Data and Analytics
SQL, Python, R, Stata, data cleaning, data validation, KPI design, descriptive analytics, panel data, survey analytics and forecasting.
Evidence-Based Web CV
Monica Cueto Tapia
Applied Economist & Development Data Analyst
SQL | Python | R | Power BI BUILD PACKAGE READY | Tableau BUILD PACKAGE READY | Policy Analytics | Reproducible Research
Summary
Applied economics translated into decision-ready analytics.
Applied economist and development data analyst working across public policy, poverty, labor, social protection, financial inclusion and productive transformation. I use SQL, Python, R and Stata to clean, validate and analyze household surveys, administrative records and country-year panels, then translate findings into dashboards, reports and stakeholder-ready communication. My public portfolio emphasizes reproducibility, data-quality checks, privacy-aware documentation and clear limitations for policy, research and analytics audiences.
Core Skills
Business Intelligence and Visualization
Dashboard design, stakeholder reporting, Power BI build package, Tableau build package, interactive web visualization and public explorers where demonstrated.
Data Engineering and Reproducibility
DuckDB architecture, star-schema documentation, SQL marts, data-quality checks, metadata, Git, GitHub, Quarto, LaTeX and reproducible workflows.
Research and Policy
Poverty, labor informality, social protection, financial inclusion, economic complexity, structural vulnerability, public policy analysis and GIS as supporting evidence.
Selected Analytics Projects
Inclusive Credit Risk Analytics Bolivia
Problem: credit teams need portfolio risk and inclusion indicators for executive review.
Tools: R, Quarto, SQL-ready documentation; Power BI build package ready.
Product: public analytical report.
Skill demonstrated: KPI design, risk analytics and stakeholder reporting.
Poverty, Informality and Social Protection in LAC
Problem: policy teams need comparable poverty, informality and social protection indicators.
Tools: Python, HTML, GitHub Pages and validation reports; Tableau build package ready.
Product: public dashboard and repository.
Skill demonstrated: indicator integration, validation and policy communication.
Economic Complexity and Structural Transformation in LAC
Problem: researchers need to understand productive capabilities and diversification opportunities.
Tools: R, Shiny, Quarto, SQL contracts and DuckDB-ready data model.
Product: working paper, policy brief, explorer and DOI.
Skill demonstrated: RCA, ECI, PCI, Product Space and reproducible research.
Structural Vulnerability in LAC
Problem: development reviewers need clear vulnerability indicators and limitations.
Tools: R, Stata, HTML, model diagnostics and public documentation.
Product: public research page with figures, tables and paper page.
Skill demonstrated: econometric reporting, vulnerability framing and limitations.
Latin America Financial Development Lab
Problem: finance/development teams need comparative financial-development indicators.
Tools: R, HTML, PCA, panel models and GitHub Pages.
Product: public website with dashboard and report links.
Skill demonstrated: composite indicators, clustering and executive reporting.
Experience
UNICEF / Ministry of Education
Education finance, social expenditure, administrative-data review and territorial inequality analysis. Produced econometric analysis and policy reporting for education and public-finance stakeholders.
UNODC
Statistical modelling, operational-data validation and monitoring-system reporting. Worked with analytical reports using R, SPSS and Stata.
SOS Children's Villages International
Evidence synthesis and regional reporting for child welfare, education, health and community development. Supported stakeholder communication and technical assistance.
WeWorld GVC
Quantitative analysis, monitoring databases, dashboards and policy reporting for social interventions. Focused on evidence generation for program review.
IDB Invest
Development-effectiveness analytics, econometrics, machine-learning readiness, GIS and operational dashboards. Supported data-driven reporting for investment and development review.
Vice Presidency of Bolivia
Applied research, socioeconomic analysis, indicator systems and policy notes. Contributed data analysis for public decision-making.
UDAPE / Ministry of Planning
Household surveys, census data, administrative records and policy evaluation. Worked on poverty, labor, education, health and social-policy analysis.
Banco de Credito de Bolivia
Financial analysis, portfolio monitoring, microfinance reporting and financial inclusion analytics. Supported data products for credit and portfolio review.
Education
- Ongoing doctoral studies in Development Studies, Universidad Mayor de San Andres. Public status wording kept neutral pending final CV verification.
- Master's-level training in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science; Predictive Statistics; Global Development Economics and Policy; Applied Economics and Finance.
- Diplomas in Financial Econometrics, Quantitative Methods and Higher Education.
- Bachelor in Economics, Universidad Mayor de San Andres.
Publications and Research
Peer-reviewed publications
Financial development and growth in Bolivia; domestic violence against women in Bolivia; firm informality and trade openness.
Working papers and research projects
Economic complexity and structural transformation; structural vulnerability; financial development and data-science requirements.
Technical reports
Credit risk analytics, rural housing analytics and data science requirements documentation.
Policy reports
Public social expenditure, spending on children and adolescents, and fiscal-policy research outputs.
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Languages
Spanish: native. English: professional working proficiency. French and Portuguese: basic.
Teaching
- Spatial Econometrics, Data Analytics and Impact Evaluation.
- Macroeconomics and International Economics.
- Teaching assistance in Introduction to Economics, Econometrics, Macroeconomics and Calculus II.
Awards
- Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, European Union.
- Honor Roll, Department of Economics, Universidad Mayor de San Andres.
- Best Paper and research awards in Bolivian economics and development policy events.
- Winning research project, Partnership for Economic Policy.
Contact
Professional contact channels only.