Summary
Ma Arbo is a Senior Data Scientist with 11 years of experience applying statistical and data science methods to competition economics, urbanisation, and transport policy. With an MSc in Data Science for Public Policy from Hertie and a cum laude BSc in Statistics from UP Diliman, she blends rigorous causal modeling and geospatial analysis to support antitrust decision-making for both regulators and private clients. Her work spans policy research at the Asian Development Bank and hands-on tooling—she tested the CausalQueries R package at WZB and pioneered R-based geographic market analysis at the Philippine Competition Commission. Based in Berlin, she translates complex empirical evidence into actionable policy and litigation insights, often combining survey design, web scraping, and spatial mapping to reveal market dynamics that standard approaches miss.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Data Science for Public Policy, Master of Data Science for Public Policy at Hertie School
Master of Science - MS Statistics, Master of Science - MS Statistics at University of the Philippines Diliman
Philippine Science High School
English, Filipino