Roberto Fortich Mesa Cll 12C No. 4-59, P-2, Of.210 Bogotá, Colombia 320 568 3765 fortich.roberto@urosario.edu.co Personal Information Identification number (cédula de ciudadanía): 9149042 from Cartagena Age: 34 Date of birth: March 23, 1981 Place of birth: Medellín, Colombia Research Interests Corporate Governance, Industrial organization, Colombian financial sector Education Graduate: Enrolled in first year Ph.D. in Economics Universidad del Rosario, Colombia Jul-2014- M.A. in Economics Universidad del Rosario, Colombia Ene 2005 - Apr 2008 Undergraduate: Languages: Softwares: Courses: Economics Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Colombia Aug 1998 - May 2004 Spanish (Mother tongue), English (Fluent: 105/120 in TOEFL-ibt) STATA, Lyx, MatLab 60-hour workshop in social science research Determinants of obesity in Colombia, Mar-Aug 2011, Instructor Juan Barón 24-hour course in "Auctions, Matching and Mechanism design", Jul 2011, Instructor Rodrigo Vélez. 20-hour course in Topics in empirical Industrial Organisation, Sep 2008, Instructor Melvyn Weeks. 16-hour course in Textual production and college education, Jun 2008, Instructor Fernando Vásquez. 9-hour course in Applied econometric techniques for microdata and panel data, Jun 2008, Lacea and GDNet. 16-hour course in STATA 10.0, Feb 2008, Software shop Colombia
12-hour course in Stock Market Investment, Sep 2006, Advanz Colombia. Informal: User of the Total Money Makeover (TMMO) personal finance system User of the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system Apprentice Editor of Wikipedia (1800 edits) 2014- Ph.D Scholarship, Colciencias, Colombia Honors and Awards Jun 2004 - Nov 2006 Research Assistant, Jóvenes investigadores. Universidad del Rosario, Colombia 2005-2006 Graduate Studies Scholarship, "Programa Coterminal". Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Colombia Teaching Experience Principles of Economics, 2013-I. Undergraduate Program in Economics, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Colombia. Microeconomics II, 2011-II, 2012, 2013, 2014-I. Undergraduate Program in Finance and International Business and Undergraduate Program in Economics, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Colombia. Game Theory, 2010-2013, 2014-I. Undergraduate Program in Economics, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Colombia. Microeconomics I, 2010-I. Undergraduate Program in Finance and International Business and Undergraduate Program in Economics, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Colombia. Theory of Uncertainty and Risk, 2009-2013. Undergraduate Program in Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia. Corporate Governance, 2008-II, 2009-I. Undergraduate Program in Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia. Economic Measurement, 2008-II, 2012-II. Undergraduate Program in Economics, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia. Mathematical Economics, 2008, 2012-II, 2013, 2014-I. Undergraduate Program in Economics, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia. Seminar of Applied Econometrics, 2007-II. Undergraduate Program in Economics, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia. Industrial Economics, 2007-II, 2008-II. Undergraduate Program in Economics, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia.
Trade Policy, 2007, 2008. Undergraduate Program in Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia. Econometrics I, 2007-I, 2008-I, 2011-II. Undergraduate Program in Economics and Undergraduate Program in Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia. Assistant Professor of Theory and Policy of International Trade 2004-II, 2005, and 2006, Undergraduate Program in Economics and Undergraduate Program in Finance and International Trade, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia. Work history Jan 2007- Associate Professor, unpaid leave of absence, enrolled in a first year Ph.D in economics Member of Advisory board Cartagena Cómo Vamos (Aug 2010 Jul 2014) Technical Secretary - Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo (Jun 2010 Jul 2014) Editorial Assistant - Journal Economía & Región (Jul 2009 Jul 2014) School of Economics and Business, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Colombia. June 2004 November 2006 Young Researchers Reasearch Assistant Department of Economics, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia April 2003 Assistant Editor Informe de Coyuntura Económica Regional de Cartagena Departamento de Estudios Económicos (Economic Studies Department). Banco de la República-Sucursal Cartagena (Colombian Central Bank) March 2003 July 2003 Research Assistant Centro de Estudios Económicos Regionales -CEER- (Center for Regional Economics Studies). Banco de la República-Sucursal Cartagena (Colombian Central Bank) Publications - Journals (2011). "Determinantes de la Obesidad en Colombia". Economía & Región, Vol 5, No. 2, pp. 155 182. (2010). "Forecasting foreign exchange rate in Colombia assuming PPP conditions: empirical evidence using VAR" ("Proyección de la tasa de cambio de Colombia bajo condiciones de PPA: evidencia empírica usando VAR"). Estudios gerenciales 25(113): 211-226. (2006). "Collective Decisions in Asset Titling" ("Las Decisiones Colectivas en el Caso de la Titulación de Activos"). Revista CIFE (11): 173-191. Publications - Working Papers (2008). Board structure and firm performance: evidence from Colombia. In: Universidad de los Andes Facultad de Administración Galeras de Administración, No. 19, (with Luis H. Gutiérrez and Carlos Pombo Vejarano).
(2007). "The Computation of a Real Exchange Rate Index in Colombia: A Survey". SSRN-Working Paper No. 1002141. (2006). "Collective Decisions in Asset Titling" ("Las Decisiones Colectivas en el Caso de la Titulación de Activos"). In: Universidad del Rosario Department of Economics Borradores de Investigación, No. 90. (2006). The Stock Exchange Law: Analysis of its Possible Consequences over Colombian Corporations ( La Ley del Mercado de Valores: Análisis de sus Posibles Consecuencias sobre las Corporaciones en Colombia ). In: Universidad del Rosario Department of Economics Borradores de Investigación, No. 86. Also published as an article in e-administración (e-journal of the Business Management Program, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar), No. 1: 37-57, 2006. Research Work (2014). Modelo de estimación de los costos asociados a la deserción en la Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. Researcher, financed by Ministerio de Educación Nacional. (2013). Recomendaciones para regular el mototaxismo en Cartagena. Researcher, Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. (2013). "Barreras a la formalización en Cartagena". Researcher, Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar and Econestudio. (2013). "Creación y optimización de recursos web en el posicionamiento de marca: 2 estudios de caso". Researcher, Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. (2011). "Determinants of obesity in Colombia". Researcher, Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. (2007-). Analysis of the methodologies used to forecast the colombian exchange rate. Researcher, Department of Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar-Colombia. (2007-2010). "Board Interlocking, voting power, contestability and firm value in emerging markets: evidence from Colombia". Researcher, School of Management, Universidad de los Andes-Colombia; Department of Economics Research Group, Universidad del Rosario-Colombia; Department of Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar-Colombia. (2004-2005). Ownership and Control in Colombian Corporations. Research Assistant during Paper elaboration, Department of Economics Research Group, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia (2003). The Real Regional and Departmental Exchange Rate in Colombia, 1980-2002" (La tasa de cambio real regional y departamental en Colombia, 1980-2002). Research Assistant during Working Paper elaboration, Center of Regional Economic Studies, Banco de la República (Colombian Central Bank), Cartagena, Colombia Conference Presentations (2011). "Determinants of obesity in Colombia". VII Encuentro de Investigadores de RIESCAR. Organized by the Fundación Universitaria Colombo Internacional, October 19, Cartagena-Colombia. (2011). "Gobierno corporativo in Indonesia and Colombia". Encuentro Experiencias Significativas en la Administración". Organized by Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, September 2, Cartagena-Colombia.
(2009). " Forecasting Foreign Exchange Rate in Colombia Assuming PPP Conditions: Empirical Evidence Using VAR" (Proyección de la tasa de cambio de Colombia bajo condiciones de PPA: Evidencia empírica usando VAR). Simposium "Analysis and creative proposals before the new challenges of the managerial environment" (Análisis y propuestas creativas ante los retos del nuevo entorno empresarial). Organized by Universidad ICESI, October 15, Cali-Colombia (2007-2009). "Board Interlocking, voting power, contestability and firm value in emerging markets: evidence from Colombia". Researcher during Paper writing, School of Management, Universidad de los Andes-Colombia; Department of Economics Research Group, Universidad del Rosario-Colombia; Department of Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar-Colombia. (2008). "Board structure and firm performance: evidence from Colombia". VIII International Finance Conference. Organized by Universities Santiago de Chile and Tecnologica de Bolivar, Oct 1, Cartagena- Colombia. (2006). "Collective Decisions in Asset Titling" (Las Decisiones Colectivas en el Caso de la Titulación de Activos). IV National Simposium in Microeconomics (IV Simposio Nacional de Microeconomía. Organized by Universities Externado, Nacional, and Banco de la República (Colombian Central Bank), Aug 4, Bogotá-Colombia. Proffesional Activities Commissioner for the Merger of Research Groups before the National Science Agency Call No. 482, Colciencias (Colombia s Science Agency) Rating of Research groups2004-2008. Department of Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (Colombia). Commissioner for the Reform of Elective Subjects Department of Finance and International Business, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (Colombia) Referee Cuadernos de Administración, Economía del Caribe, Economía & Región, Investigación & Reflexión Referee (Undergraduate Research) Estudio de viabilidad para la creación de la fundación Calidad de vida en el Municpio de Sahagún, Córdoba Pregrado en Administración de Empresas, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. 2014 Caso empresarial: Internacionalización de Propilco S.A. Maestría en Negocios Internacionales e Integración Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. 2014 Plan de negocio para una empresa de recolección y comercialización de residuos sólidos urbanos para conjuntos multifamiliares La Plazuela y Portales de San Fernando Pregrado en Finanzas y Negocios Internacionales. Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. 2013 "Theoretical handbook on the colombian stock exchange market" (Manual teórico sobre el mercado público de valores en Colombia) Undergraduate program in Finance and International Business. Universidad Tecnologica de Bolívar. 2008 A guide to ADR s issues: the case of Bancolombia (Guía para la emisión de ADR s: el caso Bancolombia) Undergraduate program in Finance and International Business.
Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar. 2008 The main features of firms under Law 550 in Cartagena (Caracterización de las empresas en Ley 550 en Cartagena) Undergraduate program in Finance and International Business Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar. 2008