Eyayaw Beze
Urban Economist (Ph.D.) | Data Scientist
Profiles
Skills
Programming
Python, R, Stata, Matlab, SQL
Tech/Tools
Git, Zsh, Bash, Quarto, RMarkdown, Typst, LaTex, HTML, CSS, Shiny, Streamlit, QGIS, Docker, DuckDB
Languages
English
Fluent
Amharic
Native
German
Basic
Interests
Sports
Football, Cycling, Running, Billiards
Data Science
Web scraping, Viz, Reproducibility
Additional Training
Workshop on Spatial Data for Economists
Jul 2023
RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Essen, Germany
The 18th NIPE Summer School - The Econometrics of Big Data
Jun 2022
University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Summer School in Urban Economics
Jun 2022
Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), Barcelona, Spain
Advanced R for Econometricians
Sep 2019 – Feb 2020
University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Web and Data Science with R
Feb 2018 – Aug 2018
University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Summary
Economics Ph.D. with strong research and data science expertise using Python, R, and SQL. Skilled in scientific methods, data analytics, GIS, ML, causal inference, and reproducible workflows. Passionate about data-driven problem-solving.
Experience
Scientific Researcher
Duisburg, Germany
University of Duisburg-Essen
Oct 2020 – Mar 2024
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Conducted research projects on key urban economics topics.
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Taught advanced econometrics, scientific writing & data analysis.
Intern & Research Assistant
Regensburg, Germany
Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS)
Apr 2019 – Oct 2019
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Conducted trade growth decomposition in East & SE European countries & Russia.
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Refined IOS Database of Economic and Social Models for improved accuracy and depth.
Lecturer of Economics, ICT & e-Learning Coordinator
Jimma, Ethiopia
Jimma University
Aug 2012 – Aug 2017
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Taught quant economics & stats courses, and mentored students.
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Led digital infrastructure transformation for innovative e-learning & data management systems.
Education
Ph.D. in Economics
Oct 2019 – Jul 2024
Ruhr Graduate School in Economics
MA in Local Development
Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
Corvinus University of Budapest (with University of Regensburg, Trento, & Ljubljana)
MA in Development Policy
Aug 2014 – May 2015
KDi School
BA in Economics
Oct 2008 – Jun 2012
Bahir Dar University
Projects
Urban Gradient Predictions in Addis Ababa
SSRN, Apr 2024
Impact of COVID-19 on German Real Estate Market
German Economic Review, Nov 2024
Housing Supply Elasticity in Germany
Ruhr Economic Paper, Feb 2023
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Developed novel measures of land development constraints from land cover and digital elevation models with R.
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Employed econometric analysis to estimate the impact of geographic supply constraints.
More info about these projects is available here.