After studying Commercial Engineering in Bolivia and Chile, I worked as a consultant for Pro-Mujer International, The World Bank, DANIDA, and JICA. I have a M.A. and a Ph.D. in International Development from Nagoya University. My research interests focus on the integration of econometrics, spatial data science, and machine learning methods to understand and inform the process of economic growth and development of countries, regions, industries, and firms. In particular, my current research deals with (1) the quantitative geography of poverty and inequality; (2) regional economic growth and convergence; (3) regional labor markets outcomes and macroeconomic shocks; and (4) structural change and firm productivity dynamics.
PhD in International Development, 2015
Nagoya University
MA in International Development, 2012
Nagoya University
Lic in Commercial Engineering, 2008
Bolivian Catholic University
I teach/taught the following courses:
Quantitative Economic Analysis (Graduate) Nagoya University, 2021-Present
Development Macroeconomics (Graduate) Nagoya University, 2019-Present
Principles of Macroeconomics, (Graduate) Nagoya University, 2019-Present
Data Analysis and Visualization, Kyushu University (SALC), 2017-2018
Global Poverty and Development (Undergraduate), Kyushu University, 2016-2018
Introduction to Economics (Undergraduate), Kyushu University, 2016-2018
Kikan Education Seminar (Undergraduate), Kyushu University, 2016-2018
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Learning of Social Issues (Undergraduate), Kyushu University, 2016-2017
Economics is Everywhere, Kyushu University (SALC), 2015-2017
Microeconomics I (Undergraduate), Universidad Católica Boliviana, 2009
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