
Rafael Escamilla
PhD Candidate
About Me
I am a PhD candidate in the School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University and in Kühne Logistics University. I investigate grocery retail operations in emerging markets, through field experiments and econometric techniques. I hold a Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Master of Science (Diplôme d'Ingénieur) from the Université de Technologie de Troyes and a Bachelor of Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey. I am also a lecturer of causal inference at the GCLOG program at MIT.
From August, 2023, I will start a position as Assistant Professor at the W.P. Carey School of Business, at Arizona State University.

Publications
Published Work
Most downloaded POM paper published in 2021 and third most downloaded POM paper in 2021
Working Papers
First place, INFORMS Behavioral Operations Management's 2022 Best Working Paper Competition
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Escamilla, R., Fransoo, J. C. & Mogollon, M. (2022). Trade Credits and Visit Frequency: The Role of Order Financing on Logistics Efficiency in the Nanostore Setting, (proposal under 2 round review following major revision in the Journal of Operations Management’s “Pre-Approved Research Designs for Field Experiments” Special Issue)
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Escamilla, R., Brosi, P., Fransoo, J. C., Mora-Quiñones, C. A. & Mejia-Argueta, C. (2022). The Role of Tax Privacy Concerns and Cost in the Digitization of the Nanostore Retail Channel, (reject & resubmit in Decision Sciences)
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Escamilla, R., Fransoo, J. C. & Rooderkerk, R. (2023). Enhancing Competitiveness of the Nanostore Retail Channel by Providing Value-Added Digital Services, (in preparation for submission to Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
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Teaching
Graduate
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Causal Inference in Supply Chain Management @ MIT GCLOG Executive Program
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Supply Chain Management in the Nanostore Retail Channel @ MIT GCLOG Executive Program
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Supply Chain Strategy @ Tilburg University
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Project Management @ Tilburg University
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Python Tutorials @ KLU
Undergraduate
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Optimization Models @ Monterrey Tech
Warandelaan 2
5037 AB Tilburg
Netherlands
