cv

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Basics

Name Yobin Timilsena
Label PhD Candidate in Economics
Email timilsena[dot]yobin[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone +61 450 475 001
Website https://yobin-tim[dot]github[dot]io
Summary PhD candidate in Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. I specialise in building spatial macroeconomic models to answer policy-relevant questions regarding spatial heterogeneity and inequality. My current research examines the determinants and linkages of spatial inequality in economic outcomes, the extent of education-driven intergenerational mobility, and changes to urban structure under hybrid work arrangements.

Education

  • 2024.01 - Present

    Melbourne, Australia

    PhD
    University of Melbourne
    Business and Economics (Economics)
  • 2023.01 - 2023.12

    Melbourne, Australia

    M.Com
    University of Melbourne
    Economics
  • 2020.08 - 2022.06

    Madison, WI, USA

    MS
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Economics (Fields: Macroeconomics; Industrial Organization)
  • 2016.08 - 2020.05

    Abu Dhabi, UAE

    BA
    New York University Abu Dhabi
    Economics, summa cum laude; Minor: Applied Mathematics

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 analysed 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

Awards

Skills

Programming
Python
Julia
Matlab
R
Stata
ArcGIS
LaTeX

Languages

English
Fluent
Nepali
Native speaker
Hindi
Fluent

References

A/Prof. Lawrence Uren
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
luren[at]unimelb.edu.au
Dr. James Hansen
Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
james[dot]hansen[at]unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof. Reshad Ahsan
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
reshad[dot]ahsan[at]unimelb.edu.au
Dr. Mehmet Ozmen
Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne (Teaching reference)
mehmet[dot]ozmen[at]unimelb.edu.au