Reca Sarfati
PhD Candidate In Economics And Statistics
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolReca Sarfati is an Economics and Statistics PhD candidate at MIT with nine years of research experience bridging econometrics, development economics, and applied statistical methods. Previously a Senior Research Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Reca has hands-on experience with policy-relevant macroeconomic research and DSGE-related work. Her background includes interdisciplinary research assistantships in computer science and economics at Brown, reflecting strong computational and experimental skills alongside theoretical training. Fluent in international settings from early internships in U.S. embassies and an International Baccalaureate education, she brings a global perspective to development questions. Known for combining rigorous econometric techniques with practical policy questions, she blends deep academic training with real-world research impact.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate, High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate, High School Diploma at Seoul Foreign SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Brown UniversityGraduate School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Studies at New York University
Korean, German, Spanish, English
Github Skills (27)
online-algorithms10
custom-model10
stochastic10
solve10
macroeconomics10
time-series10
dynamical-systems10
econometrics10
kalman-filter10
economics10
mcmc10
stochastic-processes10
state-space10
statistical-models10
estimate10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
rsarfati/THANK
Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
Estimation of tractable heterogeneous-agent New-Keynesian model.
Contributions:52 commits, 21 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
rsarfati/ExtensiveFormGames
Apr 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:49 commits, 25 pushes, 2 branches in 10 months
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