Faculty

ESSEC faculty

Because educational excellence depends on the quality of the faculty, ESSEC strives to recruit the most highly qualified professors. The three assets that best characterize ESSEC faculty are academic excellence, a global frame of mind and instructional creativity. On this page, you will find the CVs of

all our professors, as well as announcements of available positions. 




Nona Pepito
Assistant Professor, Economics Department

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Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
General Information Research Areas Publications Teaching Other Activities
Education

Ph.D. Economics, National University of Singapore;
    Dissertation: "Transparency and Disclosure in Teams"
   
Committee: Parimal Bag (supervisor), Aditya Goenka, and Jingfeng Lu.

M.A. Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 1999.

A.B. Economics, Ateneo de Davao University, 1995.
   Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Research Areas
Areas
Microeconomic theory and applications


Teaching at ESSEC
Business Economics (MSc Core Track), Introduction to Asian Economies (Executive MBA), Asian Economies (Global Manager in Asia)
Awards and Distinctions

Research

Research Award Program (RAP) grant, Philippine Social Science Council, offered in Summer 2006.

Teaching

Graduate Students’ Teaching Awardee, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, 2010 and 2011.
Graduate Tutor Commendation, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, 2009.

Others

Research Scholar, National University of Singapore, August 8, 2006–August 6, 2010.
Asia Research Institute Asian Graduate Student Fellow, National University of Singapore,May 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006.University Scholar, University of the Philippines–Diliman, 1998–1999.
Dean’s List, Ateneo de Davao University, 1991–1995.


Scientific Activities
Conference Presentations

Presentations

"Peer Transparency in Teams: Does it Help or Hinder Incentives?"

- 2011 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society (AMES), Seoul, South Korea, August 11-13, 2011.

- 10th Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), Singapore, August 14, 2010.
- Department seminar, Sabanci University, Turkey, June 30, 2010.
- 11th Annual Conference of the Association for Public Economic Theory (PET10), Bogaziçi University, Turkey, June 25, 2010.
- Department seminar, Tobb University of Economics and Technology, Turkey, June 23, 2010.
- Graduate Research Seminar, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, May 15, 2009.

"Double-edged Transparency in Teams"

- Graduate Research Seminar, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore,November 16, 2009.
- Ultimatum Bargaining Behavior: Experimental Evidence from the Philippines
- Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, July 28–29, 2006.

Conferences and workshops attended:

10th Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), Singapore, August 13–15, 2010.
11th Annual Conference of the Association for Public Economic Theory, Bogazici University, Turkey, June 25–27, 2010.
WebEx Training Session, National University of Singapore, September 15, 2010.
Teaching Assistants Training Programme, National University of Singapore, February 22–23, 2007.
Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies, Asia Research Institute, NationalUniversity of Singapore, July 28–29, 2006


Affiliations and Academic Responsibilities

Member: Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory, August 2010–Present; European Economic Association, May 2009–May 2010.


Consulting & Other Activities

Procurement Watch, Inc.: Consultant, November 2001–February 2002.

Philippine Business for Social Progress: Consultant, March 2000.

Professional Experience

National University of Singapore, Department of Economics
- Teaching Assistant, Principles of Economics (EC1301), Sem 1 2009–2010 and Sem 2 2007-2008.
- Teaching Assistant, Microeconomic Analysis 1 (EC2101), Sem 2 2009–2010, Sem 2 2008–2009 and Sem 2 2006–2007.
- Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Economic Analysis (EC1101E), Sem 1 2010–2011, Sem 1 2008–2009, Sem 1 2007–2008, and Sem 1 2006–07.

Ateneo de Manila University, Department of Economics
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Lecturer (Graduate: Mathematical Economics and Economics of Information; Undergraduate:Mathematical Economics, Economics of Information,    Industrial Organization, and Econometrics),Sem 2 2002–2003 to Sem 2 2005–2006.University of the Philippines–Diliman, School of Economics

University of the Philippines–Diliman, School of Economics
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (EC302), Sem 2 2002–2003.Ateneo de Davao University, Division of Social Sciences and Education

Ateneo de Davao University, Division of Social Sciences and Education
Teaching
- Instructor II (Undergraduate: Microeconomic Analysis, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Mathematical Economics, History of Economic Thought, Land Reform and Taxation), Sem 1 1995-1996 to Summer 1996-1997, Sem 1 1999–2000 to Summer 1999–2000.

Administrative
Interim Head, Economics Program, Sem 2 1999-2000 to Summer 1999-2000.

Useful Links
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Contact
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