JOHANNA FAJARDO-GONZÁLEZ
Bogota – Colombia
Cra. 31 # 49-25 s
Mobile: +57 310 799 33 60
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
M.Sc. in Economics interested in applied econometrics and policy evaluation with varied work experience, solid planning and problem-solving skills, and strong interpersonal abilities.
COLLEGE CAREER
09/2008 – 09/2009 MSc. in Economics. UniversityCollege of London, London – United Kingdom.
02/2006 – 09/2007Graduate title in Statistics. Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia,Bogotá – Colombia.
02/2000 – 04/2005 Bachelor degree in Economics. School of Economics, Universidad Nacional deColombia, Bogotá – Colombia.
TEACHING
02/2007 – 07/2007Quantitative Methods. Teacher Assistant. School of Economics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá – Colombia.
02/2004 – 07/2004Project Evaluation. Teacher Assistant. School of Economics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá – Colombia.
02/2003 – 07/2003Colombian Economy. Teacher Assistant. School of Economics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá – Colombia.
RESEARCH
07/2009Fajardo-Gonzalez, J. “Credit and poverty: An approach to the assessment of the effect of lending on income poverty in Colombia”. Supervisor Dr Orazio Attanasio, M.Sc. in Economics Dissertation. University College London, London – United Kingdom.
09/2007 Fajardo-Gonzalez, J. “Sovereign Spread Determinants for some Emerging Markets: A Quantile Regression Approach”. Supervisor Dr Munir Jalil Barney, Graduate Titlein Statistics Dissertation. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá – Colombia.
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Applied econometrics – Policy Evaluation – Macroeconomic Analysis
IT AND LANGUAGE SKILLS
-Competent with most Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, Access, Power Point.
-Statistical Software: SPSS, Stata, Eviews, SAS.
-English: Fluent, French: Basic, Spanish: Mother Tongue.
AWARDS
Colfuturo Scholarship. Programa de Crédito-Beca para Estudios en el Exterior. Colfuturo. 2008.
Abbey Master’s Scholarship. University College London. 2008.
WORK EXPERIENCE
12/2009 – Date Researcher Assistant.Fedesarrollo. Bogota, Colombia.
Fedesarrollo is a Colombian non-profit foundation dedicated to non-partisan research in the fields of economics, political science, and public administration.
Tasks: Assistance in projects involving labor market and financial system topics.
04/2007- 09/2008 Portfolio Risk Senior Analyst. Fondo Nacional de Garantías Bogota, Colombia
Fondo Nacional de Garantias is a Colombian public financial institution which provides credit guarantees to micro, small and medium enterprises of the country.
Tasks: Daily economic and financial risk analysis of invested portfolios
09/2006- 03/2007 Statistics Senior Analyst.Seguros Colpatria S.A. –Bogota, Colombia
Seguros Colpatria S.A. is a Colombian insurance company which offers insurance for autos, homes, property, life, and business.
Tasks: Statistical analysis, coding and derivation of indicators and automobile insurance risk modeling.
02/2005 – 07/2006 Risk Management Process Analyst. Bancoldex S.A.– Bogota, Colombia
Bancoldex S.A. is the Colombia's state-owned foreign trade development bank which promotes entrepreneurial development and gives foreign trade incentives through international banking operation.
Tasks: Economic assessment of the Bank’smarket risk management system.
CONFERENCES
10/2007Escuela Politécnica del Litoral. XIV Jornadas de Estadística e Informática. Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Presenting the paper: “Determinantes del spread de deuda soberana de algunos mercados emergentes: Aplicación de un modelo de regresión por cuantiles”. (Sovereign Spread Determinants for some Emerging Markets: A Quantile Regression Approach)
ACADEMIC REFERENCES
Dr. ORAZIO ATTANASIO
Professor. Department of Economics. University College London. London–United Kingdom
Phone Number: +44(0)2076795880. Email:
Dr. JOSÉ EDUARDO GÓMEZ-GONZALEZ
Manager. Departamento de Operaciones y Desarrollo de Mercados. Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia). Bogota - Colombia
Phone Number: +57(1)3431161. Email:
Dr. MUNIR JALIL BARNEY
Manager. Department of Economic Research. Citibank Colombia. Bogota - Colombia
Phone Number: +57(1)639 41 95. Email:
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