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Alan A. JiménezPhone: (915) 704-0763 Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Summary of QualificationsFour years of experience conducting quantitative research using econometric forecasting, particularly in the topics of energy economics, international economics, and macroeconomics. Fluent in English and Spanish.
Education Texas A&M University at College Station M.S., Economics, Econometrics track; December 2016. University of Texas at El Paso
M.S., Economics; May 2014. B.A. with Honors, Political Science, B.A. with Honors, Philosophy; May 2011.
Work ExperienceTexas A&M University August 2014 to May 2015Teaching Assistant
● Supported students who struggled with the course material outside of class and provided them with further resources to prepare for their upper division courses.
● Reached out to students who needed special accommodations, individual concerns, and further tutoring.
University of Texas at El Paso June 2012 to May 2014 Research Assistant
● Estimated and maintained econometric models on energy, retail, real estate and other key sectors of the border region.
● Assisted in the collection of data relevant to the border region.● Updated BRMP data restaurant and drug prices and elasticities in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
Philosophic Systems Institute Dec 2011 to May 2012Intern
● Encouraged people in the community to engage in extracurricular education.● Provided a space that can be a stepping stone for community projects to emerge and to network with
experienced local artists.
University of Texas at El Paso Jan 2010 to May 2011Student Advisor
● Assisted students with career planning, registration, and academic counseling● Evaluated and determined the transfer of credits; researched course descriptions to determine
transferability● Referred students to the appropriate specialized staff for such issues as comprehensive
counseling, financial assistance, study abroad, etc.
University of Texas at El Paso July 2009 to Dec 2009 Peer Leader
● Collaborated with the SLI staff facilitators to provide instructional leadership for SLI Class – 11● Publicized and supported the academic policies and standards of UTEP
Publications● “An Econometric Analysis of Retail Gasoline Prices in a Border Metropolitan Economy” (with Thomas Fullerton and Adam Walke), North American Journal of Economics and Finance 34, 2015● “Gasoline Price Predictability in a Border Metropolitan Economy” (with Thomas Fullerton, Yu Liu, and Adam Walke), Applied Economics Letters 22, 2015
Research Experience● Participated and won team activity that focused on efficient energy price bidding ● Developed bidding strategy in wholesale electricity market to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities in day ahead/real time spreads. ● Tested the predictive power of various exchange rate models for the Mexican peso● Forecasted short-term retail gas prices in US border using Mexican gasoline as substitute good● Estimated thickness of US-Mexico border by measuring numerous price ratio drifts across time
Related Skills● Econometric and statistical research using Stata, SAS, Eviews and R.
