About me

I am a Senior Research Associate at the Texas Census Institute. My current research relies on estimating the Texas census undercount and its economic impact on demographic groups and regions. 

Over my career, my work has focused on applying economic theory in academic and government settings. Before joining the institute, I served as a Lecturer at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University. 

In Mexico, I worked on evaluating public and budget programs, constructing economic development plans, designing competitivity public agendas, creating indexes, and identifying strategic economic sectors. I have taught several undergraduate and graduate courses at Universidad del Valle de Mexico and the EGADE Business School. 

Education 

Ph.D., Public Policy, The University of Texas at Austin, 2023

M.Sc., Economics, The University of Texas at Austin, 2019 

M.A., Economy and Public Policy, ITESM, 2014 

B.A., Economics, UANL, 2012

Additional Academic Training

Professional Certificate, Data Science, Harvard University, Expected 2023

Summer School, Socioeconomic Inequality, University of Chicago / New Economic School, 2021

My CV can be downloaded here or explored online in the tab CV.

This is my citation record on Google Scholar. 

Research interests

My research interests are international economics, political economy, development, and labor economics. I attend policy-related topics such as international trade, income inequality, immigration, energy consumption, financial crises, political turnovers, and dynamics of local labor markets.