Yasmeen

M.Sc. in Economics

2025

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Munich, Germany

Thesis: "Valuing nature and risk reduction: Willingness to pay for public climate adaptation measures."

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres von Schickfus (Ifo Institute for Economic Research).

Relevant coursework: Microeconomics of Climate Change, Data Analytics, Causal Inference, Applied Microeconomics.

M.Sc. in Economics with mention in Development Studies

2023

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Lima, Peru

Thesis: "Climate change and agriculture: an analysis of the impact of climate variables on Peruvian agricultural yield from 2015 to 2019".

Advisor: Prof. Dr. José Carlos Orihuela.

Relevant coursework: Advanced Econometrics (Panel and Cross-Sectional Data), Design and Evaluation of Social Policies, Advanced Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Economic Growth and Development.

B.A. in Economics

2018

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Lima, Peru

Intern Consultant – C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF)

Sep. 2025 - Feb. 2026

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Berlin, Germany

• Supported policy- and donor-facing reporting for climate-resilient urban infrastructure projects, aligning results frameworks with international climate finance and public sector requirements.
• Contributed to analytical outputs used in dialogue with public authorities, donors, and international partners.
• Assisted coordination with public institutions, supporting compliance with reporting and funding requirements.

Research Assistant

Jun. 2025 - Sep. 2025

Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, Germany

• As part of my master thesis, worked with Dr. Marie-Theres von Schickfus and Dr. Nicola Garbarino on a project analyzing firms' willingness to pay for public climate adaptation measures in Germany.
• The project focuses on valuing nature-based solutions and risk reduction, with implications for climate policy design and tax-related market instruments.

Intern to Support the Knowledge Agenda in the Andean Region

Jan. 2025 - Mar. 2025

Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C., United States

• Collaborated with Dr. Osmel Manzano on a study that analyzed the distributional effects of mining activity on inequality in Peru using quantile regression, deriving policy-relevant evidence for regional development and extractive-sector governance.

Research Assistant

Mar. 2023 - Jun. 2025

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) and Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany

• Supported Dr. Vojtech Bartos, Dr. Timm Opitz, and Dr. Kristina Czura in data cleaning and processing with Stata in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) project: "Identifying and Teaching High-Growth Entrepreneurship: Experimental Evidence from Entrepreneurship Academies for University Students in Uganda".
• The project aimed to disentangle the extent to which entrepreneurial success can be attributed to skill formation versus selection. Supported by LMU and the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.

Consultant

Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2023, Aug. 2023 - Dec. 2023

Office for Gender Equality and Diversity - PUCP, Lima, Peru

• Collaborated in analyzing and generating reports on data as input for fulfilling the functions of the Office for Gender Equality and Diversity with the ex-Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru Marcela Huaita Alegre to strengthen policies for gender equality in the PUCP.

Consultant

May 2020 - Feb. 2021, Dec. 2022 - Mar. 2023

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Lima, Peru

• Participated in the design and analysis of data about students and professors in the Faculty of Social Sciences at PUCP. This project aimed to create an alert system for students at academic risk and a teacher evaluation index. Also, support the new curricular structuring of the Economics career with Prof. Dr. José Carlos Orihuela Paredes.

Junior Environmental Economist Researcher

Sep. 2021 - Dec. 2021, Mar. 2022 - Sep. 2022

Oxford University and Mountain Institute, Lima, Peru

• Contributed to Dr. Florencia Zapata and Dr. Yadira Mori in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the project "Positioning evidence on the economic recovery potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) in Peru" coordinated by Oxford Martin School and co-implemented by The Mountain Institute.
• Synthesized quantitative and qualitative indicators on climate adaptation, water security, and livelihoods, supporting policy dialogue with ministries and multilateral institutions.

Research Assistant

Apr. 2021 - Sep. 2021, Jun. 2022 - Dec. 2022

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Lima, Peru

• Assisted Emeritus Prof. Dr. Adolfo Figueroa in the second edition and third edition of his book "The Quality of Society Essays on the Unified Theory of Capitalism" published in Palgrave Macmillan Springer and Amazon.

Research Assistant

Dec. 2020 - Mar. 2021

Freelance, Lima, Peru

• Assisted Prof. Dr. Roxana Barrantes (member of the directory of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru) with projects about Natural Resources, Economics Regulation, Gender, and others. Our main project is about the perspective of Natural Resources for the Bicentennial of Peru. The book is available here.

Consultant

Apr. 2019 - Sep. 2019

INDECOPI, Lima, Peru

• Conducted quantitative analysis for the Commission on Dumping, Subsidies, and the Elimination of Non-Tariff Commercial Barriers.
• Provided insights into the agricultural and textile sectors through an economic analysis of market conditions in Peru, Bangladesh, and China.

Research Assistant

Mar. 2017 - Apr. 2019

Research Center at Pacific University, Lima, Peru

• Assisted Dr. María Matilde Schwalb in both quantitative and qualitative analysis, including the design, collection, processing, and estimation of data.
• Subjects investigated include collective action, corruption, consumer theory, environmental economics, and social and environmental responsibility.
• Supported Prof. Schwalb-Helguero with these papers:
  • Schwalb-Helguero, M., Prialé, M. (2019). Capítulo Perú. En Yepes-López, G., García, C., Schwalb-Helguero, M.M. (Eds), Índice de Institucionalización del Soborno en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. IISLA- PRME.
  • Schwalb-Helguero, M., García-Arrizabalaga, I. (2019). Discovering New Traits of the European Buycotter. In Responsibility and Governance (pp. 197-213). Springer, Singapore.
  • Schwalb-Helguero, M., García-Arrizabalaga, I. (2018). Discovering New Traits of Latin American Buycotter.