Patricia I. Ritter - Harris School of Public Policy

 Patricia I. Ritter Curriculum Vitae Updated October 2015
CONTACT 1155 E. 60th St., Office 285A 5633 S. Kenwood Ave, Apt 2B INFORMATION Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60637 E-­‐mail: pattiritter@uchicago.edu Tel: 203-­‐9180086 EDUCATION University of Chicago Ph.D. in Public Policy (Ph.D. Candidate), Expected: June, 2016 - Dissertation committee: Kerwin Charles (chair), Dan Black, David Meltzer, Ioana Marinescu - Core qualifying exams: Microeconomics, Econometrics, Political Economy. - Field qualifying exam: Labor Econometrics. Master in Public Policy, 2010 - Graduated with honors University of Oxford Master of Science in Public Policy in Latin America, 2004 Universidad del Pacífico Bachelor in Economics, 1999 RESEARCH Primary: Applied microeconomics INTERESTS Secondary: Health, education and development economics AWARDS AND Center of Human Potential and Public Policy Pre-­‐Dissertation Award 2013 SCHOLARSHIPS Dean's Scholarship -­‐ University of Chicago 2008-­‐2014 Robert T. Michael Research Prize, as part of CEDEC 2010-­‐2011 and 2011-­‐2012 Fulbright Scholarship-­‐ Institute of International Education 2008-­‐2010 International World Fellowship-­‐ Delta, Kappa, Gamma 2008-­‐2009 Chevening Scholarship -­‐ British Council 2003-­‐2004 GRANTS United Nations Population Fund 2013 “Más te Quiero, Más te Pego?” The Effect of the Cash Transfer Program Juntos on Women Empowerment. Principal Investigator. Inter-­‐American Development Bank 2004 “Diseño de Indicadores para el Sistema de Medición y Evaluación del Desempeño Municipal”. With Enrique Vasquez and Betty Alvarado. RESEARCH AND Keep Similing, Stop Drinking. The Effect of Soda Consumption on Oral Health (in progress) WORKING PAPERS Fetal Origins and High Birth Weight: When does Obesity Begin? (in progress) Preventing Obesity With Tap Water: Experimental Evidence from Morocco Soda Consumption in the Tropics: the Trade-­‐off between Obesity and Diarrhea in Developing Countries (JMP) The Effect of Internet and Telephones on Employment and Agricultural Production in Rural Villages in Peru. With Maria E. Guerrero “Más te Quiero, Más te Pego?” The Effect of the Cash Transfer Program Juntos on Women Empowerment. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Standardized Test Scores controlled for Height: Important Implications for the Ranking and Evaluation of Schools. Beneficios Potenciales y Fallas Comunes en la Descentralización: Una Aproximación para América Latina. Lima: CIUP, 2005. Documento de Trabajo No. 72. Teaching Assistant, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago -­‐ Applied Econometrics I to Prof. Jeffrey Grogger - Applied Econometrics II to Prof. Robert Lalonde - Advanced Microeconomics II to Prof. Damon Jones - Advanced Microeconomics I to Prof. Dan Black Universidad del Pacífico - Teacher in Microeconomics I - Teaching Assistant in Advanced Microeconomics 2012-­‐2013 2011-­‐2012 2011 2010-­‐2011 2005-­‐2006 1997-­‐1999 Academia Trener - Instructor in Economics 1994-­‐1997 CONFERENCES American Economic Association (San Francisco, Jan. 2016) AND Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (Miami, Nov. 2015) WORKSHOPS North East Universities Development Consortium (Brown University, Nov. 2015) Illinois Economic Association – Finalist Graduate Student Paper Competition (Oct. 2015) Center of Human Potential and Public Policy Workshop (Chicago, Oct. 2015) Center of Human Potential and Public Policy Workshop (Chicago, Jun. 2013) PROFESIONAL International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank 2007 – 2008 EXPERIENCE Consultant Institute of Liberty and y Democracy (ILD), Mexico and Tanzania 2005 – 2007 Researcher Office of the Prime Minister, Peru 2002 – 2003 Consultant Superintendence of Banks and Insurance, Peru 1999 – 2002 Analyst LANGUAGES Spanish, English, German, and Portuguese