Education
Economics (Ph.D. Coursework)
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA
August 2017 -
Economics (M.Sc.)
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA
August 2017 - May 2019
Economy and Public Policy (M.A.)
ITESM Graduate School of Government and Public Policy (Tecnológico de Monterrey), Monterrey, MX
Master's thesis: “Democracy and economic growth: Analysis by regions, country groups and income levels”
January 2013 - December 2014
Economics (B.A.)
UANL School of Economics (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León), Monterrey, MX
August 2008 - December 2012
Certificates
Statistics and R
HarvardX
R Programming
Johns Hopkins University
Academic Research
Laureate Network Office
Evaluating Social Programs
MITx
Python for Data Science and AI
IBM
Macroeconometric Forecasting
IMFx
Academic and Business Writing
BerkeleyX
Urban Development and Housing
IDBx
Statistical Thinking for Data Science and Analytics
ColumbiaX
Introduction to Managing for Development Results
IDBx
Social and Economic Networks: Models and Analysis
Stanford Online
From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development
OxfordX
Teaching Experience
Lecturer
Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government & Public Service
January 2020 - May 2020
Graduate level
Fundamentals of the Global Economy
Assistant Professor
Universidad del Valle de México (UVM), Department of Business
March 2016 - June 2017
Graduate level
Econometric Models
Money and Capital Markets
Quantitative Methods for Business
Economics for Business
Undergraduate level
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Research Experience
Research Assistant
McCombs School of Business of The University of Texas at Austin
September 2017 -
Executive Coordinator of Economic Research
Institute of Studies on Government and Public Finance
June 2016 -
Projects Specialist
Institute for Regional Development (IDR-ITESM)
May 2015 - May 2016
Research Assistant
ITESM Graduate School of Government and Public Policy (Tecnológico de Monterrey)
January 2013 - December 2014
Research Assistant
UANL School of Economics (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
July 2012 - December 2012
Presentations
Europe´s income convergence and the latest global financial crisis
in collaboration with René Cabral
Accepted and presented at:
The 94th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, San Francisco, California, USA. June 2019
The ECB Forum on Central Banking - Young economists' competition (Poster session), Sintra, Portugal. June 2019
Regional specialization transitions and technological intensity in Mexico’s manufacturing industry
in collaboration with Amado Villarreal, and Miguel Flores
Accepted and presented at:
The 47th Annual Conference of the Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. June 2016
Democracy and economic growth: Analysis by regions, country groups and income levels
Accepted and presented at:
The 52nd Annual Meetings of the Public Choice Society, San Antonio, Texas, USA. March 2015
On the effects of policy responsiveness on economic growth: Evidence from democratic nations
in collaboration with Marco Pérez
Accepted and presented at:
The 89th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, Denver, Colorado, USA. June 2014
Conditional political budget cycle: Evidence from democratic nations
in collaboration with Marco Pérez
Accepted and presented at:
The 51st Annual Meetings of the Public Choice Society, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. March 2014
Evaluability of the 'Microenterprises’ Impulse' program
in collaboration with Araceli Ortega
Accepted and presented at:
The 2nd International Seminar: Analysis and Impact of Public Policies, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico. September 2013