About.
I am a graduate student in Economics at Heidelberg University, specializing in macroeconomics and financial econometrics.
Education
Master's Program in Economics
Master's Program in Economics
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- Recipient of the Konrad Adenauer Global Talent scholarship and a full tuition scholarship.
- Coursework in advanced economic theory and financial econometrics.
B.A. in Economics
- Graduated with honors on a full scholarship.
- Thesis: 'Monetary Policy in Costa Rica: Effects and Transmission' (Excellent).
- Coursework included real analysis, differential equations, advanced micro- and macroeconomic theory, econometrics, microeconometrics, and time series econometrics.
Academic experience
Research Assistant
Economic Sciences Research Institute (IICE), University of Costa Rica
The IICE is the applied economics research center of the University of Costa Rica, producing studies on fiscal and monetary policy, macroeconomic forecasting and expectations, and inequality.
- 'Macroeconomic Effects of Monetary and Macroprudential Policy': reviewed literature on transmission mechanisms of interest rates and reserves; collected and processed data in Python.
- 'Effects of Monetary Policy on Inequality in Costa Rica': compiled macroeconomic and household-level datasets and produced statistical outputs in R and Stata.
- Supervised by Juan Robalino, Ph.D. (UCR) and Shirley Álvarez, M.A. (UC Chile).
Teaching Assistant
The University of Costa Rica is the country's oldest and largest university. As the highest-ranked university in Central America and one of the leading institutions in Latin America, it is renowned for its humanistic approach and its commitment to high-quality scientific education and research.
- Lead TA for Microeconometrics, Public Economics, and Advanced Macroeconomic Theory: delivered lectures, prepared course materials, and graded assignments.
- Led applied Python and Stata sessions for 100+ students.
Professional experience
Policy Advisor
Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
The Legislative Assembly is the unicameral national congress of Costa Rica.
- Produced economic research to inform legislation and committee decision-making.
- Earlier, as a parliamentary assistant, monitored legislative committees and tracked proposed bills.
Data Specialist
Moody's is a global provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analytics for financial markets.
- Consolidated financial data to support credit-rating analysis.
Research Intern
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is a German political foundation promoting democracy, the rule of law, and the social market economy.
- Researched sustainable-mobility organizations and assessed the feasibility of an education portal.
Awards & scholarships
Global Talent Scholarship
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (€30,000)
International Excellence Scholarship
Heidelberg University (€6,000)
Public Policy Scholarship
1st Place, Macroeconomic Research Contest
Latin American Reserve Fund ($3,000)
For Inflation Regimes in Latin America. Covered by Semanario Universidad and El Mundo CR.
Academic Merit Scholarship
University of Costa Rica (full tuition)
Working papers
Models, Experts, and The Role of Expectations in Inflation Forecasting in the United States
Conferences
All Costa Rica Econ Conference (EconCR)
Languages & skills
Languages: Spanish (native) · English (C1, TOEFL iBT 107/120) · German (Goethe-Zertifikat B2)
Software: Python · R · Stata · git · LaTeX · Bloomberg
Certificates
Economic Impact of Clean Energy Strategies
Commerce and Investment Strategies
Fundamentals of Quantitative Modelling
Governance and Public Innovation
Public Policies for Democratic Development
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
- Top 10% of cohort; won a scholarship to participate in the seminar in Montevideo, Uruguay.