Jan Carlo Borruel Punongbayan | |
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| Born | 30 July 1989 |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Profession | Economist Professor Columnist |
Jan Carlo "JC" Borruel Punongbayan is a Filipino economist, columnist, and assistant professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman. [1]
Punongbayan is one of the 2023 Ten Outstanding Young Men Awardees.
Punongbayan graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) in 2009. [2] He finished his master's degree in economics at the UPSE in 2013. [3]
Under his adviser Karl Robert L. Jandoc, PhD, Punongbayan wrote his dissertation titled "Essays in market design and college admissions" and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics also at the UPSE in 2021. [4]
Assistant Professor Punongbayan teaches Economics at the UPSE and has served various positions in the university. [5] [6] He writes a regular column at Rappler. [7]