Beatriz-Armendariz

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Beatriz Armendariz
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Beatriz Received Academic Award
Received Raul Bailleres Academic Award
(2006-2007) Beatriz Armendariz is a highly
qualified individual, with vast amount of
experience working as a Lecturer in several
leading educational institutions. She is the
Founding Member of Grameen Credit Agricole
Microfinance Foundation, Paris and serves on its
Board of Directors. Beatriz Armendariz, a well
qualified professional, holds years of experience
in serving as a Lecturer at several prestigious
educational institutions. She holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Economics from Instituto
Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM), Mexico.
She later joined the University of Cambridge,
UK, and thereby completed her M. Phil in
Economics in 1986. Besides, she also holds a
doctorate in Economics from EHESS, Paris, France,
with Dissertation on Foreign Debt Negotiations
An Historical and Theoretical Analysis.
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Academic Background
Beatriz Armendariz attended ITAM, Mexico to
pursue her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
(1984) and thereafter enrolled at the University
of Cambridge, UK (1986) to complete her M. Phil
in Economics. She also holds Ph.D in Economics
from EHESS, Paris, France, with Dissertation on
Foreign Debt Negotiations An Historical and
Theoretical Analysis.
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Honors Awards
Beatriz Armendariz is an exceedingly
knowledgeable individual who has received several
titles and accolades. She has also earned praise
and numerous awards in her lifetime. She was
honored with research grants and academic awards
by Belgian and Mexican institutes. Beatriz
Armendariz also likes to read books of writers
belonging to different parts of the globe. She
has also worked as a visiting professor at
Brussels in Belgium and at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology at Cambridge in USA.
Apart from teaching, Beatriz Armendariz is a
keynote speaker of gender equality in
Microfinance. She has also attended numerous
conferences on microfinance. Her teaching
experience includes key areas of study like
Microfinance, Latin American Economy, Poverty and
Development, Development Economics, Money and
Banking. , Basic Economic Concepts and
Microeconomics.
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Professional experience
Throughout her career, Beatriz Armendariz has
held several prominent positions at different
educational institutes. She served as Teaching
Assistant at ITAM as Research Officer at INEGI
(Mexico) as Visiting Scholar in Economics
Department of MIT, Cambridge as Lecturer in
Economics at London School of Economics as
Visiting Professor at Toulouse School of
Economics (France) and as Lecturer in Economics
at University College London, UK. From 2000 to
2002, she served as a Research Fellow at the
Center for International Development, Harvard
University, and then as Senior Lecturer in
Economics at University College London, UK.

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Publications
Beatriz Armendariz has also authored a few books.
The Handbook of Microfinance, The Economics of
Contemporary Latin American Economy and The
Economics of Microfinance are a few of the books
written by her. Beatriz Armendariz has also
contributed a number of articles in the field of
economics and micro finance. She has even
presented papers on numerous subjects including
Policy Reducing Credit Policies, A Theory of
Credit Unions, Buybacks of LDC Debt and the Scope
for Forgiveness, etc.

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The Recipient of various grants and awards
In 2009, Beatriz Armendariz received Brains
Back in Brussels research grant from the
Government of Brussels, Belgium. In addition to
this, she also won Raul Bailleres Academic.
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