Assistant Professor
Centro de Investigación Económica
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
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Employment
Assistant Professor, Centro de Investigación Económica, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), January 2010-Present
Research Fellow, Kyoto Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, June 2009-December 2009.
Education
Ph.D in Economics, Columbia University, 2010.
Thesis Title: Industrial Development in the Global Economy: Innovation and Investment of Mexican Firms.
Sponsor: Eric Verhoogen
M.A. in Economics, Kyoto University, 2003.
B.A. in Economics, Kyoto University, 2001.
Research Interests: Industrial Development and International Trade
Working Papers:
-Import Competition and
Innovation at the Plant Level: Evidence from Mexico.
First version 2008. Current version
2010. Revise and Resubmit at
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
-Management
Structure and Technological Composition of FDI: Evidence from MNCs'
Subsidiaries in Mexico.
(joint with Estefania Santacreu-Vasut). Aug. 2011.
Earlier versions titled "Expatriates as Leaders in Technology Transfer and
FDI: Theory and Evidence from Mexico."
-Import
Competition and Environmental Performance: Evidence from Mexican Plant-level
and Satellite Imagery Data.
(joint with Emilio Gutierrez). Feb. 2011. ITAM CIE Working Paper
11-1.
Will be presented at
ASSA Meeting 2012.
Teaching
Economic Growth (Undergraduate: Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010)
Macroeconomics and Development (Graduate: Spring 2012)
Research Seminar (Undergraduate: Spring 2012. Fall 2011)
Topics in Trade and Development (Graduate: Spring 2011)
Eco 4 (Intermidiate Micro for Undergraduate: Fall 2010)
Academic Presentations
2012 (including scheduled)
AEA, Pacific Development Economics Conference
2011
Midwest Trade Meeting (Spring), IZA/World Bank Conference on Employment and Development, EARIE, Colorado at Boulder, Banco de Mexico and University of Guanajuato
2010
Econometric Society World Congress, NEUDC
2009
Carnegie-Mellon University, IMT Institute at Lucca, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID), ITAM, The University of Tokyo, JETRO-IDE, University of Tsukuba
Comparative Analysis Enterprise Data (CAED) Conference, Keio University, Midwest International Economics Groups Meeting, Empirical Investigations in International Trade (EIIT) Conference, Kyoto University
Tohoku University
Invited Discussions
2010
IADB/INEGI Conference on "The Age of Productivity", ITAM, México City.
2009
CEPR/SNB Conference on Product Heterogeneity and Quality Heterogeneity in International Trade, Swiss National Bank, Zurich.
LACEA´s Trade Integration and Growth Network First Meeting, El Colegio de México, México City.
Other Research Activities
2006
Summer Intern, IMF Institute, International Monetary Fund.
Professional Service
Referee for Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Industrial and Corporate Change, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Labor Economics and World Development.
Last updated: 2/11/2012
