Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, Duke University expected 2012
  • M.A. in Economics, Duke University 2008
  • M.A. in Economics, Universidad de Chile 2006
  • B.A. in Economics, Universidad Catolica Boliviana 2002

Research interests

  • Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Empirical Asset Pricing, Monetary Economics, Quantitative Methods.

Experience

  • Economic Analyst
    12/2004 -- 07/2007
    Research Department  
    Central Bank of Chile  
  • Research Assistant
    03/2004 -- 12/2004
    Department of Economics  
    Universidad de Chile  
  • Research Assistant
    08/2001 -- 02/2003
    Bolivia Country Office  
    The World Bank  
  • Research Analyst
    03/2000 -- 12/2000
    Unit of Economic Analysis (UDAPE)  
    Bolivian Ministry of Finance  
  • Intern
    04/1999 -- 08/1999
    Research Department  
    Central Bank of Bolivia  

Teaching experience

Honors and awards

  • Full Tuition Scholarship
    Fall 2007--present
    Duke University  
  • Research grant
    2006
    Inter-American Development Bank  
  • Full Tuition Scholarship
    2003 -- 2004
    Universidad de Chile  
  • Spot Award for outstanding performance
    2002
    The World Bank  
  • B.A. dissertation obtained the highest honors
    2002
    Universidad Catolica Boliviana  

Publications and working papers

  • "Monetary Policy, Asset Prices and Financial Stability: A Survey of the Literature," Revista de Economia Chilena, 2007, vol 10(3) (with R. Fuentes in Spanish).
  • "How Much Do the Poor Benefit From Economic Growth? Evidence from Bolivia 1994-2002," Latin American Journal of Economic Development, 2007 vol 9, pp. 9--44 (with D. Zapata, in Spanish)
  • "An Interpretation of An Affine Term Structure Model for Chile," Estudios de Economia, 2006, vol 33, pp. 155--184.
  • "The Central Bank of Chile in Comparison to the World's Central Banks," Central Bank of Chile Working Paper no. 367 (with K. Schmidt-Hebbel).
  • "The New Keynesian Phillips Curve in An Emerging Market Economy: The Case of Chile," Central Bank of Chile Working Paper no. 355 (with L.F. Cespedes and C. Soto).
  • "A Non-Linear Approach to the Inflation and Growth Relationship: Evidence for Latin America," Monetaria 2004, Vol. XXVII, No. 1 (in Spanish).

Presentations

  • LACEA/LAMES meeting
    Mexico, November 2006  
  • X Meeting of the Central Banks Research Network of the Americas
    Peru, November 2005  
  • Meeting of the Chilean Economic Society
    Chile, August 2005  
  • Meeting of the Chilean Economic Society
    Chile, August 2004  
  • VII Meeting of the Central Banks Research Network of the Americas
    Guatemala, November 2002  

Professional activities

  • Referee: Estudios de Economia
  • Associate editor: Studies in Economic Statistics and Economic Policy Papers (Central Bank of Chile)

Computer related skills

  • Gauss, Stata, MATLAB, RATS, E-Views, LaTeX, Microsoft Office, Web Programming, Fortran (basic skills).

Languages

  • Spanish (Native), English (advanced) and French (basic).