Kathia PinzĆ³n | Orthopaedic Surgery | Best Researcher Award

Ā Prof. Kathia PinzĆ³n | Orthopaedic Surgery | Best Researcher Award

šŸ‘Øā€šŸ«Profile Summary

Dedicated economist and educator with a Master’s in Development Economics and a Bachelor’s in Economic and Financial Sciences, both with top honors. Extensive experience in academia, research, and statistical analysis, showcased through roles as a full-time professor, researcher, and consultant for institutions like the World Bank. Proven track record of excellence, including a master’s thesis with distinction and multiple awards and scholarships for academic achievements. Skilled in mathematical, statistical, and econometric methods, with proficiency in programming. Committed to advancing knowledge and fostering learning in quantitative economics and related fields.

šŸŒ Professional Profiles

 

 

 

 

šŸŽ“ Education

Graduate Degree: Master in Development Economics Period: 2018 – 2020 Institution: Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Ecuador Thesis: Distinction (9.8 / 10) Undergraduate Degree: Engineer in Economic and Financial Sciences Period: 2010 – 2015 Institution: National Polytechnic School, Ecuador Honors: Summa Cum Laude Graduate (29 / 30)

šŸ’¼ Work Experience

  • Full-Time Professor and Researcher
    • Department: Quantitative Economics
    • Institution: National Polytechnic School (EPN), Ecuador
    • Period: Since 05/2023
    • Responsibilities: Lectures, thesis project direction, research on mathematical, statistical, and econometric methods
  • Part-Time Professor and Researcher
    • Department: Mathematics
    • Institution: National Polytechnic School (EPN), Ecuador
    • Period: 01/2023 – 04/2023
    • Responsibilities: Lectures on Econometrics, thesis project direction, research
  • Researcher and World Bank Consultant
    • Institution: National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), Ecuador
    • Period: 05/2021 – 04/2023
    • Responsibilities: Statistical analysis, research collaboration, estimation of statistical and econometric models
  • Associate Researcher
    • Institution: Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Ecuador
    • Period: 09/2020 – 12/2021
    • Responsibilities: Research collaboration, proposal preparation, statistical analysis, programming
  • Graduate Student and Research Assistant (Scholarship Holder)
    • Institution: Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Ecuador
    • Period: 11/2018 – 09/2020
    • Responsibilities: Research collaboration, statistical analysis, programming
  • Teaching and Research Assistant
    • Department: Quantitative Economics
    • Institution: National Polytechnic School (EPN), Ecuador
    • Period: 02/2016 – 10/2018
    • Responsibilities: Lectures, tutoring, research collaboration
  • Data Analyst
    • Department: National Department of Operations Risk (Central Bank of Ecuador)
    • Period: 10/2015 – 01/2016
    • Responsibilities: Statistical analysis, programming, research collaboration
  • Data Analyst
    • Department: Information Department (National Secretary of Planning and Development, SENPLADES)
    • Period: 06/2015 – 09/2015
    • Responsibilities: Statistical analysis, programming, research collaboration

šŸ† Awards and Scholarships

  • Master Thesis with Distinction (Graduate level)
    • Date: August 2020
    • Institution: Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Quito, Ecuador
  • Full Scholarship for Graduate Studies
    • Date: November 2018
    • Institution: Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Quito, Ecuador
  • Award to the Best Student of “Engineering in Economic and Financial Sciences” Career
    • Date: December 2015 (Period 2015B)
    • Institution: National Polytechnic School (EPN) – Faculty of Sciences, Quito, Ecuador
  • Summa Cum Laude Graduate (Undergraduate level)
    • Date: December 2015
    • Institution: National Polytechnic School (EPN), Quito, Ecuador
  • Consecutive Biannual Scholarships of Academic Excellence
    • Duration: June 2012 ā€“ December 2015
    • Institution: National Polytechnic School (EPN), Quito, Ecuador
  • Scholarship for Research Collaboration
    • Date: June 2014
    • Institution: United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Quito, Ecuador
  • Consecutive Annual Scholarships of Academic Excellence
    • Duration: 2005 ā€“ 2010
    • Institution: “Liceo Fernandez Madrid” High School, Quito, Ecuador

šŸ“šTop Noted Publication

    1. Title: Dynamics between Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in Ecuador: A Granger Causality Analysis

     

    1. Title: Reviewing Some Problems in the Supposed Economic Sciences

     

    1. Title: Do Imports of Intermediate Inputs Generate Higher Productivity? Evidence from Ecuadorian Manufacturing

     

    1. Title: Determinants of the Academic Performance of Students at an Ecuadorian Public University

     

    1. Title: Special of Labor Demand: Methodology for the Construction of Employment Projections

     

    1. Title: Special of Labor Demand: Analysis of Results of the Employment Matrix Based on Administrative Records

     

    1. Title: Labor Overview of Ecuador 2019-2021

     

    1. Title: Corruption, Unemployment, and Clientelism: A Political Economy Approach