Short CV
Education
- M.Sc. in Applied Econometrics, Lancaster University, 2024
- MicroMaster in Data, Economics, and Development Policy, MIT, 2022
- B.S. in Economics, ESPOL, 2016
Work experience
- Andersen Ecuador (2024-present)
- Chief Economist
- Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, Ecuador (2022-2023)
- BID Economic Consultant
- Economic Advisor
- Inteligencia Empresarial (2020-2022)
- Statistics and Economic Director
- Cámara de Comercio de Guayaquil (2019-2020)
- Research Director
Teaching experience
- Statistics, ESPAE-ESPOL. (present)
- Econometrics and Statistics, ECOTEC. (present)
Publications
Looking for the Twin Deficits in a Dollarized Oil-Exporting Economy
Camacho-Villagómez, F., & García-Albán, F. (2025). Looking for the Twin Deficits in a Dollarized Oil-Exporting Economy. Available at SSRN 5297795.
Tracking the economy at high frequency
García-Albán, F., & Jarrín, J. (2025). Tracking the economy at high frequency. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07450
Good policy or good luck? Analyzing the effects of fiscal policy and oil revenue shocks in Ecuador
García-Albán, F., González-Astudillo, M., & Vera-Avellán, C. (2021). "Good policy or good luck? Analyzing the effects of fiscal policy and oil revenue shocks in Ecuador." Energy Economics, 100, 105321.
Bounds testing approach to analyze the existence of an environmental Kuznets curve in Ecuador
Zambrano-Monserrate, M. A., García–Albán, F. F., & Henk-Vera, K. A. (2016). "Bounds testing approach to analyze the existence of an environmental Kuznets curve in Ecuador." International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 6(2), 159-166.