Amilcar Velez

Amilcar Velez

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics

Northwestern University

Welcome!

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Northwestern University, originally from Puno, Peru, and currently on the 2024-2025 job market. My research interests lie broadly in econometric theory, (statistical) machine learning, and their applications in economics.

Northwestern Website: https://sites.northwestern.edu/amilcarvelez/

Interests

  • Econometrics
  • (Statistical) Machine Learning
  • Experiments
  • Statistical Decision Theory

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, 2019-present

    Northwestern University

  • M.A. in Economics, 2020

    Northwestern University

  • M.S. in Mathematics, 2015

    Instituto Nacional de Matematica Pura e Aplicada

  • B.A. in Economics, 2014

    Pontificie Universidad Catolica del Peru

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