ABOUT ME
Before I joined TTU in 2017, I was a professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma for 18 years. I have published more than 25 articles in peer-reviewed journal such as the American Political Science Review, The Journal of Law and Economics, Economic Development & Cultural Change, and the Journal of Development Economics. I co-authored a book in 2014 titled The Long Process of Development: Building Markets and States in Pre-Industrial England, Spain and their Colonies (Cambridge University Press).
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My teaching interests include macroeconomics, economic growth, and economic development. I am fluent in Spanish and enjoys swimming, traveling, and playing with my two dogs, Paco and Diego.
Education
Research Interests
Political Economy of Growth
2017-Present
Professor of Economics
FMI, Texas Tech University
Institutions and Development
Populism and growth in Latin America
1999-2017
Professor of Economics & IAS
University of Oklahoma
1997 - 1999
Assistant Professor of Economics
CIDE, Mexico City