PhD defence by Jimena Pacheco Miranda

The impact of crises on human capital formation cases from Ecuador
PhD student
Date
Friday 18 Oct 2024, 15:30 - 17:30
Type
PhD defence
Spoken Language
English
Room
Aula B
Location
International Institute of Social Studies
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Jimena Pancheco Miranda

On 18 October ber 2024, Jimena Pacheco Miranda will defend her thesis exploring the impact of 3 shocks that affected Ecuador in 1999 (economic crisis), in 2016 (earthquake) and in 2020 (Covid pandemic).

In three essays she provides estimates of the impact of shocks in the short, medium, and long term, on both health and education and for the population at large. 

  1. The first essay deals with the effects of the economic crisis that Ecuador experienced in 1999, showing that the negative repercussions for children born during the crisis are still observable more than 10 years after macroeconomic recovery.
  2. The second essay analyzes the impact of a major earthquake that occurred on the coast of Ecuador on April 16, 2016, on educational outcomes of secondary school children. She shoes that despite the damage, the earthquake became an opportunity as it led to increased resource flows to the affected areas.
  3. The third essay examines the effect of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Ecuador on the health outcomes of newborns. She shows that, on average, a newborn exposed to the lockdown weighs 34 grams less, is 0.16 centimeters shorter and has a 2-percentage point higher probability of being low weight as compared to a newborn not exposed to the lockdown.

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Doctoral Board

Chair

Professor Ruard Ganzevoort

Doctoral dissertation supervisor

Professor Arjun Bedi
Professor Natascha Wagner, Radboud University

Full Doctoral Committee

  • Professor Ines Berniell, Universidad Nacional de la Plata
  • Professor Paul Carrillo, George Washington University
  • Dr Bruno Martorano, Maastricht University
  • Professor Maria Pilar Garcia Gomez, Erasmus University
  • Dr Robert Sparrow, International Institute of Social Studies
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The ceremony will begin promptly at 15:30 hrs in the ISS auditorium (Aula B) of the ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague. The doors will be closed after the start of the Public Defence, but will be briefly opened after the candidate’s introduction to allow latecomers to enter.

Children under 7 years old are not allowed in the Aula during the first part of the ceremony.

The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Atrium of the ISS.

Professors are invited to join the academic procession.

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