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Hola!
Hola!


I'm a PhD student in Economics at [http://www.brandeis.edu/global/current_phd.php Brandeis University] in Boston. I come originally from the [http://wikitravel.org/en/Colombia Colombian] Andes!
I'm a PhD student in Economics at [http://www.brandeis.edu/global/current_phd.php Brandeis University] in Boston. I come originally from [http://wikitravel.org/en/Colombia Colombia].


== Research Interests ==
== Research Interests ==
* Macroeconomic dynamics
* Macroeconomic dynamics
* Business Cycles analysis
* Business Cycle analysis
* Behavioral models of Asset Pricing Bubbles
* Behavioral models of Asset Pricing Bubbles
== Expertise ==
== Expertise ==
I'm still developing expertise on:
 
* Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium modeling
* Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium modeling
* Agent-Based Finance modeling
* Computational Economics methods
* Statistical research methods
* Quantitative research methods
 
== What I hope to get out from the CSSS ==
I hope to develop a complex systems toolbox for social science research on several


areas:
== Multidisciplinary Interests ==
I strongly believe in the importance of building new knowledge from the cross-fertilization of the social sciences and the hard sciences. One relevant avenue of research that offers great potential is the application of complex systems for social science research, in particular:
* Network structure modeling
* Network structure modeling
* Evolution and learning algorithms
* Evolution and learning algorithms
* Large scale macroeconomic modeling of many-type agents
* Large scale macroeconomic modeling of many-type agents


== Possible projects to undertake at CSSS ==
== Multidisciplinary Work ==
I would like to develop a macroeconomic model with heterogenous agents and a complex
 
Yepez,C. et al. (2008). ''Credit-Network Model of the US Housing Market''. mimeo CSSS. Santa Fe, NM.


collection of evolving traded assets.
'''Abstract'''
My aim is to capture the behavior of endogenous asset price bubbles due to borrowing


constraints.
We implement a Heterogeneous Interacting Agents (HIA) model in an attempt to model a credit network of the US housing market. We draw on a financial fragility model by Delli Gatti et al. (2005, 2008) and adapt it for capture the salient features of the US housing market. Although our model is very simple, it does a good job in replicating qualitatively the short-run fluctuations of credit creation and credit defaults observed in the US housing market. We propose further directions to expand the model including the capability for endogenous price determination, and an additional layer by including a complex commercial banking network.


== Other interests ==
== Other interests ==
[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17254991462 hiking], biking, swimming, table tennis, International films, Tibetan Buddhism.
[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17254991462 Hiking], biking, swimming, Tai Chi, table tennis, International films.

Latest revision as of 16:38, 21 October 2010

Hola!

I'm a PhD student in Economics at Brandeis University in Boston. I come originally from Colombia.

Research Interests

  • Macroeconomic dynamics
  • Business Cycle analysis
  • Behavioral models of Asset Pricing Bubbles

Expertise

  • Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium modeling
  • Computational Economics methods
  • Quantitative research methods

Multidisciplinary Interests

I strongly believe in the importance of building new knowledge from the cross-fertilization of the social sciences and the hard sciences. One relevant avenue of research that offers great potential is the application of complex systems for social science research, in particular:

  • Network structure modeling
  • Evolution and learning algorithms
  • Large scale macroeconomic modeling of many-type agents

Multidisciplinary Work

Yepez,C. et al. (2008). Credit-Network Model of the US Housing Market. mimeo CSSS. Santa Fe, NM.

Abstract

We implement a Heterogeneous Interacting Agents (HIA) model in an attempt to model a credit network of the US housing market. We draw on a financial fragility model by Delli Gatti et al. (2005, 2008) and adapt it for capture the salient features of the US housing market. Although our model is very simple, it does a good job in replicating qualitatively the short-run fluctuations of credit creation and credit defaults observed in the US housing market. We propose further directions to expand the model including the capability for endogenous price determination, and an additional layer by including a complex commercial banking network.

Other interests

Hiking, biking, swimming, Tai Chi, table tennis, International films.