Kamil Kouhen
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Experience
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Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD)
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Fellow
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Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Cambridge, Massachusetts, États-Unis At the Harvard Kennedy School. Principal investigators: Rema Hanna (HKS) and Bruno Crépon (ENSAE - Institut Polytechnique)
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The World Bank
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
Washington, District de Columbia, États-Unis Selected for the competitive World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program for 2022/2023 (I did not pursue it and accepted EPoD's offer). STC consultant at DIME (Development Impact Evaluation). Data analysis for Randomized Controlled Trials run in Burkina Faso studying local governance. Drafting of a pre-analysis plan for blinded analysis. Data analysis on R.
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OECD - OCDE
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France
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Statistician - Policy Research
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Dec 2020 - Jan 2022
Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France Statistician at the Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE) - Inequality team. - Data analysis and management for projects related to the OECD Wealth Distribution Database (WDD) and the OECD Income Distribution Database (IDD). I am mostly using R and Stata. - Contribution to the drafting of a policy brief on inequalities in household wealth and financial insecurity. - Development of a machine learning model (using XGBoost) to match household… Show more Statistician at the Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE) - Inequality team. - Data analysis and management for projects related to the OECD Wealth Distribution Database (WDD) and the OECD Income Distribution Database (IDD). I am mostly using R and Stata. - Contribution to the drafting of a policy brief on inequalities in household wealth and financial insecurity. - Development of a machine learning model (using XGBoost) to match household income statistics across databases (with R). - Data analysis and management for a forthcoming paper on perceptions of inequality and preferences for redistribution. - Literature review on a wide array of themes related to poverty, income inequality and wealth inequality. Show less
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Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
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Portugal
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Education Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
Part of a team working on the impact of Covid-19 on the Portuguese economy. Under the supervision of Prof. Joana Silva (World Bank). - Worked with the Quadros de Pessoal, a large dataset containing information on every wage earner in the Portuguese economy. - Management of the tasks related to data analysis and data cleaning for the team (on Stata). - Data analysis and construction of indicators for a forthcoming paper on skill mismatch in Portugal.
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Mekong Economics
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern - Economist
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Jul 2019 - Sep 2019
Vietnam Mekong Economics (MKE) is a leading economic and socio-economic development consulting firm active in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region and Asia-Pacific region. • Supported a Papua New Guinea enterprise survey (DAI client) across its project life-cycle. Training of survey staff, sample framework creation and development of an automatic progress report. Provided general administrative and logistical support and assisted with data cleaning. • Contributed to a feasibility report for… Show more Mekong Economics (MKE) is a leading economic and socio-economic development consulting firm active in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region and Asia-Pacific region. • Supported a Papua New Guinea enterprise survey (DAI client) across its project life-cycle. Training of survey staff, sample framework creation and development of an automatic progress report. Provided general administrative and logistical support and assisted with data cleaning. • Contributed to a feasibility report for Myanmar′s ministries of Agriculture and Education as part of their agricultural development plan and strategy. Tasks included secondary research, analysis of rural labour market in two regions of Myanmar. • Supported a Relief International project in Myanmar. Methodology and Data Analysis. • Contributed to Mekong Economics new digital strategy by leading the creation of the new website (mekongeco- nomics.com) and of the newsletter. • Conducted training sessions and participated in the recruitment and training of a new research assistant. • Participated in the development of a new certification for Social Enterprises in Southeast Asia with research on impact evaluations tools and assessment of feasibility. • Drafted project proposals in response to calls for bids by international and national institutions and NGOs (e.g. IFC, World Bank, Relief International, GIZ). Show less
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Direction générale du Trésor
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France
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Economic analyst intern - Analyste économique stagiaire G20
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Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina - Researched sovereign debt, spreads, carry trade, natural resources, fiscal and monetary policy during Argentina's 2018/19 economic turmoil - This research was read by high level trasury officials and advisors of the minister of Finance - Provided insight to help shape France's position about the ongoing IMF financial aid programme - Developed spreadsheets and databases - Evaluated investment projects by international development banks. - Prepared for bilateral and multilateral… Show more - Researched sovereign debt, spreads, carry trade, natural resources, fiscal and monetary policy during Argentina's 2018/19 economic turmoil - This research was read by high level trasury officials and advisors of the minister of Finance - Provided insight to help shape France's position about the ongoing IMF financial aid programme - Developed spreadsheets and databases - Evaluated investment projects by international development banks. - Prepared for bilateral and multilateral meetings (eg. for the G20) Show less
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GROUPE IFOP
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France
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Market Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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Stage assistant chargé d'étude / Internship research assistant
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May 2017 - Jul 2017
Région de Paris, France - International market research and polling firm - Assisted with quantitative and qualitative research for government agencies, political parties and NGOs - Analysis of polling numbers, preparation of presentations for clients - Attended focus groups and prepared debriefing reports for clients - Conducted a worldwide survey with my manager , assisted him for an appearance during a French TV show
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Stage de journalisme / Journalism Internship
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May 2015 - Jun 2015
Casablanca, Maroc - Telquel is the leading progressive magazine in Morocco - I was given a high level of autonomy and responsibility - Daily writings about the economy, the environment and international affairs - Investigation about the environmental policies in Morocco. Interviews of specialists and activists.
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Education
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Paris School of Economics
Master of Public Policy & Development, Quantitative Economics -
ESCP Business School
Master in Management (Grande Ecole), Management / Economics -
McGill University
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Major in Economics -
Lycée Lyautey de Casablanca
French baccalaureate, Economics with Math Specialisation