Education Doctor rer. oec. (2007) Technische Universität (TU) Berlin, Germany Thesis: Corruption and Regulatory Capture in Public Service Sector Reforms Directors: Prof. Dr. Georg Meran (TU Berlin), and Prof. Dr. Johann Graf Lambsdorff (Univ. of Passau) Master en Economía y Regulación de los Servicios Públicos (2004) Universidad de Barcelona, Spain (website) Economics, politics and legal aspects of regulation, Econometric techniques, Experiences in Spain and Latin America, Sectors: Water, Energy, and Telecommunication Specialisation: Water Master in Economics (Diplom-Volkswirt, 2002) Technische Universität (TU) Berlin, Germany Specialisations in: Economics of Regulation and Competition, Environmental Economics, Health | Work Experience Since January 2011: Professor of Economics Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia Current research intertests: Corruption in the education sector, corruption & informal sector, Regulatory Transparency, corruption & decentralisation Teaching: Principles of Economics, Microeconomics, Development Economics, New Instituional Economics (in Spanish) Since 2004: Independent Consultant, Lecturer and Trainer Past employers: German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), UK Department for International Development (DFID), Anti-Corruption Training & Consulting (ACTC), Universidad Externado de Colombia (Bogotá), Studeo Verlag & Coaching, InWent, FH Osnabrück, Global Integrity, Universidad de Barcelona September 2007 – July 2010: Economist, Project Staff Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (gtz) Name of the project Assistance to developing countries in implementing the UN Convention against Corruption (website). Tasks
September 2006 – November 2006: Research Assistant University of Passau Tasks Editing of a research project proposal (economic theory of corruption, new institutional economics), Moderation ‘Economics of Corruption’ Lecture May 2001 – September 2002: Research Assistant German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Tasks Research and publications on conflicts between WTO rules and national environmental regulations. Area: Trade and environment, WTO law |