2. Beatriz Armendariz - Lecturer in
Economics
Beatriz Armendariz, a well qualified professional, holds
years of experience in serving as a Lecturer at several
prestigious educational institutions.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico
(ITAM), Mexico. She later joined the University of
Cambridge, UK, and thereby completed her M. Phil in
Economics in 1986.
Besides, she also holds a doctorate in Economics
from EHESS, Paris, France, with Dissertation on
“Foreign Debt Negotiations: An
Historical and Theoretical Analysis”.
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She is also a Research Fellow and Member of
the Scientific Committee for the Center for
European Research in Microfinance (CERMi).
Her current academic positions are Senior
Lecturer in Economics at the University College
London, UK (2010 to 2011), and Lecturer in
Economics at Harvard University, USA
(2010 to 2011).
4. Academic Background
Beatriz Armendariz attended ITAM, Mexico to
pursue her Bachelor of Arts degree in
Economics (1984) and thereafter enrolled at the
University of Cambridge, UK (1986) to
complete her M. Phil in Economics. She also
holds Ph. D in Economics from EHESS, Paris,
France, with Dissertation on “Foreign Debt
Negotiations: An Historical and Theoretical
Analysis”.
5. Founding Member - Grameen Credit
Agricole Microfinance Foundation, Paris
Beatriz Armendariz is the Founding Member of
Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation,
Paris, and also serves on its Board of Directors. Apart
from this, she is a Research Fellow and Member of the
Scientific Committee for the Center for European
Research in Microfinance (CERMi). From 2010 to
2011, she served as a Senior Lecturer in Economics,
University College London, United Kingdom. Besides,
she was also a Lecturer in Economics at
Harvard University,USA.
6. Professional Experience
Beatriz Armendariz has held several prominent
positions at different educational institutes. She served
as Teaching Assistant at ITAM; as Research Officer at
INEGI (Mexico); as Visiting Scholar in Economics
Department of MIT, Cambridge; as Lecturer in
Economics at London School of Economics; as
Visiting Professor at Toulouse School of Economics
(France); & as Lecturer in Economics at University
College London, UK. From 2000 to 2002, she served
as a Research Fellow at the Center for International
Development, Harvard University, & then as Senior
Lecturer in Economics at University College London,
UK.
7. Publications
Beatriz Armendariz also likes to read books of writers
belonging to different parts of the globe. She has also
worked as a visiting professor at Brussels in Belgium
and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology at
Cambridge in USA. Apart from teaching, Beatriz
Armendariz is a keynote speaker of gender equality in
Micro-finance. She has also attended numerous
conferences on micro-finance. Her teaching
experience includes key areas of study like
Micro-finance, Latin American Economy, Poverty and
Development, Development Economics, Money and
Banking,Basic Economic Concepts and
Microeconomics.
8. The Recipient Of Various Grants And
Awards
In 2009, Beatriz Armendariz received “Brains
Back in Brussels” research grant from the
Government of Brussels, Belgium.
In addition to this, she also won Raul Bailleres
Academic Award” given by ITAM Mexico, D.F.,
Mexico (2006-2007)