Globalisation (Investment and Trade issues); Economic Growth and Development Strategies (PRSP; MTEF; HIPC); New Economics of Geography and Regionalism (Trade Facilitation as an instrument to promote regional trade; A4T); Infrastructure (Transport, Trade Logistics, ICTs; and PPPs; CEA & CBA), Poverty & Inequality (Labour Market issues and Household Survey Analysis); Applied Econometrics (e.g. Panel data and Time series); GTAP Model; and Gravity Models; Trade in Services (GATS).
2004 – present: Doctoral Studies, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London and University of London, UK July 2009 – March 2010: Visitor at The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Department of Economics, Oxford University forthcoming, UK. July 2007- December 2008: Unregistered PhD exchange student at ENSAE/CREST, Paris Institute of Technology (ParisTech), IDEA League, France CREST Laboratory of Microeconometrics (ENSAE ParisTech) & Séminaire Economie du développement (ENSAE/PSE-Jourdan). 2006: Transport Investment Appraisal at Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds. 2006: International Trade & Economic Development Exploring the Linkages, University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics. 2006: Time Series Econometrics at Department of Economics, University College London. 2005-2006: MECT 1& 2 Econometrics, Mphil/PhD programme, Department of Economics, University College London. 2004-2006: LSE-UCL Development and Growth Seminar Series. 2005: Carried out almost 3 months of PhD Field research in the Eastern Province of Zambia. 2005: Political Economy of Development Seminar Series, School of Oriental and African Studies. 2004-2005: Socio-Economics of Rural Livelihoods, Rural Development; and Agricultural Trade & Policy, Imperial College London. 2004: Socio-Economic Research Methods in Rural Development, Imperial College London. 2002 (1999): M.Sc. in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 2002: M.Sc. Thesis: ”The International Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment in the Cuban Mining Sector with a special focus on the Nickel Industry”. 1997-1999: Main Courses: Advanced Development Economics; Advanced Macroeconomics; Growth Theory; Public Finance, International Political Economics; International Monetary Economics; Econometrics, Game Theory. 1993-1997: B.Sc. Degree in Economics, from the Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 1997: B.Sc. Thesis: “Sustainable Development and the role of Tax Policy.” Main courses: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, International Economics, etc.
January 2009 - : Consultant, Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, UNCTAD. Switzerland. RELEVANT POSITIONS HELD: July 2007 – Dec. 2008: Research Associate (Economist & Policy Analyst), African Economic Outlook, Development Centre, OECD, Paris. France. May 2006 – June 2007: Economist, Department of Economics and Financial Analysis, COWI A/S (Leading Consulting Company) May – July 2005: Research Assistant (Transport Economist), Transport and Infrastructure Development Section of the Transport Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). March – May 2005: Research Assistant, Economic Statistics Methodology Section of the Statistical Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Geneva, Switzerland. Sept. 2003 – Sept. 2004: Programme Officer (Associate Expert / P2), International Labour Organization (ILO), Lusaka Office, Zambia. Oct. 2002 – Sept. 2003: Junior Economist (P2) at the World Employment Report team, Employment Strategy Department, International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva. Switzerland. Oct. 2001 – Sept. 2002: External Collaborator/Consultant at the International Policy Group, Secretariat of the Working Party on Social Dimensions of Globalisation, International Labour Office, Switzerland. April 2001 – Sept. 2001: External Collaborator/Consultant at the Social Finance Programme, Employment Sector International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland. Sept. 2000 – Dec. 2000: Intern, Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch, Division on Globalisation and Development Strategies, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland. Sept. 1999 – Dec. 1999: Intern at the Office of Finances, The Danish Emergency Management Agency, Ministry of Interior, Denmark. April 1999 - June 1999: Intern at the Office of Finances, The Danish Emergency Management Agency, Ministry of Interior, Denmark. 1995-1998: Part-time Substitute Teacher in Math and Science, Lower-secondary level, at different General Education Schools in Municipality of Brøndby, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1992-2004: Other Pre-Doctoral Studies: 2004: Certificate in Globalization and Living Standards from Pompeu Fabra, Summer School, Spain. 2003: Certificate in Economic Growth & Income Distribution from Pompeu Fabra, Summer School, Spain. 2002: Certificate in Advanced Econometrics from London School of Economics, Summer School, United Kingdom. 2000: Certificate from United Nations Graduate Study Programme, Geneva, Switzerland. 1999-2000: Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2000: Visiting Research Student, Centre for International Economic Research, Havana, Cuba. 1999: Diploma in Finance Theory and Investment Theory from Harvard University, Summer School, USA. 1996: Diploma in Economics of Natural Resources, Cultural University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 1995: Diploma in the Model United Nations in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1992-1993: Diploma & Certificate in French Civilisation from Paris-Sorbonne, France. COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Scientific Word, Outlook Express; STATA, SPSS, E-Views, SAS, Endnote, Lotus Notes, Groupewise; MATLAB; MapInfo; GPS software for GIS purposes (PhD fieldwork). LANGUAGES: Native: Danish. Fluent (Spoken and Written) English and French. Basic (Spoken and Written) German and Spanish.
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES IN CIVIC, PUBLIC OR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Current Member of UK Development Studies Association (DSA). Current Member of the Danish Economic Society. Current Member of The Association of Danish Lawyers and Economists (DJOEF). 2001-03: Co-founder of New ILO Youth Association at the ILO. In charge of launching the inter-departmental seminar series; treasurer; administrator of website; acting president. 2000: Intern Co-ordinator at UNCTAD. 1997-99: Member of the Pluri-disciplinary discussion society at the University of Copenhagen. 1994-98: Member of l’Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l’Europe (AEGEE). 1993-95: Member of the Danish National Students’ Association.
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