Jose Anson

Current

• Trade, Infrastructure and Financial Economist at Universal Postal Union – United Nations specialized agency

Past

• Trade Policy Expert and Intern at World Trade Organization
• Research and Teaching Assistant at HEC Lausanne
• Research and Teaching Assistant at Department of Economics, University of Lausanne

• Consultant and Intern at The World Bank Group
• Teaching Assistant at World Trade Institute
• Product Manager Assistant at Union Bank of Switzerland
• Apprentice at Union Bank of Switzerland

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Education

• HEC Lausanne - School of Business
• HEC Lausanne - School of Business
• HEC Lausanne - School of Business

• Gymnase du Soir
• EPC Apprenticeship School Montreux

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Connections

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Industry

International Trade and Development

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• My Blog

Jose Anson’s Summary

Economist with broad experience in applied economic policy analysis. Focus on sector reform in developing countries, poverty reduction strategies, Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and interconnection of international networks.

Jose Anson’s Specialties:

Trade policy, development economics, network and communication industries, postal economics, infrastructure development, public governance, financial inclusion and remittances, political economy and regulation.

Jose Anson’s Experience

• Trade, Infrastructure and Financial Economist

  Universal Postal Union – United Nations specialized agency

  (Non-Profit; International Trade and Development industry)

  June 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)

  Currently lead the economic research and analysis conducted by the second oldest multilateral international institution – the Universal Postal Union – created in 1874 and today a United Nations' specialized agency.
  
  
  Including field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA):
  missions to Niger, Benin, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and Senegal.
  
  Latest research:
  – universal service and liberalization policies
  – destructive competition and market fragmentation in Latin America
  – two-sided markets in SSA and dynamic panel estimation of club effects
  – impact of financial inclusion and remittances policies on economic growth/poverty reduction/systemic risk
  – vertical networks externalities and bundling of infrastructure services
  – optimal termination pricing of interconnection of international networks
  – trade facilitation and Aid-for-Trade
  – macroeconomic vs. sector convergence in emerging Asian markets
  
  – follow-up rules of origin in the textile and clothing industry (outside UPU).

• Trade Policy Expert and Intern

  World Trade Organization

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  February 2005 — May 2005 (4 months)

  Empowering least developed countries (LDC) with enhanced preferential market access through the design of more flexible rules of origin in the textile and clothing industry within the general system of preference (GSP) framework for LDCs, AGOA, Cotonou and EBA.

• Research and Teaching Assistant

  HEC Lausanne

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 1999 — February 2005 (5 years 7 months)

  International trade research and teaching with a focus on the issues of lobbying for protectionism, non tariff barriers, regional integration and development.
  
  Macroeconomic modelling teaching.

• Research and Teaching Assistant

  Department of Economics, University of Lausanne

  (International Trade and Development industry)

  1999 — 2005 (6 years )

• Consultant and Intern

  The World Bank Group

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  July 2002 — June 2003 (1 year )

  Evaluating privatization of customs revenue collection and ways of curbing customs corruption and fraud in developing countries.

• Teaching Assistant

  World Trade Institute

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2001 — December 2001 (4 months)

  Microeconomics teaching.

• Product Manager Assistant

  Union Bank of Switzerland

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Banking industry)

  August 1991 — July 1994 (3 years )

  Pension plans marketing and administration.

• Apprentice

  Union Bank of Switzerland

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Banking industry)

  August 1988 — July 1991 (3 years )

  Apprenticeship in the Swiss banking industry.

Jose Anson’s Education

• HEC Lausanne - School of Business

  PhD , Economics , 2001 — 2006

  Doctoral dissertation title: "Economics of Public Governance with Strategic Production of Information".
  
  PhD Advisor: Pr. Olivier Cadot.

• HEC Lausanne - School of Business

  Master of Science , Economics , 1999 — 2000

• HEC Lausanne - School of Business

  Licence , Economics , 1994 — 1998

• Gymnase du Soir

  Maturité fédérale , Socio-economic , 1991 — 1994

• EPC Apprenticeship School Montreux

  Federal Capacity Certificate , Banking , 1988 — 1991

Additional Information

Jose Anson’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Blog

Jose Anson’s Interests:

Diplomacy, traveling, dining out, architecture, interior design, skiing, tennis, football, writing, translation, Bach, Latin American music, and the old town of Bern.

Jose Anson’s Groups:

•    Microfinance Professionals
•    Base of the Pyramid( BoP)
•    CGAP's Mobile Banking and Microfinance Group
•    Economic Regulation Group
•    Sustainable Finance Geneva
•    Branchless Banking

Jose Anson’s Honors:

2005 International Monetary Fund EP Finalist.

2003 Financial Support by a World Bank Research Program.

2002 Supported by a Grant from the Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research.

2001 HEC School Prize for Master of Science in Economics' thesis.

1991 EPCM School Prize for Best Apprenticeship in Banking.

1991 UBS Prize for Best Apprentice in Switzerland.

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