Camilo Umana Dajud, Paris

I am a researcher in Economics at CEPII.

My main research interests are International Trade, and Economic Development.
I also developed OECD's machine learning model to measure ICT sector growth.







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Education:

2011 - 2015: Ph. D. in Economics, Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po).
Dissertation committee: Maria Bas , Thomas Chaney , Miren Lafourcade , Philippe Martin , Thierry Mayer and Steve Redding
2013 - 2014: Visiting Exchange Student, Department of Economics, Princeton University.
2013: Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Yale University.
2012: Research Exchange Student, Department of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science.
2008 –2010: M.A., International Economics, Sciences Po Paris.
2003-2008: B.A., National University of Colombia.



Fellowships, Honors and Awards:

Princeton University Doctoral Exchange Stipend
Global Public Policy Network Scholarship
Sciences Po Doctoral Scholarship
Sciences Po Master in International Economics: Highest GPA
Department of Economics, National University of Colombia: Highest GPAs tuition waiver


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Research


Published papers:

"Free Trade Agreements and the Movement of Business People" joint with Hillel Rapoport and Thierry Mayer
Journal of Economic Geography , Forthcoming. Iza Working Paper
FtaCoder: Text analysis and machine learning algorithm to automatically analyze the content of Free Trade Agreements.


"Do visas hinder international trade in goods?"
Journal of Development Economics , Volume 140, September 2019, Pages 106-126.
Article Working Paper
Media Coverage: Elcano Royal Institute



"Political Proximity and International Trade"
Economics and Politics , Volume25, Issue3, November 2013, Pages 283-312. .
Article Working Paper


Working papers:


"Breaking Away from Icebreakers: The Effect of Melting Distances on Trade and Welfare" joint with Jules Hugot
CEPII Working Paper N°2017-24, December 2017.
Working Paper
Media Coverage: Le Monde   BFMTV   Yahoo   LiveMint

"Domestic transport costs, Canada, and the Panama Canal"
CEPII Working Paper N°2017-02, February 2017.
Working Paper

"Trade Costs and the Suez and Panama Canals" joint with Jules Hugot
CEPII Working Paper, N°2016-29, December 2016.
Working Paper
Media Coverage: BFM Business








Policy papers


"Nowcasting the growth rate of the ICT sector"
OECD Digital Economy Papers 362.



"Les nouvelles routes polaires changeront peu la géographie du commerce mondial" joint with Jules Hugot
La Lettre du CEPII, N°392, octobre 2018.



"Latin America : Investing in infrastructure is key to achieve long term sustained growth"
CEPII's Blog, 27 june 2017.



"Pays émergents : quelle protection face au risque de sudden stop ?" (joint wiht Francesco Molteni)
La lettre du CEPII, N° 368, août 2016.



"Markets are Smart! Structural Reforms and Country Risk" (joint with Christopher Findlay) and Silvia Sorescu.
CEPII Working Paper N°2016-23, September 2016.
Vox Column
Media Coverage: Obserwator Finansowy



"Una evaluación de la estrategia comercial de Colombia a la luz de un Modelo de Equilibrio General Computable basado en la ecuación de gravedad."
Archivos de Economía, Departamento Nacional de Planeación, Documento 379, 2 de septiembre de 2011.








Teaching


L'ENA: Economie Internationale
Slides: Cours #1 ,   Cours #2 ,   Cours #3 ,   Cours #4  


Université Panthéon-Sorbonne: International Trade
Slides: Lesson #1 ,   Lesson #2 ,   Lesson #3 ,   Lesson #4 ,   Lesson #5 ,   Lesson #6 ,   Lesson #7 ,   Lesson #8 ,   Lesson #9 ,   Lesson #10  
TD Booklet


Galatasaray University: Commerce International
Slides: Cours #1 ,   Cours #2 ,   Cours #3 ,   Cours #4
Notes


Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Ecuaciones de Gravedad








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