Beatriz Armendariz

Beatriz Armendariz Holds An M. Phil in Economics from The University Of Cambridge

Beatriz Armendariz, a well qualified professional, holds years of experience in serving as a Lecturer at several prestigious educational institutions. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Instituto Tecnolgico Autnomo de Mexico (ITAM), Mexico. She later joined the University of Cambridge, UK, and thereby completed her M. Phil in Economics in 1986. Besides, she also holds a doctorate in Economics from EHESS, Paris, France, with Dissertation on Foreign Debt Negotiations: An Historical and Theoretical Analysis.

Research Fellow, Center for International Development, Harvard University (2000 to 2002)
Throughout her career, Beatriz Armendariz has worked with many leading educational institutions. From 2000 to 2002, she served as Research Fellow at the Center for International Development (CID), Harvard University. The CID is a nonprofit academic research center that focuses on generating shared and sustainable prosperity in developing nations. As Harvards main center for research on international development, CID actively creates, integrates and applies knowledge from the university and beyond to promote understanding of development solutions and challenges.

Beatriz Armendariz Professor at the University College London and Harvard University
Beatriz Armendariz is a senior lecturer in Economics at University College London and holds Ph.D. in Economics from EHESS, Paris, France. Currently, she has been appointed as summer school professor at University of the Andes (Columbia) - a co-educational private university located in city center, Bogota, Columbia. It was founded in 1948 and has 9 faculties, including Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Law, Social Sciences, Economics, and Engineering and Medicine. In addition, the University offers an international summer school program that gives students an opportunity to expand their international perspective by attending special courses in specialized areas. Dedicated to providing high quality education, the University is ranked as top tier university in Latin America.

Research Fellow at Center For European Research In Microfinance (CERMi)

Moreover, Beatriz Armendariz also works as Research Fellow at the Center for European Research in Microfinance. CERMi focuses on promoting academic research to support key stakeholders in microfinance industry, including NGOs, donors, cooperatives and financial institutions. It also aims at developing suitable frameworks to examine existing microfinance practices.

Books and articles

Beatriz Armendariz has co-written the Economics of Microfinance, 2nd Edition, along with Morduch, J. (2010), and Handbook of Microfinance, London (World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.) along with Labie, M. Some other publications by lecturer Armendariz includes Gender Empowerment in Microfinance, joint with Philippe Aghion; Poverty and Development: a New Growth Perspective, joint with Philippe Aghion (2002); and Peer Group Formation in An Adverse Selection Model (with Christian Gollier), The Economic Journal (2000).

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