Gonzalo Hernández Licona

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Gonzalo Hernández Licona
Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology
(1982-1986)

University of Essex (1989-1990)

University of Oxford (1992-1996)
Academic work
DisciplineEconomist
Sub-disciplinePoverty measurement, social program evaluation

Gonzalo Hernández Licona is a Mexican economist and distinguished scholar in the fields of poverty measurement, economic development and social program evaluation. Hernández Licona holds a PhD in economics from the

Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology
(ITAM).

Hernández Licona founded the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL), a decentralized Mexican federal government institution.[1] CONEVAL's main objective is to evaluate social programs and measure poverty in Mexico. Since November 2005, Hernández Licona has served as the Executive Secretary of CONEVAL, in charge of overseeing the Council's activities and executing the agreements reached upon by the Council's board.[2]

In collaboration with other distinguished academics on CONEVAL's executive board, Hernández Licona participated in the development of a multidimensional poverty measurement methodology.[3] This methodology accounts for multiple social deprivations and income wellbeing in Mexican households. It is currently employed as the official poverty measurement methodology in Mexico.[4]

Due to his work as a scholar and as an evaluator, Hernández Licona has received multiple awards and recognitions. Amongst his most prestigious distinctions is the GPSA Award for Leadership and Social Accountability (2015), awarded to Hernández Licona by the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (a World Bank affiliate) for his contributions, and those of CONEVAL, in poverty measurement and evaluation of social programs under an accountability framework.[5] Dr. Hernández Licona has also been awarded the International Award for Research in Health Policy “José Luis Bobadilla” (2017),[6] Trimestre Económico “Daniel Cosío Villegas” Award (2000), the Banamex Economics Award (1996),[7] and the ITAM Professional Merit Award- Public Sector (2013).[8]

Prior to leading CONEVAL, Hernández Licona served as the General Director of Evaluation and Social Program Monitoring for Mexico's social development ministry (

SEDESOL). While at SEDESOL he developed an innovative system for the evaluation and monitoring of federal social programs. Hernández Licona has also been a long time scholar at ITAM, having directed its B.A. program in economics from 1998-1999. He has also lectured multiple courses, and advised nearly 30 student thesis, six of them which have gone on to win the Banamex Economics Award. He has been a member of the National Researchers System since 1997 and holds more than 70 publications.[9]

Due to his expertise, in 2015 Hernández Licona was appointed by the

UNDP and the OECD member of the Monitoring Advisory Group for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation.[10] Then in 2016, he was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as one of the 15 independent scientific experts in charge of developing the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report.[11]

Hernández Licona has also served on the International Initiative for Impact Evaluations' Board of Commissioner since 2009.

Work experience

  • Executive Secretary, National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy of Mexico (CONEVAL), November 2005 – present[12]
  • Member of the independent group of scientists, Global Sustainable Development Report 2019, United Nations, November 2016 – present[13]
  • Member of the Governing Board, El Colegio de México (COLMEX), March 2016 – present[14]
  • Member of the Monitoring Advisory Group, Global Partnership for the Effective Development Co-operation, May 2015 – present[15]
  • Member of the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), June 2013 – present[16]
  • Member of the Expert Panel, México, ¿Cómo vamos?, 2013–present[17]
  • Member of the Evaluation Advisory Committee, Global Alliance for Vaccine Immunization (
    GAVI Alliance
    ), October 2010- December 2016
  • Member of the advisory committee, Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias, 2010–present
  • Member of the Board of Commissioners, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), April 2007 – present[18]
  • Professor and researcher at the department of economics, Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology (ITAM), April 1996 – present
  • General director of evaluation and social program monitoring, Secretariat of Social Development (SEDESOL), July 2002- November 2005
  • Member of the Consultative Commission for the Modernization of the Minimum Wage System, National Commission for Minimum Wage, February 2001- August 2001
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies in Economics, Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology (ITAM), August 1998- August 1999
  • Academic Representative, Commission for Labor Cooperation Agreement, June 1996- July 2001

Editorial boards

  • Member of the Editorial Council for Cofactor- ISSN 2007-1086, 2010-2014[19]
  • Member of the Editorial Committee for Economía Mexicana (now Latin American Economic Review), Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), April 1998 – 2004
  • Member of the Editorial Council for El Trimestre Económico, 2000-2001

Awards and recognitions

  • International Award for Research in Health Policy “José Luis Bobadilla” granted by the Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2017[20]
  • GPSA Award for Leadership and Social Accountability granted by the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, 2015[21]
  • ITAM Professional Merit Award- Public Sector granted by Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology (ITAM), 2013[22]
  • Trimestre Económico “Daniel Cosío Villegas” Award granted by Trimestre Económico, an economics journal edited by the Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2000
  • Scholarship recipient, granted by the Fondo Mexicano de Intercambio Académico, 1998
  • Banamex Economics Award, First place, granted by Banamex for PhD thesis: “El efecto de la pobreza de los hogares en participación, horas de trabajo y el desempleo”, 1996[23]
  • Graduated with honors from the Masters in Economics- University of Essex, England, 1990
  • Graduated with honors from the Undergraduate program in Economics- Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology (ITAM), Mexico, 1990

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ Social Development Law- Chapter II, House of Congress, Mexico, 20 January 2004. Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ Secretaría Ejecutiva, CONEVAL, Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Methodology for Multidimensional Poverty Measurement in Mexico.", CONEVAL, Mexico, 3 September 2010. Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ Social Development Law- Chapter II, House of Congress, Mexico, 20 January 2004. Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "GPSA Presents Award to 7 Social Accountability Leaders",GPSA, Washington, 15 May 2015. Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ Evidencia y evaluación: Gonzalo H. Licona, en la Conferencia Magistral "José Luis Bobadilla", Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico, 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ Consulta histórica de ganadores del Premio Citibanamex de Economía, Banamex, Mexico. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. ^ Carrera al Universo y Mérito Profesional, ITAM, Mexico. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  9. ^ Google Scholar search Google Scholar. Retrieved 17 March 2017
  10. ^ Explore Monitoring Data- Monitoring Advisory Group, Effective Cooperation. Retrieved 17 March 2017]
  11. ^ Experts, "Eminent Scientists to Draft Report on Sustainable Development Ahead of Global Review Set for 2019", United Nations Press Release, 3 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  12. ^ Secretaría Ejecutiva, CONEVAL, Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  13. ^ Members- Global Sustainable Development Report, Sustainable Development. Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  14. ^ Junta de gobierno del Colegio de México Archived 2017-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, COLMEX, Mexico. Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  15. ^ Explore Monitoring Data- Monitoring Advisory Group, Effective Cooperation. Retrieved 17 March 2017]
  16. ^ "Launch of Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network", OPHI, Oxford, 6 June 2013. Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Conoce a nuestros expertos" México, ¿Cómo vamos?, Mexico. Retrieved 17 March 2017.]
  18. ^ Board of Commissioners-Gonzalo Hernández Licona, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  19. ^ Consejo Editorial Cofactor, Mexico. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  20. ^ Evidencia y evaluación: Gonzalo H. Licona, en la Conferencia Magistral "José Luis Bobadilla", Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico, 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  21. ^ "GPSA Presents Award to 7 Social Accountability Leaders",GPSA, Washington, 15 May 2015. Retrieved on 17 March 2017.
  22. ^ Carrera al Universo y Mérito Profesional, ITAM, Mexico. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  23. ^ Consulta histórica de ganadores del Premio Citibanamex de Economía, Banamex, Mexico. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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