CURRENT COURSES (2026):

Heterogeneous Agents in Macroeconomics

Ph.D. Course | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Topics: precautionary savings, wealth inequality, welfare analysis, aggregate fluctuations, heterogeneous firms, financial frictions, HANK models, and political economy.

Syllabus | Introductory Slides

Political Economy

Advanced Undergraduate Course | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Topics: political preferences, redistribution, electoral competition, political influence, polarization, and populism.

Syllabus | Introductory Slides (in Spanish)

PREVIOUS TEACHING:

Graduate Level (Ph.D. & Master's Programs)

- Inequality in Macroeconomics, Catholic University of Chile (Ph.D. program) Semesters: 2-2021, 2-2022, 2-2023, 1-2024, 1-2025.

- Macroeconomic Theory II, Catholic University of Chile (Ph.D. program) Semesters: 2-2011, 2-2012, 2-2015, 2-2016, 2-2017, 2-2018.

- Growth and Development, Catholic University of Chile (Master's) 2-2020.

- Short course on Heterogeneous Agents in Macroeconomics:

+ Centre for Applied Economics, University of Chile (Master's): May 2016, May 2017.

+ Catholic University of Perú (Master's): May 2013, July 2014, October 2015, May 2017.

Undergraduate Level 

- Political Economy, Catholic University of Chile (Advanced Undergraduate) Semesters: 2-2024, 2-2025.

- Short course on Growth and Development, ESEN (El Salvador): July 2014, July 2015.

- University of Chile: Macroeconomics II (Fall 2014). 

- Catholic University of Chile: Macroeconomics II (Spring 2012, Fall 2013); Introduction to Macroeconomics (Fall 2002–Spring 2006); Introduction to Economics (Spring 2005); Macroeconomics (Spring 2002). 

- University of Pennsylvania: Intermediate Macroeconomics (Spring 2009–2011); Introductory Macroeconomics (Summer 2009–2010); International Economics (Summer 2008).