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Education

• Ph.D. in Economics, Western Michigan University, 2006
• M. A. in Economics, Western Michigan University, 2002
• B. A. Economics, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin , Colombia, 1999

Publications (refereed)

• “Correlations and Spillovers in Three Euro Rates: Evidence using realised variance” (with D.G. McMillan and A. Speight), The European Journal of Finance, forthcoming, 2010.
• “Another Consequence of the Economic Crisis: A Decrease in Migrants' Remittances,” (with C. Vargas-Silva), Applied Financial Economics, Special Issue on the Global Financial Crisis, forthcoming, January 2010.
•  “Common Volatility between Closed-end Country Funds and Three Comparable Return Series: An Empirical Investigation,” (with D. Kim, and Y.G. Lee), Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, forthcoming, 2010.
•  “Monetary Policy and International Remittances,” (with C. Vargas-Silva), The Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 43, No. 2, Spring 2010, pp. 173-186..
• “Volatility Dynamics in Three Euro Rates: Correlations, Spillovers and Commonality,” (with D.G. McMillan), International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives, Vol. 1. No.1 , 2009, pp. 64-74.
• “To Send or Not to Send: That is the Question. A Review of the Literature on Remittances,” (with C. Vargas-Silva), Journal of Business Strategies, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2009, pp. 73-98.
• “Common Volatility across Latin American Foreign Exchange Markets,” Applied Financial Economics, Vol. 19, No. 15, 2009, pp. 1197-1212.
• “Volatility Persistence, Long Memory and Time-Varying Unconditional Mean: Evidence from Ten Equity Indices,” (with D. G. McMillan), The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 49, 2009, pp. 578-595.
• “Linkages among Latin American Foreign Exchange Markets: A Long-Run Perspective in the Presence of Structural Breaks,” Applied Economic Letters, Vol. 16, No. 5, 2009, pp. 509-514.
• “Remittances, Institutions and Growth: A Panel Semi-Parametric Approach,” (with E. Shukralla and C. Vargas-Silva), International Economic Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2009, pp. 111-119.
•  “Exchange Rates and U.S. Direct Investment into Latin America,” (with S. Pozo), Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2008, pp. 403-430.
• “Financiación y Demanda Educativa: Estudio del Caso Colombiano en el Periodo 1990 – 2005,” (with A. Cano and I. Montes), Revista Calidad en Educación, No. 29, 2008, pp. 111–136.
•  “Convergence Hypothesis: Evidence from Panel Unit Root Test with Spatial Dependence,” (with L. Liu), Revista Ecos de Economía, No.23, 2006, pp.37-56.
• “The Price Puzzle Revisited: Evidence from Colombia,” (with B. Solomon), Revista Ecos de Economía, No.22, 2006, pp.45-55.
• “Exchange Rate as a Determinant of Foreign Direct Investment: Does it Really Matter? Theoretical Aspects, Literature Review and Applied Proposal,” Revista Ecos de Economía, No.21, 2005, pp.155-171.
• “Empirical Analysis on the Real Effects of Inflation and Exchange Rate Uncertainty: The Case of Colombia,” Revista Ecos de Economía, No.20, 2005, pp.7-28.
• “About the Theory and Empirical Analysis of the Persistence of Profits and its Applicability to Colombia,” Revista Ecos de Economía, No. 17, 2002, pp.65-76.

Media reports and Working papers

• “Crisis and Migrants Remittances: A Look at Hispanics in the US” (with C. Vargas-Silva), International Migration Institute Working Paper, WP18, University of Oxford, 2009.
• “The Current State of Workers’ Remittances” (with C. Vargas-Silva) Hispanic Economic Outlook, Quarter 1, 2009.
• “Recession, Return Migration, and Remittances” (with C. Vargas-Silva) Hispanic Economic Outlook, Quarter 2, 2009.

Research Grants

• Summer Faculty Research Grant: "International Closed-end Country Funds and U.S. Market Sentiment" (US$5,000), SHSU, Summer 2009 (only ten awarded university-wide).
• Summer Faculty Research Grant: "Financial Integration: Evidence for the Latin American/U.S. Foreign Exchange Markets" (US$5,000), SHSU, Summer 2008 (only ten awarded university-wide).
• Summer Faculty Research Grant: "A Study on U.S. Direct Investment into Latin America" (US$5,000), Sam Houston State University , Summer 2007 (only ten awarded university-wide).
• Colciencias Research Fellowship: "Business Cycles and Leading Indicators"(~US$7,000), Sponsored for a one-year fellowship in the Young Academic Scholars - Research Training Program - in Colombia, 2000 .
• Graduate Student Travel Grants (US$1,200), Western Michigan University , to present in the Midwest Econoomic Association Conference (2005) and the Academy of Economics and Finance (2006).

Academic Awards and Honors

• All-University Teaching Effectiveness Award, Western Michigan University, Spring 2006.
• In Absentia Fellowship, AIER, American Institute for Economic Research, 2003-2004
• Floyd A. Moore Graduate Award, Western Michigan University , Spring, 2002.
• Elias Harik Award, award to the best new graduate student in the economics department, Western Michigan University , December 2001.
• Doctoral Associateship. Western Michigan University, 2003 – 2006.

Courses Taught

• The Economics of Latin America (Spring 2010, Fall, 2008)
• Monetary Economics (Fall, 2009, Summer 2008)
• Intermediate Microeconomics (Spring 2008, Spring-Fall 2007),
• Principles of Microeconomics (Spring-Fall 2009, Spring-Fall 2008, Spring-Fall 2007, Spring-Fall 2006, Spring-Fall2005)
• Principles of Macroeconomics (Fall2005, Spring2006).

Invited Seminars

• Texas A&M University (2009, 2008, 2007), University of Vermont (2006), St. Cloud State University (2006, 2009)

Conference Presentations (* Presented by co-author)

• 2009

  • Western International Economic Association, International Atlantic Association, Conference on Economic Issues Affecting Hispanic and African Comumunities, Texas A&M.

  2008

  • Southern Economic Association Meetings, International Financial Integration Conference, Regional Trade Agreements, Migration and Remittances Conference, Southwestern International Studies Association, Academy of International Business Conference*, Business Association of Latin American Studies Conference*.

  2007

  • Southern Economic Association Meetings, XI Congreso Internacional Sobre Integración Regional y Globalización en el Continente Americano, Latin American Econometric Society Meetings, Midwest Economic Association, Southwestern Social Science Association.

  2006

  • Southern Economic Association, Missouri Valley Economic Association, Midwest Economic Association, The Academy of Economics and Finance.

  2005

  • Midwest Economic Association.

Workshops attended (continuing education)

• DITE - Diversity Initiative for Tenure Effectiveness, American Economic Association, Duke University, NC, 2010
• Texas Monetary Conference, University of Houston and The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston, TX, April, 2009
• Writing across the Disciplines Workshop, SHSU, August, 2008, (25 hours)
• Texas Monetary Conference, Rice University, April, 2007.
• CeMENT workshop for Junior Faculty at the Eastern Economic Association, February 25-26, 2006 (organized by CSWEP and funded by the National Science Foundation).

Referee for

• Journal of Economic Development, World Development, Journal of Developing Areas, Applied Economics, International Journal of Banking Accounting and Finance, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, International Trade Journal, Lecturas de Economía, Revista Universidad EAFIT, ECOS de Economía.

Professional Affiliations (2006-7)

• American Economic Association, Midwest Economic Association, Latin American Economic Association, Association of Hispanic American Economists, Committee On The Status Of Women In The Economics Profession

 

Updated: 10/02/2009

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