curriculum vitae
José a. pellerano
Public Economics, Applied Econometrics, Industrial Organization,
Impact Evaluation, Behavioral Economics, Forecasting.
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PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aug 2017 - Feb 2019
Senior Economist, Analytica
As a consulting firm in Economics and Business Intelligence, I collaborate in different projects on the design and implementation of solutions to satisfy clients’ requirements.
Mar 2014 - Present
Consultant, Sistema Único de Beneficiarios(SIUBEN)
My main task is to evaluate the impact of the social assistance in education, health and well- being indicators. This is as part of an ongoing research agenda that includes the process and analysis of the institution’s data base.
Jan 2012 – May 2013
Instructor, Texas A&M University
Lecturer for undergraduate level courses: Intermediate Microeconomics and Industrial Organization.
Aug 2010 – Jul 2011
Research Assistance, Texas A&M University
Research assistant for the faculty members in charge of the impact evaluation of the DATE program (District Awards for Teacher Excellence) on students’ s school performance. (DATE Final Evaluation Report. Chapter 6: DATE Participation and Student Performance, National Center on Performance
Incentives, December 2010).
Aug 2007 – Jul 2008
Research Division, Central Bank of the
Dominican Republic
Tasks: Collaborate with the research agenda of the division and develop my own research agenda.
Apr 2004 – Mar 2005
Economic Analysis Division, Banco
Popular Dominicano
Tasks: Macroeconomic indicators analysis, forecasting and economic outlook presentations.
PUBLICATIONS
“Do Extrinsic Incentives Undermine Social Norms? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Energy Conservation” (con Michael K. Price, Steve Puller y Gonzalo Sánchez), Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics (2016), doi:10.1007/s10640-016-0094-3.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/ RECENT COURSES
Impact Evaluation Methods in Economics with STATA applications
For: Economic Studies Department, Dirección General de Impuestos Internos de la República
Dominicana
Nov 2018 – Mar 2019
INSTRUCTOR, Texas A&M University
Intermediate Microeconomics
Spring semester 2013
Industrial Organization
Spring semester 2012
LECTURER, Universidad Iberoamericana
Public Policy and Regulation
Fall semester 2016
Master in Economics UNIBE – Empírica
Microeconomic Theory II
Fall semester 2014
Maester in Economics UNIBE – Empírica
TEACHING ASISTANT, Texas A&M University
Energy Markets, Finance and Policy
Fall semester 2012
Financial Economics
Fall semester 2011
EducaTION
2013
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, EE.UU.
Phd in Economics
2006
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
MS in Economics (Macroeconomics)
2005
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Applied Macroeconomics Interamerican Program (PIMA)
2004
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Sto. Dgo., Rep. Dom.
Bachelor’s in Economics
WORK IN PROGRESS
1. “Price vs. Non-Price Policy Instruments to Encourage Energy Conservation: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Ecuador” (with Michael K. Price, Steve Puller and Gonzalo Sanchéz).
2.“Conditional Cash Transfers and High School Attainment: Evidence from a Large-scale program in the Dominican Republic” (with Manuel Hernández and Gonzalo Sánchez).
PhD THESIS
“Search Costs in Airline Markets”