Eva Loaeza-Albino

Eva Loaeza-Albino

PhD Candidate

University of Houston

About me

I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of Houston. Before starting my PhD I worked as an antitrust economist at the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) in Mexico. I also worked as an economist at the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).

I am on the 2023-24 job market and available for interviews.

Interests
  • Health Economics
  • Empirical Industrial Organization
  • Applied Microeconomics
Education
  • PhD in Economics, 2024 (expected)

    University of Houston

  • MA in Economics, 2021

    University of Houston

  • MA in Economics, 2015

    ITAM

  • BA in Economics, 2011

    UNAM

Professional Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Federal Economic Competition Commission
Director of Economic Analysis
October 2016 – January 2019 Mexico City
  • Coordinated and developed antitrust and competition studies in the pharmaceutical and transportation industries.
  • Managed communication of market studies’s recommendations with public and private bodies.
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Economic Competition Commission
Deputy Director of Economic Analysis
June 2015 – October 2016 Mexico City
  • Prepared presentations to communicate findings of technical studies to broader audiences.
  • Researched and assisted in the development of market studies in the areas of finance and agribusiness.
 
 
 
 
 
Mexican Social Security Institute
Research Analyst
September 2011 – January 2014 Mexico City
  • Performed statistical analysis to efficiently allocate federal funds for pharmaceuticals and medical services.

Research Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Hobby School of Public Affairs, UH
Research Assistant
Hobby School of Public Affairs, UH
September 2022 – Present Houston, TX
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Economics, UH
Research Assistant
Department of Economics, UH
June 2021 – August 2021 Houston, TX
 
 
 
 
 
El Colegio de Mexico
Research Assistant
El Colegio de Mexico
April 2010 – July 2011 Mexico City
 
 
 
 
 
UNAM
Research Assistant
UNAM
May 2010 – June 2011 Mexico City

Teaching Experience

 
 
 
 
 
University of Houston
Instructor
University of Houston
July 2023 – August 2023 Houston, TX

Principles of Microeconomics

  • Teaching Effectiveness: 4.6/5
  • Syllabus here
  • Course Evaluation here
 
 
 
 
 
University of Houston
Instructor
University of Houston
July 2022 – August 2022 Houston, TX

Principles of Macroeconomics

  • Teaching Effectiveness: 5/5
  • Material available here
  • Course Evaluation here
 
 
 
 
 
University of Houston
Teaching Assistant
University of Houston
August 2019 – July 2022 Houston, TX

Courses:

  • Empirical Industrial Organization
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Health Economics
  • Economics of Health Care
  • Introduction to Economic Data Analysis

Skills

Python

Intermediate

stata
Stata

Advanced

matlab
Matlab

Intermediate

arcgis
ArcGIS

Intermediate

R

Intermediate

qgis
QGIS

Intermediate

Certificates

Managerial Skills

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