEPAL (UN Economic Commission for Latin America)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Oxford Analytica
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

His scholarly work appears in World Development, Journal of Latin American Studies, Economy and Society, and Latin American Research Review, complemented by three monographs and four co-edited books.