Muhammad Bashir
Muhammad was born in a small village in rural Punjab and was the first in his family to go to college. As a Predoc in Economics at Columbia University he works for Professors Michael Carlos Best and Jack J. Wills. His primary research interests lie in the domains of public and development economics. Specifically, he seeks to comprehend the behavior of firms in response to taxation, with a pronounced focus on informality as a prevalent reaction. Additionally, he investigates the dynamic consequences of size-based tax policies and the strategies employed by multinational corporations for profit shifting. In his capacity as a Predoc, he is engaged in a myriad of projects. These include examining the intricacies of tax audits and understanding the detection and collection capabilities of developing nations. He employs Machine Learning and other advanced computational methods in efforts to predict poverty.
Before joining Columbia University, He completed His MSc in Economics at the University of Manchester where he was mentored by Dr. Mazhar Waseem, who has had a great influence on his research interests and professional development. He received a BS in Economics and Mathematics from the Department of Mathematics at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore. He had the privilege of being a National Outreach Program (http://nop.lums.edu.pk/ ) scholar at LUMS, a prestigious scholarship envisaged by Syed Babar Ali.
On a personal note, his interests extend beyond economics and delve deep into the realms of mathematics and the rich tapestry of Punjabi language and culture. He holds a special reverence for the poetic genius of Bulleh Shah, whose verses resonate deeply with him. While he values the traditional essence of his poetry, he often finds himself interpreting his words through a contemporary lens, drawing parallels with modern sensibilities and contexts.
Personal website: https://bashirmohammad.github.io/
Barthelemy Bikoi
Barthelemy is from Cameroon, where he completed his BS in Finance. He then pursued his Master’s in Leadership at Boston College, followed by a Master’s in Economics at Baylor University. Prior to joining Columbia, he was a Research Fellow at The World Bank Group, where he was sponsored by the Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program to collaborate on research relating to the impacts of innovative technologies on agricultural productivity. He is interested in understanding the mechanisms that underlie voting behaviors in elections and is particularly keen to learn the rigorous tools which Economics provides for studying similar questions relating to society. He is currently assisting Professor Ebonya Washington on projects which examine how minority groups in the United States leverage the political system to meet their needs. Outside of Economics, he enjoys delving into Renaissance history and the history of the Roman Empire, with a particular fascination for the period of the Punic Wars.
Marco Gutierrez Chavez
Marco Gutierrez is a Predoctoral Fellow at Columbia University working at the intersection of natural language processing with development economics. Previously, he has worked as a Consultant for Columbia University and the World Bank on projects related to Development Economics and Law and Economics. In addition, he has collaborated on behavioral economics projects with professors from Brown University, George Mason University, and the University of California. Marco graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, with a bachelor’s degree in Economics.
Michael Duarte
Michael is originally from Lisbon, Portugal. He completed his undergraduate studies at Columbia College where he majored in economics. Michael is currently a pre-doc at Columbia’s Department of Economics where he works under the supervision of Professor David Weinstein. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Economics and hopes to use it as a stepping stone to a career in research in international trade, economic geography, and urban economics.
Filippo Paternollo
Filippo Paternollo was born and raised in Milan, Italy. He received his MSc and BSc in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University, where he was awarded the Bocconi Graduate Merit Award for academic excellence. He also studied at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Filippo is primarily interested in applied microeconomics and has a strong passion for policy-relevant issues. He has co-authored research on competition in digital markets with Francesco Decarolis and Muxin Li. Additionally, Filippo has provided economic analysis to the Commission for the reform of the Italian Public Procurement Law. At Columbia, Filippo is currently working on research related to healthcare economics and energy/environmental economics.
Before joining Columbia University, Filippo worked as an Analyst in Compass Lexecon’s Competition Practice in Milan. His work involved estimating damages in antitrust litigation and evaluating the competitive effects of mergers.
Jack Rosetti
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