Name: Juan Martín Morelli
Age: 22
High School: Christian Brothers School
Degree Program: Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Year of graduation: 2010
Employment: Economist at CERES
Interview published in September 2010.
In 2006, Juan began studying for a bachelor's degree in economics at ORT University. In 2007, he began an internship at the Center for the Study of Economic and Social Reality (CERES). In 2010, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics.
Before deciding which university to attend, Juan researched the different options. “I started by attending information sessions and then had a few interviews with university admissions officers. Like any major decision, it wasn’t easy. I wasn’t just choosing a university, but also a major. My research led me to choose Economics as my major first, and then ORT as my university,” said Juan.
He recalled that as a teenager he thought he was going to study medicine, “but my curiosity about economics—and subsequent conversations with professionals in the field—finally convinced me to study it,” he said.
Juan recalled that a conversation he had with the Academic Coordinator of Economics, Dr. Néstor Gandelman, was what led him to choose ORT for his degree program.
“I began my studies with great enthusiasm, which was gradually nurtured and sustained by the expertise of some of my professors. Their passion for economics was evident, and they conveyed it through their teaching methods, which blended the objectivity of science with the subjectivity of personal experience,” he noted.
In 2007, he completed a one-month internship at CERES, where he returned to work the following year. “I was working on building a database covering several Latin American countries. Later, I joined the Economic Research department.”
“I currently work as an economist at CERES in the Global Research department. There, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of the international financial situation, sovereign risk, liquidity and fiscal solvency, the international banking sector, and other variables affecting the global economy. “We analyze the fundamentals underlying a country’s development to provide a comparative example, as well as the causes of its recessions and their implications in the international context,” said the economist.
The graduate says that over the years he has learned that balancing work and study is not easy, as it “requires organization and extra effort. Ultimately, it ends up being significantly more educational, and in my experience, college tends to encourage this path.”