Areas of research:

Economic growth, international trade, economic development, international finance, monetary economics.

Areas of teaching:

Macroeconomics, economic growth, economic development, international economics.

Research:

• "The Evolution of Relative Rewards in a Knowledge Economy: Theory and Evidence from Law and Engineering," under review.
• "Entrepreneurship and Rent Seeking under Credit Constraints."

Work in progress:

• "Relative Rewards and the Allocation of Talent in a Knowledge Economy."
• "A Simple Theory of Tax Evasion by Formal Firms."
• "Mutual Funds Industry Dynamics."

Education

• Ph.D. Economics - University of Chicago - 2014
• M.A. Economics - University of Chicago - 2010
• M.Sc. Economics - University of Texas at El Paso - 2004
• Licenciatura Economics - Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León - 2002