Jilmar Robledo is currently a Predoctoral student in the HASPERE program where he is currently working on his MA program in Economics. He also holds a MSc in Agricultural Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. His research focus is at the intersection of development, health, and education. He is particularly keen on evaluating the environmental externalities of economic activities on early human capital through the lenses of health and cognition. He is currently evaluating the effect of gold mining on pregnancy outcomes in Colombia, where he explores the causal mechanisms by which fetal development is affected by mercury pollution from mining. Jilmar is a Spanish native speaker and was born and raised in Chocó, Colombia.