Hi, I am a 9th-semester Economics student at the Faculty of Economics, UNAM, with a grade of 9.78/10. My thesis is titled: "Information Effect: High-Frequency Analysis of Monetary Policy Announcements from the Bank of Mexico" under the supervision of Gerardo Esquivel Hernández.

Previously, I was an exchange visitor at the University of California, Berkeley, under the UNAM-UC Excellence Fellowship. I was also a research assistant at the University of St Andrews, a research intern at the University Program for Development Studies and served as Captain of the Chess Team at the Faculty of Economics.

I am interested in the following fields: Economic Growth, Business Cycles, Labor Markets, and Monetary Policy.

Alfonso Marin Cano - Economics Student at UNAM

Education

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Bachelor's in Economics (9th semester) at the Faculty of Economics with 9.78/10.

Key Courses: Intro. to Econometrics, Econometrics I & II, Macroeconomics I, II & III, Selected Topics in Macroeconomics, Time Series, Mathematics I, II, III & IV.

Thesis: "Information Effect: High-Frequency Analysis of Monetary Policy Announcements from the Bank of Mexico" under Gerardo Esquivel Hernández.

2021-2026

University of California, Berkeley

UNAM-UC Excellence Fellowship studying:

Member of Chess and Astronomy Clubs.

Aug-Dec 2024

Additional Training & Summer Schools

Summer Schools: Applied Economics for Latin America (UNAM Graduate Program, 2024), 15th Summer School on Social Mobility (CEEY, 2024).

Technical Courses: Intermediate Excel and RStudio/Stata (UNAM Computer Center, 2022-2023), Introduction to Statistics (Coursera, 2022-2023), Budget Understanding and Public Spending (MéxicoX, 2022-2023).

2022-2024

Research Experience

Summer Research Assistant University of St Andrews

Research Assistant for David Escamilla-Guerrero

Activities: Data managment, geospatial analysis (GIS), literature review, intermediate econometric analysis.

Jul-Sep 2025

Research Intern PUED

Designed and deployed an interactive viewer to browse articles produced by the University Program for Development Studies. Cleaned and harmonized a database of 4,000+ records using JavaScript, Python, and JSON.

Mar-Jun 2025
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Research Assistant Business Cycles

Prepared historical reports on business cycles by analyzing annual reports from 1970 to 2020, with focus on recession periods. Project led by Edwin Tapia, advisor to the Governing Board of the Bank of Mexico.

Jan-Mar 2024

Publications

Academic

Banxico Challenge 2025 Winner 2025

"Research Paper - Banxico Challenge 2025"

Authors

Students: Luis Gerardo Ruiz González, Laura Itaí Pérez Infante, Ian Alejandro Camacho Sánchez, Edgar Antonio Hernández Elizarrarás, Alfonso Marin Cano

Advisor: Edgar Francisco Pérez Medina

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Abstract

Winning paper of the Banxico Challenge 2025 that analyzes the economic and financial environment.

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Articles About My Academic Career

Article 2025

"UNAM: Pride and Commitment" - El Universal

Personal reflection on the student experience at UNAM, highlighting the pride of belonging to Mexico's best university, opportunities for academic and personal growth, and commitment to building a better country.

Article
Article 2024

"Chess Club of the Faculty of Economics"

Article about the Chess Club of the Faculty of Economics at UNAM, for ¡Goooya!

Article

Projects

Fama-French 5-Factor Model

Implementation of the Fama-French 5-factor model using linear programming and ordinary least squares for portfolio performance analysis in emerging markets.

2025
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Time Series Analysis

Time series analysis using R and Python, applied to economic and financial data for predictive modeling and trend analysis.

2025
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PUED Dynamic Visualizer

Development of a dynamic visualizer for articles from the University Program for Development Studies (PUED), facilitating access to academic articles.

2025
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Interests

Chess

Chess

I enjoy over-the-board and online chess. Play with me!

Lichess: @DrYang