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Fields of Interest
My primary areas of interest are International Macroeconomics, Banking and Financial Regulation, Monetary Policy, and Systemic Risk.
Education
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Ph.D. in Economics (Sep 2022 - Present)
Université Paris Nanterre – EconomiX CNRS Lab, France
Supervised by Professor Cécile Couharde
Thesis: "Monetary Policy, Financial Stability, and Spillovers"
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M.Sc. in International Economics (2018 - 2020)
Université Paris Nanterre, France
Specialized in International Economics, Macroeconomic Policies, and Outlook
Graduated with honors: 16/20
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B.Sc. in Economics (2015 - 2018)
Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France
Erasmus+ program at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, Russia
Graduated with honors
Work Experience
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Teaching Assistant (2022 - 2024)
Université Paris Nanterre, France
Assisted Prof. Aurélien Saidi with Introduction to Econometrics (Graduate), Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Fall 2024
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Economic Attaché (Sep 2020 - Aug 2022)
Direction générale du Trésor – French Treasury Economic Service in Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Responsibilities included:
- Monitoring, analyzing, and forecasting the Mexican and Central American economies
- Writing policy notes for ambassadors, the economic ministry, and the foreign affairs ministry
- Providing briefings to the French chair at the IMF board, World Bank, IADB, and OECD
- Conducting research on regional issues such as public debt, remittances, and financial development
- Managing a cooperation project between France and Mexico on fiscal and customs reform
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Risk Analyst Intern (Jan - Aug 2020)
BNP Paribas, Paris, France
Responsibilities included:
- Risk-based analysis of the insurance sector, including response planning to vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 period
- Drafting a research project on the impact of lower interest rates on the life insurance industry
Research
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Monetary Policy and Inequality (2020)
Master's degree research document
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A Regional Analysis of Public Debt in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbeans (2021)
French Treasury research paper
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Monetary Policy and Heterogeneity in Life Insurance Profitability (2022)
Submitted for EconomiX Working Paper
Examines the impact of monetary policy on the profitability of French life insurance companies during a low interest rate environment. Highlights the competitive advantage of bancassurance players and offers policy recommendations for regulators.
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Global Impacts of US Monetary Policy: New Insights from the Remittance Channel (2023)
Work in Progress
Investigates the global impacts of unexpected changes in US monetary policy with a focus on the remittance channel. Uses data from 13 major remittance-sending countries and 41 recipient countries.
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IMF Global Surveillance and Sovereign Risk in Emerging Markets (2024)
Work in Progress
Seminars and Conferences
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27th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance (ICMAIF) (May 2023)
University of Crete, Greece
Presented: "Monetary Policy and Heterogeneity in Life Insurance Profitability"
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French Economic Association’s (AFSE) 71st Annual Congress (June 2023)
Sciences Po, Paris
Presented: "Monetary Policy and Heterogeneity in Life Insurance Profitability"
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Banking Summer School (July 2023)
Barcelona School of Economics (BSE)
Topics: Banking Regulation and the Future of Money with Jean-Charles Rochet, Empirical Tools/Applications in Banking and Macro-Finance with José-Luis Peydró
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French Economic Association’s (AFSE) 72nd Annual Congress (June 2024)
Bordeaux
Presenting: "Global Impacts of US Monetary Policy: New Insights from the Remittance Channel"
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40th International Symposium on Money, Banking, and Finance (GDRE) (July 2024)
Orléans
Presenting: "Global Impacts of US Monetary Policy: New Insights from the Remittance Channel"
Languages
- Spanish: Mother tongue
- French: Mother tongue
- English: C2 level
- Russian: A2 level
Software Skills
- Advanced: R, Python, Stata, Octoparse, LaTeX, MS Office, IHS DataInsight, Macrobond, Datastream
- Intermediate: Eviews, Matlab, SAS