MSCA PhD Fellow
November 2024 - Present
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree
September 2022 - September 2024
Major in Socioeconomic and Ecological Economics
MS Economic Sciences, Università degli studi Roma Tre, Italy
MS Economic Policy Analysis, Sorbonne Université, University Paris Cité, and Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC), France
Master’s Thesis: Blockchain as a Tool for Solidarity Finance and Local Development: The Case of Sarafu Community Currency Network in Kenya
Supervisors: Dr. Jerome Blanc (Sciences Po Lyon), Dr. Mara Giua (Roma Tre University), Dr. Will Ruddick (Grassroots Economics and University of Cape Town)
BS Economics major in Development Economics
August 2014 - June 2018
University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna, Philippines
Undergraduate Thesis: Efficient Market Hypothesis: Evidence from the Bitcoin Market (2010-2017)
Supervisor: Jhoana Alcalde
YSEALI Academic Fellowship on Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
September 2020 - June 2021
University of Connecticut, USA
Researcher, Grassroots Economics
February 2024 - Present
Economist III, Philippine Competition Commission
March 2022 - August 2022
Research Assistant, Ateneo School of Government
April 2021 - February 2022
Financial Analyst III, Department of Finance
August 2019 - April 2021
Data Analyst, Coins.ph
July 2018 - July 2019
Summa Cum Laude, EPOG
September 2024
Best Graduate Thesis, EPOG Socioeconomic and Ecological Economics Track
July 2024
SMARTS-UP Research Grant Awardee, University Paris Cité
January 2024
Erasmus Mundus Scholar, European Union
March 2022
Best Undergraduate Thesis in Economics, UPLB
June 2018
Volunteer Award, UPLB
June 2018