Curriculum Vitae

Citizenship: Ecuadorian

Date of Birth: 14th of November, 1989 

Languages: Spanish, English.

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid-Spain, 2019 - 2024.

• M.Sc. in Economics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid-Spain, 2015.

• B.Sc. in Business Administration, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil - Ecuador, 2014.

• B.Sc. in Economics, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil - Ecuador, 2012.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 Applied Economics,   Applied   Micro/Econometrics, Empirical Industrial Organization (Competition, Firm´s performance, productivity, and Regulation).

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

• Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG), 

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Guayaquil-Ecuador). Teaching and research assistant, January 2008 – January 2012.

• Universidad Tecnológica Empresarial de Guayaquil (UTEG), 

Faculty of Economics Sciences (Guayaquil-Ecuador). Lecturer, January 2013 –September 2014.

Undergraduate courses: Mathematics, Microeconomics II, Finance.

• Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS), 

Faculty of Administrative Sciences (Guayaquil-Ecuador). Lecturer, November 2016 –March 2017.

Undergraduate courses: Inferential Statistics, Operational Research.

• Universidad Agraria del Ecuador (UAE), 

Faculty of Economics Sciences (Guayaquil-Ecuador). Lecturer, March 2017 –August 2017.

Undergraduate courses: Inferential Statistics, Operational Research.

• Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG), 

Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, (Guayaquil- Ecuador).  Lecturer, January 2016 – April 2016; September 2017 – April 2019:

Undergraduate courses: Macroeconomics II, Microeconomics I, Fundamental Economics.

• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE), 

Faculty of Business Sciences, (Quito - Ecuador). Lecturer, June 2018 – October 2018:

Postgraduate courses: Firm applied statistics II.

• Universidad de las Americas (UDLA), 

Faculty of Business School, (Quito - Ecuador). Lecturer, November 2018 – April 2020:

Postgraduate courses: Quantitive Methods.

• Universidad ECOTEC, 

Faculty of Economics and Business, (Guayaquil - Ecuador). Lecturer, May 2019 – August 2019:

Undergraduate courses: Macroeconomics I, Microeconomics I, Fundamental Economics.

• Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL),

Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, (Guayaquil - Ecuador). Lecturer, May 2021 – June 2021:

Postgraduate courses: Industrial Organization.

• Universidad del Río, 

Faculty of Economics and Business, (Guayaquil - Ecuador). Lecturer, September 2020 – April 2023:

 Undergraduate courses: International Economics, Econometrics, Econometric Simulation, Microeconomics I and II.

• Universidad de Coimbra, 

Faculty of Economics and Business, (Coimbra - Portugal). Visiting Research Fellow, April 2023 – June 2023.

• Universidad Metropolitana del Ecuador (UMET) - Sede Machala, 

Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, (Machala- Ecuador). Lecturer, May 2021 – March 2023:

Undergraduate courses: Microeconomics III, National Accounts and International Economics.

• ESAI Business School – Universidad Espiritu Santo (UEES), 

ESAI Business School, (Samborondón - Ecuador). Lecturer and Researcher, December 2019 – To date:

 Postgraduate courses: Business Analytics, Research Methodology, Financial Administration from Public Sector, and Administration of Financial Resources.

Undergraduate courses: Labor Economics, Microeconomic Analysis, E-Business, Digital Economy, International Finance, Public Economics and Public Finance.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• “XXX Encuentro de Economía Pública" (2023), Best Paper Award, Alexandre Pedrós Award. Spain.

• “Bolivian Conference on Development Economics" (2020), Best Paper Award, Academia Boliviana de Ciencias Económicas. Bolivia.

• “RIDGE Summer School May" (2019), Full-Scholarship ($5000), Research Institute of development, growth, and economics. Puebla – Mexico.

• “UCSG-Investiga 2018" (2018), Winner of the main price ($2000), Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil, Guayaquil - Ecuador.

• “RIDGE Summer School May" (2018), Full-Scholarship ($5000), Research Institute of development, growth, and economics. Montevideo – Uruguay.

• “UCSG-Investiga 2017" (2017), Winner of the main price ($2000), Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil, Guayaquil - Ecuador.

• Founder    and   Editor in Chief   of    the    Economic Journal “X-pedientes Económicos”   (2017 to 2022) Department of Economic Research of Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros del Ecuador.

• “Executive Program in Macro-Financial Policymaking in emerging markets" (2017), Full-Scholarship ($5000), SIPA-University of Columbia and Interamerican Development Bank.

• “Cum-Laude" B.Sc in Economics (2012), the Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil, Guayaquil - Ecuador.

• “Programa Liderazgo para la Transformación" (2012), Full-Scholarship ($1500), Corporación Andina de Fomento & Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral ESPOL.

• “Programa de Gobernabilidad y Gerencia Política" (2010), Full-Scholarship ($2000), Corporación Andina de Fomento & Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil.

• President (2010-2011) of the Economics Student Association at the Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil.

• “Philanthropy Award" B.Sc in Economics (2008), Best GPA during the whole year in the career, Philanthropy Association of Ecuador & Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil, Guayaquil - Ecuador.

• “Best Student Award" B.Sc in Economics (2008), Best GPA during the whole year in the career, Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil, Guayaquil - Ecuador.

WORKSHOPS AND COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES:

• (2022) Data Visualization with Tableau, UC Davis.

• (2019) Summer School in Economics, RIDGE, Puebla - Mexico.

• (2019) Jornada de Inmigración y Salud, IEB – Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona - Spain.

• (2018) Summer School in Economics, RIDGE, Montevideo - Uruguay.

• (2017) Summer School on Microeconometrics: Impact evaluation Methods, Paris School of Economics (PSE), Paris - France.

• (2016) Econometrics: Methods and Applications, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral ESPOL, Guayaquil- Ecuador.

• (2015) Econometrics: Methods and Applications, Erasmus School of Economics- Erasmus Rotterdam University, Rotterdam - The Netherlands.

• (2015) Asociaciones Público Privadas: Implementando Soluciones para Latinoamérica y el Caribe, Interamerican Development Bank IDB, Guayaquil - Ecuador.

• (2011) Ecuador: Forjando un Desarrollo Económico Sostenible, Asociación Nacional de Economía y Ciencias empresariales, Guayaquil - Ecuador.

• (2010) Gobierno y Políticas Públicas, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago - Chile.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

• 2023: RIE, “From the Paper Age to the Electronic Age: A Business Electronic Registry Reform in Ecuador” Guayaquil–Ecuador.

• 2023: Congreso Annual de la Red de Investigadores de Economía, “From the Paper Age to the Electronic Age: A Business Electronic Registry Reform in Ecuador” Medellín–Colombia.

• 2023: VII Encuentro de Economía, “From the Paper Age to the Electronic Age: A Business Electronic Registry Reform in Ecuador.” Quito- Ecuador.

• 2023: 16th Annual Meeting of The Portuguese Economic Journal, “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” Braga-Portugal.

• 2023: International Conference on Economics and Business Roads to Sustainability (ICEBRS), “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” Coimbra-Portugal.

• 2023: BALAS 2023, “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” Ciudad de México-Mexico.

• 2023: XXV Applied Economics Meeting, “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” Toledo-Spain.

• 2023: MSI Ph.D. Workshop, “From the Paper Age to the Electronic Age : A Business Electronic Registry Reform in Ecuador.” Munich-Germany.

• 2023: XXX Encuentro de Economía Pública, “Tax incentives, Private Investment and Employment: Evidence from an Ecuadorian reform”. Badajoz-Spain.

• 2023: 43rd EBES Conference, “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” Madrid-Spain.

• 2022: RIE, “Red tape reduction, more new firms? Saving time and money: Evidence from an Ecuadorian reform” Santiago–Chile.

• 2022: LACEA - LAMES, “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” and "Tax incentives, Private Investment and Employment: Evidence from an Ecuadorian reform" Lima– Peru.

• 2022: 57ava Asamblea Anual CLADEA ESPOL, “Learning-by-exporting vs. self-selection in Ecuadorian manufacturing firms: evidence from different industries classification.” and "Tax incentives, Private Investment and Employment: Evidence from an Ecuadorian reform" Guayaquil – Ecuador.

• 2021: 56ava Asamblea Anual CLADEA Egade Business School (Virtual), “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” D.F. México – México.

• 2021: VI Encuentro de Economía (Virtual), “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” Quito- Ecuador.

• 2021: International Conference on Economic Modeling and Data Science (Virtual), “Do imports of intermediate inputs generate higher productivity? Evidence from Ecuadorian Manufacturing.” Milan - Italy.

• 2021: XXIII Encuentro de Economía Aplicada (Virtual), “Do imports of intermediate inputs generate higher productivity? Evidence from Ecuadorian Manufacturing.” Valencia - Spain.

• 2021: XXVIII Encuentro de Economía Pública (Virtual), “Fired from work: labor market effects of the Covid-19 lockdown in Ecuador”. Coruña - Spain.

• 2021: 19th Annual International Industrial Conference (Virtual), “Do imports of intermediate inputs generate higher productivity? Evidence from Ecuadorian Manufacturing.” Boston - EEUU.

• 2021: 35th EBES Conference (Virtual), “Firm growth, age and the intensity of international trade.” Rome - Italy.

• 2020: Bolivian Conference on Development Economics 2020 (Virtual), “Do imports of intermediate inputs generate higher productivity? Evidence from Ecuadorian Manufacturing.” Bolivia.

• 2020: VIII International Workshop for Young Economists – Lima School of Economics (Virtual), “Learning-by-exporting vs. self-selection in Ecuadorian manufacturing firms: evidence from different industries classification.” Lima – Peru.

• 2019: 44th Symposium of the Spanish Economic Association, “Imports and Productivity: evidence from a dollarized developing country.” Alicante– Spain.

• 2019: LACEA - LAMES, “Imports and Productivity: evidence from a dollarized developing country.” Puebla – Mexico.

• 2019: VII Congreso Internacional de Economía Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, “Imports and Productivity in Dollarization: The Case of Ecuadorian Firms.” Loja – Ecuador.

• 2019: Munich Young Economists Meeting (MYEM) 2019 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat-Munchen, Germany, “Imports and Productivity in Dollarization: The Case of Ecuadorian Firms” Kochel – Germany.

• 2018: 53ava Asamblea Anual CLADEA Universidad Tecnológico de Costa Rica, “Las Empresas Familiares en el Ecuador: Definición y aplicación metodológica.” San José – Costa Rica.

• 2018: VI Congreso Internacional de Economía Universidad San Francisco, “Microeconometric evidence between exporters and non-exporters: differences in economic and productivity performance.” Quito – Ecuador.

• 2018: XXV Encuentro de Economía Pública, “Productividad Total de los Factores en el sector manufacturero ecuatoriano: evidencia a nivel de empresas.” Valencia – Spain.

• 2017: IV Encuentro de Economía, Escuela Politécnica Nacional del Ecuador “Does size matter in the competition of the private banking sector?: an Ecuadorian case.” Quito – Ecuador.

• 2017: III Encuentro de la Red Ciencia Regional, “Productividad Total de los Factores en el sector manufacturero ecuatoriano: evidencia a nivel de empresas.” Guayaquil – Ecuador.

• 2017: V Congreso Internacional de Economía Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, “Does size matter in the Private banking sector competition? An Ecuadorian Case.” Guayaquil – Ecuador.

• 2017: I Congreso Internacional de Economía Universidad de Guayaquil, “Evaluación de la competencia del sector bancario privado en Ecuador: una aproximación econométrica con el modelo de Panzar y Rosse.”  Guayaquil – Ecuador.

• 2017: XXIV Encuentro de Economía Pública, “Inequidades socioeconómicas en el uso de servicios sanitarios de atención primaria en Ecuador.” Toledo – Spain.

• 2016: II Congreso Internacional de Ciencias y Tecnología, Universidad Técnica de Machala, “Estructura de la competencia del sector tabacalero en España: cigarrillos y tabacos de liar”. Machala -  Ecuador.

• 2016: XI Congreso Internacional de Ciencias y Tecnología, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Ejercito (ESPE), “Estructura de mercado del sistema bancario ecuatoriano: concentración y poder de mercado”. Quito -  Ecuador.

• 2015: III Congreso Internacional de Ciencia, Tecnología, Innovación y Emprendimiento, Universidad Estatal de Bolívar, “Estimación de una función de producción y análisis de la productividad: El sector de innovación global en mercados locales.”. Bolívar -  Ecuador.

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador. (November 2023 – Currently). Economic and Political Advisor. Quito – Ecuador.

Economic and political advisor at the economic, productive, and microenterprise development commission. Review and analysis of economic law projects.

• InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB). (July 2022 – Dec 2022). External Consultant at the Energy Division (INE/ENE). Washington – EEUU.

Design and conduct the following products. (i) An evaluation analysis of the energy (electricity and PLG) price subsidy policy implemented in the countries determined by the IDB, (ii) to develop two technical notes with five sections, including introduction, data and theory, empirical strategy, analysis and results, and conclusions.

• Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros (SCVS). (November 2016 – May 2022). National Director of Economic Research. Guayaquil – Ecuador.

Development of economics research for the different real sectors of the Ecuadorian economy, stock market, and insurance market. Public Policy Evaluation for different regulations done for firms. Research in determinants of exporting, importing, international trade, survival, and foreign direct investments on a firm’s performance. 

• Corporación Financiera Nacional (CFN). (May 2016 - October 2016). Specialist in Research and Development. Guayaquil – Ecuador.

Econometric research and analysis on the real and financial sector of Ecuador. Analysis of public and financial policies, sectorial impact studies, macroeconomic and microeconomic projections. 

• Ministry of International Trade (MCE). (October 2015 - April 2016). Specialist in Economic and Trade Research. Quito – Ecuador.

Econometric research and analysis on the real and external sector of Ecuador. Analysis of public and commercial policies, sectorial impact studies, Ecuador's exports and imports, macroeconomic and microeconomic projections. 

• Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES). (May 2013 - October 2014). Chief financial and administrative officer. Guayaquil – Ecuador.

Responsible for the Execution Control Costs, Administrative and Financial Management projects in Districts, process innovation, and conflict resolution.

• National Institute of Public Health Research (INSPI). (September 2012 - May 2013). Budget Coordinator. Guayaquil – Ecuador.

Responsible for the management of budget staff, preparation of budget reforms, analysis of cash flow and projection of expenses, review and evaluation reports, and in charge of the reengineering of financial processes.

• Expoecology Consultancy Organization. (January 2009 - December 2012). Economic Consultant. Guayaquil – Ecuador.

Responsible for the Preparation of monthly financial projections, and profit and loss statements, restoring old models of negotiation with customers and creating business models for new customers.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Organizer 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Competition in scientific research contest in the Stock, Insurance, and companies market of Ecuador (February 2017-September 2017, February 2018-September 2018, February 2019-September 2019, February 2021-September 2021).

• Referee for: Journal of Business Research; Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade; Journal of Evolutionary Economics; Economic Change and Restructuring; Economic Analysis and Policy; Applied Economics; Economics of Innovation and New Technology; Finance Research Letters; International Journal of Emerging Markets; Eurasian Business Review; Journal of International Development; North American Journal of Economics and Finance; Managerial and Decision Economics; Managerial Finance; Applied Economics Letters; Journal of Economics Finance and Administrative Science; CEPAL Review; Sage Open; Cuadernos de Economía (España); Cuadernos de Economía (Colombia); Cuestiones Económicas; CLADEA; BALAS; Retos: Revista de ciencias de la administración y economía; Compendium: Cuadernos de economía y administración; Cumbres; Ciencia Unemi; Boletín de Coyuntura. 

• Columnist at “Primicias” since 2019 and “Desde el Centro” Digital Journal (2017 - 2018), Centro de Competitividad del Ecuador.