Anna Luisa Paffhausen –

<strong>Anna</strong> <strong>Luisa</strong> <strong>Paffhausen</strong><br />

Innstraße 29<br />

94032 Passau<br />

+49 (0) 851 509-3313<br />

+49 (0) 851 509-3312<br />

anna.paffhausen@uni-passau.de<br />

Education<br />

09/2012 - present University of Passau, Passau, Germany.<br />

PhD Candidate.<br />

10/2004 - 06/2010 University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.<br />

Diploma student (equivalent to a M.Sc.) of International Economics with regional<br />

focus on Latin America.<br />

Diploma Thesis: International Trade and the Transmission of Business Cycles to Brazil.<br />

07/2006 - 07/2007 Pontificia Universidad Católica Santa María de los Buenos Aires, Buenos<br />

Aires, Argentina.<br />

Exchange Student of Economics and Political Science.<br />

Research Interests<br />

Constraints to micro, small and medium enterprises in developing countries, especially risks and credit<br />

constraints; Risk Management and Coping Strategies; Investment Decisions; Growth, Inequality and<br />

Poverty Dynamics; Impact Evaluation.<br />

Work Experience<br />

09/2012 - present University of Passau - Chair of Development Economics, Passau,<br />

Germany.<br />

Research Associate and Teaching Assistant<br />

02/2012 - 07/2012 World Bank, Maputo, Mozambique.<br />

Financial Sector Development Analyst (STC): Worked on Mozambique’s Financial Sector<br />

Development Strategy, supported the program management of the Financial Sector<br />

Technical Assistance Project, and the Diagnostic Review on Consumer Protection and<br />

Financial Literacy in Mozambique.<br />

07/2010 - 12/2011 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.<br />

Young Professional:<br />

(08/2010 - 05/2011): GIZ-Program Improving the Framework Conditions for Private<br />

Sector Development - Component Access to Finance, Maputo, Mozambique.<br />

(06/2011 - 09/2011): World Bank, Financial Sector Technical Assistance Program<br />

(FSTAP), Maputo, Mozambique.<br />

(09/2011 - 10/2011): World Bank, Africa Finance and Private Sector Development<br />

Department, Washington D.C., USA.<br />

(11/2011 - 12/2011): German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development<br />

- Department for South America, Bonn, Germany.<br />

08/2009 - 11/2009 Institute for Applied Economic Research, Tübingen, Germany.<br />

Intern.<br />

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07/2009 Organization of American States, Washington, D.C., USA.<br />

Participation in the electoral observation mission to Mexico.<br />

03/2009 - 07/2009 United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean<br />

(UN-ECLAC), Washington, D.C., USA.<br />

Intern.<br />

08/2008 - 10/2008 German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany.<br />

Intern.<br />

Publications<br />

<strong>Paffhausen</strong>, A.L., Peguero, C. and Roche-Villareal, L. (2010): Medical Tourism: A Survey, United<br />

Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, DC.<br />

Languages and Technical Skills<br />

German (Native), Portuguese (Native), English (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent), Italian (Basic).<br />

Proficient in Microsoft Office, Stata and LaTeX.<br />

Voluntary Activities<br />

11/2007 - 12/2009 Desierto Florido e.V., Tübingen, Germany.<br />

03/2004 - 08/2004 Proyecto Mujeres 2000, Buenos Aires, Argentina.<br />

08/2004 - 10/2004 ProBrasil - Martim de Lima São Paulo e.V., São Paulo, Brazil.<br />

November 2012<br />

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