I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Economy and Society in SNF Agora at Johns Hopkins University (2026-2029). My work is at the intersection of political economy, economic history, and development economics. I study how technological and economic change reshapes collective identities, political organization, and institutions, with a focus on the Global South.

I obtained my doctoral degree (PhD) at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago (USA) in 2024, where I was a Pearson Scholar at the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. I was a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) between 2024 and 2026.

I previously obtained degrees in Economics (BA & MA) and History (BA) from the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).

Email: lmonten3@jh.edu