cv

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Basics

Name Yobin Timilsena
Label Economist
Email timilsena[dot]yobin[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone +61 450 475 001
Website https://yobin-tim[dot]github[dot]io
Summary My research interests include spatial and labour macroeconomics and using quantitative models to answer policy-centric welfare relevant questions. I am proficient in multiple programming languages for structural modelling (Julia, Matlab, Python) and data analysis (R, Python, Stata, arcGIS). I am generally interested in investigating the effects of different policies on economic outcomes.

Education

  • 2023.01 - Present

    Melbourne, Australia

    PhD
    University of Melbourne
    Macroeconomics (Quantitative Spatial and Labour Economics)
  • 2023.01 - 2023.12

    Melbourne, Australia

    M.Com in Economics
    University of Melbourne
  • 2020.08 - 2022.06

    WI, US

    MS in Economics
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Macroeconomics and Industrial Organisation
  • 2016.08 - 2020.05

    Abu Dhabi, UAE

    BA in Economics
    New York University Abu Dhabi
    Economics (Theory and Finance), Minor in Mathematics; summa cum laude

Teaching

Research

  • 2019.01 - 2020.05
    Research Assistant
    Professor John C. Ham
    NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE
    Assisted with applied econometric research on employment dynamics of single women in the US.
  • 2017.06 - 2017.08
    Summer Research Intern
    NYU - CTED, Ghana
    Collected and analyzed historical price trends of cash crops in Ghana; contributed to an IGC working paper on commodities exchange, planned and deployed the MarketPlace app; conducted training sessions for local villagers; and evaluated the app's cost-benefit analysis.

Work

  • 2019 - 2020
    VC Investment Professional
    Engaged with CEOs of MENA region startups to evaluate investment opportunities, conducted due diligence and created internal reports to inform investment decisions, and collaborated with Managing Partners to devise investment strategies for a new fund.

Volunteer

  • 2024 - Present

    Melbourne, VIC, AU

    Peer Mentor Tutor
    Williams Centre for Learning Advancement, UniMelb
  • 2021 - 2022

    Madison, WI, USA

    Experienced TA Trainer
    Department of Economics, UW Madison
  • 2020 - 2022

    Madison, WI, USA

    Leadership Team
    Wisconsinites for Inclusion and Diversity in Economics (WIDE)
  • 2018 - 2020

    Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Editorial Team
    NYUAD Journal of Social Sciences

Awards

Skills

Programming
Julia
Matlab
Python
R
ArcGIS
Stata
Latex

Languages

Nepali
Native speaker
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent

References

Professor Lawrence Uren
luren[at]unimelb.edu.au
Professor James Hansen
james[dot]hansen[at]unimelb.edu.au