Maria Teresa Ramirez-Giraldo
economist (Banco de la Republica de Colombia)
María Teresa Ramírez-Giraldo is a Colombian economist and economic historian. She is a principal researcher in the research unit of the Banco de la República, the central bank of Colombia, where she has worked for most of her career. Her research focuses on economic growth, economic development, and the economic history of Colombia, with contributions on transport infrastructure, labor markets, health, and gender.
She has published in national and international journals and books, has edited academic volumes, and has served as an editor of the journal Ensayos sobre Política Económica. She has also taught university courses in economic growth and economic history.
Education
Ramírez-Giraldo earned her undergraduate degree in economics from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, where she also completed a master's degree in economics. She subsequently received a master's degree and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Career and research
Ramírez-Giraldo joined the Banco de la República in 1990, beginning in its Department of Economic Studies as an economist. Since July 2001 she has served as a principal researcher in the bank's research unit, based in Bogotá.
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