Dmitri Kirpichev

Dmitri Kirpichev

Ph.D. candidate in Economics

CEMFI

About me

I am a highly motivated Ph.D. candidate in Economics at CEMFI (Madrid), seeking a position to apply and develop my analytical and communication skills. My graduate education has equipped me with strong problem-solving and teamwork abilities, as well as the ability to conduct rigorous theoretical and quantitative analysis with high attention to detail. I am confident in my strengths in systematic and creative thinking, flexibility, and proactivity, and I am eager to use these skills and experience to make a positive impact on my team and organization.

I am currently a consultant at the Macroeconomics and Growth Department at the World Bank, where I study the impact of access to capital markets and firm productivity.

You can find my CV here.

Interests

  • Industrial Economics
  • Trade Economics
  • Urban Economics

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics and Government, Spring 2023 (Expected)

    CEMFI

  • Master in Economics and Finance, 2018

    CEMFI

  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics (in English), 2016

    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Research

Work Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Consultant

World Bank

Feb 2023 – Present Washington, DC
  • Elaboration of two chapters of the report “Developing Capital Markets: Firm Participation and Impact” jointly with Prof. Manuel Garc´ıa-Santana (UPF).
  • Cleaned, managed, and analyzed administrative firm-level data from Worldscope using STATA.
  • Colaborated in the elaboration of supplementary analytical reports, presentation, and other material.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

CEMFI

Sep 2019 – Jun 2020 Madrid, Spain
  • Research Assistant for Dr. Yarine Fawaz in her research on Labor Economics.
  • Collected, cleaned, and managed research data from the US Census.
  • Conducted quantitative analysis using Stata.
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant

CEMFI

Mar 2019 – Jun 2021 Madrid, Spain
  • Teaching Assistant to Prof. Gerard Llobet for the graduate course on Industrial Economics, Spring 2019, 2020, and 2021.
  • Best Teaching Assistant Award 2021 at CEMFI (student’s overall assessment of the course: 5/5).
  • Conducted practice sessions, complemented the course material of the lead lecturer, and provided feedback to students.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Bank of Spain

Jun 2017 – Oct 2017 Madrid, Spain
  • Research Assistant to Dr. Enrique Moral-Benito in his research on Trade Economics.
  • Cleaned, managed, and analyzed administrative firm-level data from the Spanish Mercantile Registry and the Spanish Balance of Payments, product-country pair-level data on non-tariff barriers, and combined the different datasets to enable empirical analysis.
  • Elaborated technical reports and conveyed results to different audiences.
 
 
 
 
 

Consultant

Visión y Gestión del Cambio S.L.

Jun 2016 – Sep 2016 Madrid, Spain
  • Cleaned, managed, and analyzed corporate data.
  • Collaborated in the elaboration of pricing recommendations for a private online university using data on past subscriptions.
  • Introduced state-of-art econometric software and techniques to relevant stakeholders.
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 Madrid, Spain
  • Teaching Assistant for Prof. Antonio Rodrigo for the undergraduate course of Mathematics I. Mathematics I is an undergraduate introductory course that covers calculus tools for economists.
  • This teaching assistantship was part of an Educational Innovation Project (Proyecto de Innovación Educativa), an initiative of the Spanish Ministry of Education which funds pedagogical initiatives that foster formation outside the classroom.
  • Conducted one-on-one tutorship and provided frequent feedback on coursework and home assignments to the most challenged students.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 Madrid, Spain
  • Teaching Assistant for Prof. Juan Ángel Jiménez-Martínez in topics on Financial Econometrics.
  • Collected, cleaned, and managed data on financial returns of emerging economies using financial databases like Eikon or Datastream, and elaborated descriptive statistics of financial returns using Matlab and R.
  • Updated and managed the faculty’s website in HTML.
 
 
 
 
 

Consultant

Metaeconomics S.L.

Sep 2014 – Jun 2016 Madrid, Spain
  • Collected, cleaned, and managed open-source data.
  • Conducted quantitative analyses of composite indicators like Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index and the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index.
  • Established links between geopolitical conflicts and relevant stakeholders.
  • Presented own work to different inside and outside-the-field audiences.

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