Our 2019 class of scholarship holders
Dec 2019
Class of 2019
We are pleased to introduce the 2019 class of our scholarship holders. Five talented young scholars have been selected among the top-applicants for the Zurich Graduate School of Economics. They come from all over the world and will be affiliated with the UBS Center during their doctoral studies at the University of Zurich.
More information about the UBS Center scholarships and on how to apply.
We are pleased to introduce the 2019 class of our scholarship holders. Five talented young scholars have been selected among the top-applicants for the Zurich Graduate School of Economics. They come from all over the world and will be affiliated with the UBS Center during their doctoral studies at the University of Zurich.
More information about the UBS Center scholarships and on how to apply.
Maite Deambrosi
Maite holds an MA in Economics (University of Zurich), a BA in Economics (University of Southern Switzerland) and a BA in Business Administration (University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland). She has been working as a research assistant at the Center for Child Well-Being and Development at UZH since 2016. Maite is currently preparing three papers with Prof. Guilherme Lichand and other co-authors: one on parental involvement and educational outcomes in Ivory Coast, one on parental investment and children's health and education in Malawi, and another one on a growth mindset intervention in Brazil.
Maite holds an MA in Economics (University of Zurich), a BA in Economics (University of Southern Switzerland) and a BA in Business Administration (University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland). She has been working as a research assistant at the Center for Child Well-Being and Development at UZH since 2016. Maite is currently preparing three papers with Prof. Guilherme Lichand and other co-authors: one on parental involvement and educational outcomes in Ivory Coast, one on parental investment and children's health and education in Malawi, and another one on a growth mindset intervention in Brazil.
Guohui Jiang
Guohui completed a BSc in Economics (Shandong University), where he got the highest average score of his class. Afterwards, he completed two Master’s degrees at the Toulouse School of Economics: one in Economics and one in Economic Theory and Econometrics. Guohui won the National Lizhi Scholarship (Ministry of Education, China) and last year he was awarded the Laffont Foundation’s Scholarship. His research experience includes working on projects on foreign borrowings during warlordism in China and on economic effects of pony express network in imperial China. His current research interests are in political economy of development and economic history.
Guohui completed a BSc in Economics (Shandong University), where he got the highest average score of his class. Afterwards, he completed two Master’s degrees at the Toulouse School of Economics: one in Economics and one in Economic Theory and Econometrics. Guohui won the National Lizhi Scholarship (Ministry of Education, China) and last year he was awarded the Laffont Foundation’s Scholarship. His research experience includes working on projects on foreign borrowings during warlordism in China and on economic effects of pony express network in imperial China. His current research interests are in political economy of development and economic history.
Mia Lu
Mia obtained an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics (London School of Economics), an MSc in Mathematics (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn), and a BSc in Mathematics with a Minor in Economics (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn). She has experience as a student teaching assistant in the course Introduction to Numerical Mathematics, and as a volunteer tutor for students from lower-income families. Mia speaks German, Chinese English, French, and Latin. She enjoys debating - she was first vice-president and then president of the Debating Society at the University of Bonn - as well as ballet dancing, piano, and chamber music.
Mia obtained an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics (London School of Economics), an MSc in Mathematics (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn), and a BSc in Mathematics with a Minor in Economics (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn). She has experience as a student teaching assistant in the course Introduction to Numerical Mathematics, and as a volunteer tutor for students from lower-income families. Mia speaks German, Chinese English, French, and Latin. She enjoys debating - she was first vice-president and then president of the Debating Society at the University of Bonn - as well as ballet dancing, piano, and chamber music.
Gabriele Patete
Gabriele holds an MSc in Economic and Social Sciences (Bocconi University, cum laude) and a BSc in Economics (Bocconi University, cum laude). Last year he participated in a research field project at Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research on political influence in low income voters. He has received two merit-based awards: Albo Nazionale delle Eccellenze given by the Italian Ministry for Education, and the Bocconi Graduate Merit Award. Gabriele was also a delegate to the National High School Model (United Nations), where he discussed on the water crisis in the Middle East.
Gabriele holds an MSc in Economic and Social Sciences (Bocconi University, cum laude) and a BSc in Economics (Bocconi University, cum laude). Last year he participated in a research field project at Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research on political influence in low income voters. He has received two merit-based awards: Albo Nazionale delle Eccellenze given by the Italian Ministry for Education, and the Bocconi Graduate Merit Award. Gabriele was also a delegate to the National High School Model (United Nations), where he discussed on the water crisis in the Middle East.
Martin Stancsics
Martin obtained an MA in Economics (Central European University) and a BSc in Economics (Corvinus University of Budapest). For four years, he was an analyst at the National Bank of Hungary and a lecturer at Heller Farkas College of Advanced Financial Studies. He published two papers on impact evaluation of EU subsidies for small and medium-sized enterprises in Hungary, and one paper on China’s transition from a planned economy to a modern banking system. His research interests are in behavioral economics, structural econometrics, and machine learning. He also likes algorithms, space exploration, American football, squash, science fiction, and Lego.
Martin obtained an MA in Economics (Central European University) and a BSc in Economics (Corvinus University of Budapest). For four years, he was an analyst at the National Bank of Hungary and a lecturer at Heller Farkas College of Advanced Financial Studies. He published two papers on impact evaluation of EU subsidies for small and medium-sized enterprises in Hungary, and one paper on China’s transition from a planned economy to a modern banking system. His research interests are in behavioral economics, structural econometrics, and machine learning. He also likes algorithms, space exploration, American football, squash, science fiction, and Lego.
