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Andy Carrizosa

Data, politics, finance, and economics. Based in Asunción, Paraguay.

I use data to tell stories. I am interested in politics, economics, and the financial system. I'm focused on analyzing Paraguay, the United States, and Latin America. I run LegisLab.org, a site focused on bringing together legislative data for the country and the region.

I have a Ph.D. in Political Science from Rice University. I have private-sector experience in market research, financial research, user experience research, and Big Data analysis using Python, R, and SQL.

The 45 seats of Paraguay’s Senate, drawn as a hemicycle
Cover of the book Skewing Chaos

Skewing Chaos: The Role of Political Parties in Paraguay’s Legislature

Springer, 2023Springer Series in Electoral Politics

It studies how parties influence lawmaking in the Paraguayan Congress, a case of legislative chaos, and proposes adding that chaos to theories of legislatures so they explain more cases.