Welcome!

I am an Associate Professor of Economics in the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where I currently hold three endowed professorships: the Capell/Frayard, Coca-Cola/BORSF, and Charles & Vicki Milam/BORSF Professorships.  For the 2025–2026 academic year, I am also a Visiting Affiliated Researcher in the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University.  My primary research interests fall broadly within the fields of Public Economics, Law and Economics, and Experimental Economics. I earned my Ph.D. in Economics from Florida State University in 2017. 

You can find a copy of my CV here. 

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

E-mail: 

javier.portillo@louisiana.edu

Address:

Department of Economics and Finance

University of Louisiana at Lafayette 

B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration

214 Hebrard Blvd. 

P. O. Box 43709 

Lafayette, LA 70504