Personal information
Citizenship: Peruvian, American (naturalized)
Date of birth: August 17th, 1980
Academic appointments
2017 - present Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota - Duluth
2011 - 2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota - Duluth
2010 - 2011 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Indiana University - Bloomington
2007 - 2009 Instructor, Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Washington University in St. Louis May 2010
M.A., Economics, Washington University in St. Louis 2006
B.A., Economics, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima - Perú 2002
Conference presentations
24th International Conference on Computational Statistics, - Bologna, Italy (hybrid) Aug. 2022
15th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics - London, England (hybrid) Dec. 2021
2021 Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society – Bogotá, Colombia (virtual) Oct. 2021
10th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economics Research Group - Whitewater, WI (hybrid) Aug. 2021
96th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International - Honolulu, Hawaii (virtual) Jun. 2021
2021 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society - Sarawak, Malaysia (virtual) Jun. 2021
91st International Atlantic Economic Society European Conference (virtual) May 2021
2021 (Spring) LSBE Research Colloquium - University of Minnesota - Duluth (virtual) Mar. 2021
2021 Western Economic Association International Conference (virtual) Mar. 2021
14th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics - London, England (virtual) Dec. 2020
22nd Annual Conference of the International Network for Economic Research - Paris, France (virtual) Dec. 2020
2020 (Fall) LSBE Research Colloquium - University of Minnesota - Duluth (virtual) Nov. 2020
57th Annual Conference of the Missouri Valley Economic Association (virtual) Oct. 2020
2020 Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics – Zagreb, Croatia (virtual) Sep. 2020
9th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economics Research Group - Duluth, MN (virtual) Aug. 2020
26th International Conference of the Society for Computational Economics – Warsaw, Poland (cancelled) Jun. 2020
Brown Bag Seminar, Department of Economics, Universidad del Pacífico – Lima, Peru Jun. 2019
2018 Australasian Meetings of the Econometric Society – Auckland, New Zealand Jul. 2018
87th Annual Conference of the Southern Economic Association – Tampa, FL Nov. 2017
6th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Applied Time Series Econometrics Group – Madison, WI Aug. 2017
Brown Bag Seminar, Department of Economics, Universidad del Pacífico – Lima, Peru Jun. 2017
2017 Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics – Paris, France Mar. 2017
26th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Econometrics Group, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana – IL Oct. 2016
5th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Applied Time Series Econometrics Group – Minneapolis, MN Aug. 2016
3rd Annual Meeting of the International Association for Applied Econometrics – Milan, Italy Jun. 2016
2016 Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics – Tuscaloosa, AL Mar. 2016
85th Annual Conference of the Southern Economic Association – New Orleans, LA Nov. 2015
2015 Meetings of the Midwest Econometrics Group – St. Louis, MO Oct. 2015
4th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Applied Time Series Econometrics Group – Duluth, MN Aug. 2015
21st International Conference of the Society for Computational Economics – Taipei, Taiwan Jun. 2015
Seminar Series, Department of Economics, University of Memphis (invited) – Memphis, TN Apr. 2015
2015 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economics Association – Minneapolis, MN Mar. 2015
2015 Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics – Oslo, Norway Mar. 2015
Seminar Series, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota - Duluth, Duluth, MN Feb. 2015
3rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Applied Time Series Research Group – La Crosse, WI Aug. 2014
2014 Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics – New York, NY Apr. 2014
2013 Meetings of the Midwest Econometrics Group – Bloomington, IN Oct. 2013
2013 Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics – Milan, Italy Apr. 2013
2012 Latin American Meetings of the Econometric Society – Lima, Peru Nov. 2012
18th International Conference of the Society for Computational Economics – Prague, Czech Republic Jun. 2012
2012 Symposium of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics – Istanbul, Turkey Apr. 2012
81st Annual Conference of the Southern Economic Association – Washington, D.C. Nov. 2011
1st Annual Georgetown University Alumni Conference – Washington, D.C. Jun. 2011
2011 Symposium of Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics – Washington, D.C. Mar. 2011
80th Annual Conference of the Southern Economic Association – Atlanta, GA Nov. 2010
2010 Meetings of the Midwest Econometrics Group – St. Louis, MO Oct. 2010
44th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economic Association – Quebec city, Canada May 2010
2010 Meetings of the Midwest Macroeconomics Group – East Lansing, MI May 2010
10th Annual Missouri Economic Conference – Columbia, MO Mar. 2010
79th Annual Conference of the Southern Economic Association – San Antonio, TX Nov. 2009
2009 Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society – Buenos Aires, Argentina Oct. 2009
4th Annual Washington University Graduate Student Conference, St. Louis, MO Oct. 2009
2009 Meetings of the Midwest Econometrics Group – West Lafayette, IN Sep. 2009
2009 Far East and South Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society – Tokyo, Japan Aug. 2009
9th Annual Missouri Economic Conference – Columbia, MO Mar. 2009
3rd Annual Washington University Graduate Student Conference, St. Louis, MO Nov. 2008
45th Annual Conference of the Missouri Valley Economic Association, St. Louis, MO Oct. 2008
Previous experience
Research Assistant, Prof. James Morley, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 2008 – 2009
Project Officer, Economic and Social Research Consortium, Lima, Perú 2003 – 2005
Research Assistant, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Perú 2002 – 2005
Research Assistant, Central Reserve Bank of Peru, Lima, Perú Summer 2001
Honors and awards
Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, Best Paper in 2018 March 2019
Faculty Favorites, Athletics Department (Women's Hockey), University of Minnesota – Duluth Spring 2014, 2019, 2020
Faculty Appreciation, Athletics Department (Women's Soccer), University of Minnesota – Duluth Fall 2016, 2018
LSBE Excellence in Research Award, University of Minnesota – Duluth Spring 2017
Global Programs and Strategy Alliance International Travel Award, University of Minnesota System April 2016
Faculty Appreciation, Athletics Department (Women's Volleyball), University of Minnesota – Duluth Fall 2016
LSBE Excellence in Research Award, University of Minnesota – Duluth Spring 2016
Faculty Favorites, Athletics Department (Men's Football), University of Minnesota – Duluth Fall 2015
Faculty Recognition, Disabilities Resources Office, University of Minnesota – Duluth Spring 2015
Faculty Appreciation, Athletics Department (Women's Basketball), University of Minnesota – Duluth Spring 2015
Above and Beyond Award, Study Abroad in Peru program, LSBE, University of Minnesota – Duluth Spring 2014
Global Programs and Strategy Alliance International Travel Award, University of Minnesota System April 2012
Outstanding Faculty Adviser, University of Minnesota – Duluth Spring 2012
Dissertation Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis 2009 – 2010
Summer Research Grant, Washington University in St. Louis Summer 2007 – 2009
John Stuart Mill University Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis 2005 – 2009
Research Fellowship, University of Texas – Austin Spring 2005
Service
Referee: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of International Money and Finance, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Journal of Forecasting, Economic Modelling, Journal of Macroeconomics, Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, Journal of Empirical Finance, Empirical Economics, International Review of Economics and Finance, Eastern Economic Journal, El Trimestre Economico, A. Journal of Business, Journal of African Management
UMD Faculty Senate, Curriculum Subcommittee representative, University of Minnesota – Duluth 2018 – 2019
UMD Curriculum Committee, Member, University of Minnesota – Duluth 2017 – 2019
LSBE Undergraduate Committee, Chair, University of Minnesota – Duluth 2017 – 2019
LSBE Undergraduate Committee, Vice-chair, University of Minnesota – Duluth 2015 – 2017
UMD Liberal Education Committee, Member, University of Minnesota – Duluth 2014 – 2017
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, Adviser, University of Minnesota – Duluth 2013 – present
LSBE Undergraduate Committee, Member, University of Minnesota – Duluth 2011 – present
Fox News Duluth, Local Economic Analysis, Duluth, MN Aug. 2015
Market Outlook Panel Discussion, JNBA Financial Advisers, Panelist, Duluth, MN May 2015
UMD Teaching and Learning Committee, Member, University of Minnesota – Duluth Fall 2014
UMD Student of the Year Committee, Member, University of Minnesota – Duluth Spring 2014
Latino Chicano Student Association, Executive Board, University of Minnesota – Duluth 2011 – 2014
Graduate Student Association, Member, Washington University in St. Louis 2007 – 2009
Peer Mentor Committee, President, Washington University in St. Louis 2007 – 2009