Jose Cobian Alvarez
Nationality
Peruvian
I am an economist pursuing my PhD at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (ANU), working on the economic impact of environmental issues on vulnerable populations in megacities of developing countries.
Prior to starting my doctoral studies, I worked at Peru’s National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi), where I actively participated in policy formulation and implementation, and was selected to be part of an Advanced Trade Policy course at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva.
I also worked as a Research Economist (Intern) for the Chief Economist Office at the International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland between October 2016 and March 2017.
Regarding my PhD program at ANU, I also enjoy teaching courses in Econometrics, Economic Development, and Mathematical Methods in Applied Economics.
PhD programme
Supervisor(s) and panel members
Topic title
Topic description
I am working on environmental issues that have an economic impact on society at the household level. My first paper aims to determine the factors influencing index-based flood insurance in the case of Jakarta, Indonesia, which experiences annual flooding. The second paper aims to assess the impact of Peru’s 2017 flood on households by reproducing event-based flood simulations using the SWAT Model in ArcGIS to create a Flood Damage Index. It also utilises a 5-year panel data of socio-demographic information. The last paper involves data collection at the household level in Lima to gather information on socio-demographic and geographical characteristics, expectations of future mudslides/landslides, and willingness to pay for index insurance.
Supervisor (chair): Budy P. Resosudarmo Panel members: Ryan Edwards and Firman Kartaadipoetra
Publications
The cost of floods in developing countries’ megacities: a hedonic price analysis of the Jakarta housing market, Indonesia (coauthor Budy P. Resosudarmo) doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-019-00242-w
Demand for index based insurance in Jakarta Indonesia (coauthor Budy P. Resosudarmo, Alin Halimatussadiah and Susan Olivia) https://acde.crawford.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/publication/acde_cr...
Under the water: flood impacts and economic dynamics in northern Peru https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/muw1k010067qr454qm4wy/Under-the-water_Flo...
The role of economic preferences and trust in index-based flood insurance: Evidence from Peru (working progress) (coauthor Budy P. Resosudarmo)
Contribution in developing the following publication:
Aid for Trade at a Glance 2017-Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness and Connectivity for Sustainable Development - International Trade Centre (ITC) http://www.intracen.org/uploadedFiles/intracenorg/Content/Publications/I...
SME Competitiveness Outlook 2017 - The Region: A Door to Global Trade - International Trade Centre (ITC) http://www.intracen.org/uploadedFiles/intracenorg/Content/Publications/s...
Scholarships and fellowships
- Pronabec - Peruvian Government Scholarship 2018 to continue my PhD in Economics at Arndt-Cordon Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) - Third Advanced Trade Policy Course 2011, in Geneva Switzerland.
- Exchange Student Program 2005-2006 at Abo Akademi Univerity - Abo, Finland.
Personal links
Mailing address
Crawford School of Public Policy
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
J.G. Crawford Building No. 132
Lennox Crossing
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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