Beatriz Armendariz is a Lecturer at Harvard University (USA) and University College London (UK), Beatriz Armendariz has pursued her education from some of most prestigious educational institutes. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from ITAM, Mexico, and her M. Phil in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK.
2. Beatriz Armendariz Holds An M. Phil in
Economics from The University Of Cambridge
A Lecturer at Harvard University (USA) and University
College London (UK), Beatriz Armendariz has pursued
her education from some of most prestigious
educational institutes. She completed her Bachelor of
Arts degree in Economics from ITAM, Mexico, and her
M. Phil in Economics from the University of Cambridge,
UK. Thereafter, she attended EHESS, Paris and
completed her Ph. D in Economics, with Dissertation on
the topic of “Foreign Debt Negotiations: An Historical
and Theoretical Analysis”.
3. 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”.
4. Professional experience
Throughout her career, 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); and 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, and then as Senior
Lecturer in Economics at University College London,
UK.
5. Publications
Beatriz Armendariz co-authored The Economics of
Microfinance, First Edition (2005), and Second Edition
(2010), with Jonathan Morduch. Her forthcoming books
are The Handbook of Microfinance, with Marc Labie,
and The Economics of Contemporary Latin American
Economy, with Felipe Larrain. Currently, she is
working on various field projects, most notably on
Environmentally-friendly Rural Farming in Burundi,
with Ephrem Niyongabo of Universite de Mons,
Belgium.
6. 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).
7. Summer School Professor at Universidad de los
Andes
Beatriz Armendariz has been appointed as a Summer
School Professor at Universidad de los Andes- one of the
best universities in Latin America. She will be teaching
the course in Microfinance-Theoretical and Empirical
Advances to students in Spanish language.
8. Beatriz Armendariz Is a Lecturer in Economics
Beatriz Armendariz is a resident of London and a Senior
Lecturer in Economics. She is presently teaching at the
University College London in United Kingdom. Prior to
this, she was associated with the Harvard University,
USA as a lecturer in Economics. She completed her
graduation in Economics from Mexico in 1984 followed
by M Phil in Economics from University of Cambridge,
UK. Later on, she did her Ph. D from France. ‘Foreign
Debt Negotiations: A Historical and Theoretical
Analysis’ was her topic of Ph. D Dissertation. She is an
intellectual person and is also the founding member of
the Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance and Gender
Equality Fund. She has travelled a lot and has been
moving from one part of the world to other. She is a
prominent research fellow and an active member of the
Scientific Committee.
9. Research Fellow, Center for International
Development, Harvard University (2000 to 2002)
Throughout her career, Beatriz Armendariz has worked
with many leading educational institutions. From 2000
to 2002, she served as Research Fellow at the Center for
International Development (CID), Harvard University.
The CID is a nonprofit academic research center that
focuses on generating shared and sustainable
prosperity in developing nations. As Harvard’s main
center for research on international development, CID
actively creates, integrates and applies knowledge from
the university and beyond to promote understanding of
development solutions and challenges.
10. Beatriz Armendariz – Founding Member Of
Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance
Foundation
Beatriz Armendariz is a highly qualified individual, with
vast amount of experience working as a Lecturer in
several leading educational institutions. She is the
Founding Member of Grameen Credit Agricole
Microfinance Foundation, Paris and serves on its Board
of Directors. 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).
11. Visiting Scholar at David Rockefeller Center for
Latin American Studies
From 1998 to 1999, Beatriz Armendariz was a Visiting
Scholar at David Rockefeller Center for Latin American
Studies, Harvard University.
Established in 1994, DRCLAS focuses on increasing
knowledge of economies, cultures, histories,
environment and contemporary affairs of present and
past Latin America. The mission of this organization is
to strengthen relationship between Harvard and
institutions throughout Latin America, and to improve
public understanding of Latin America in the U.S. and
abroad.
12. Other Positions
Some other positions held by the lecturer Beatriz
Armendariz include Research Associate at Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Development Center (Paris); Visiting Professor at
Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse (France);
Teaching Assistant at ITAM, Mexico; Visiting Associate
Professor, Department of Economics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge: and more.
