Arthur Weiss

Pre Doctorate - Research Analyst at Institute for Research on Labor & Employment (IRLE)
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Berkeley, California, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pre Doctorate - Research Analyst
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      • Studied the impacts of an education reform in Brazil on public spending and labor outcomes. • Wrote Stata programs importing and building datasets, as well as producing descriptive statistics tables, graphs and other analytical tools. • Wrote reports using Latex to communicate results to faculty, research grants, and publications. • Proactively identified new Brazilian datasets with information on international trade and union contributions opening doors for new research projects. • Engaged daily with economic research seminars learning about innovative models and econometric methods Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Undergraduate Student Instructor
      • Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

      • Was the only undergraduate selected to teach Honors Introduction to Economics with professors Christina Romer and David H. Romer for Spring 2021. • Developed weekly class plans to aid students in understanding economic concepts and models. • Graded hundreds of tests and essays developing a fast pace in interpreting information and taking a decision from it. • Adapted my communication coming up with different ways to say the same things to make sure each student understood the material. • Earned extremely positive feedback in student evaluations and faculty assessments Show less

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Peer Advisor
      • Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

      • Helped current and prospective students to navigate college becoming a resource in case any student needed help.

    • Member of Equity and Inclusion Committee
      • Jan 2022 - May 2022

      • Came up with ways the department could hear students’ feedback after realizing my peers viewed this as challenging.• Took part actively in solving conflict and making the department more inclusive for underrepresented people in the Equity and Inclusion Committee.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

      • Activily participated in the writing and editing of the NBER working paper “Collective Bargaining and the Racial Earnings Gap: Evidence from Brazil”. • Used my brazilian background to network with brazilian professors and union representatives and better understand the union structure in Brazil. • Analized throusands of courtcases involving labor disputes and union agreements compiling them into usable databases. • Read through historical books and papers to summarize the history of collective bargaining in Brazil. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dining Hall Student Assistant
      • Feb 2019 - May 2020

      Helped serve meals, clean, and calculate the amount of meals sold Helped serve meals, clean, and calculate the amount of meals sold

    • Brazil
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Junior Board Treasurer
      • May 2015 - May 2016

      CISV is an NGO dedicated to peace through intercultural friendship. I volunteered as the treasurer of the Junior Board for the Sao Paulo chapter for a year. CISV is an NGO dedicated to peace through intercultural friendship. I volunteered as the treasurer of the Junior Board for the Sao Paulo chapter for a year.

    • Video Editor
      • Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

      I was part of the team that edited the documentary “AIDS: Worldwide NGO Responses". It was broadcasted in six different Brazilian networks being watched by more than 40 million Brazilians. I was part of the team that edited the documentary “AIDS: Worldwide NGO Responses". It was broadcasted in six different Brazilian networks being watched by more than 40 million Brazilians.

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics (High Honors) and Theater & Performance Studies
    2018 - 2022
  • Colégio Santa Cruz
    High School Diploma
    2015 - 2017

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