J O S É J OAQ U Í N L Ó P E Z Office address: Fogelman College of Business & Economics University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152 E-mail:
[email protected] Web: www.joaquinlopezecon.com E M P L OY M E N T Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Memphis
E D U C AT I O N Ph.D. Economics University of Chicago Committee: Nancy Stokey (Chair), Robert E. Lucas, Jr., Juhani Linnainmaa M.A. Economics M.Sc. Economics B.A. Economics INTERESTS
University of Chicago University of Texas at El Paso Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico
2014-present June 2014
2010 2004 2002
Economic Growth, Development, Applied Macroeconomics
W O R K I N G PA P E R S 1. “A Quantitative Theory of Tax Evasion and Informality" (Submitted) 2. “Entrepreneurship and Rent Seeking under Credit Constraints" 3. “Financial Frictions and Aggregate Productivity: Evidence from Mexico" W O R K I N P RO G R E S S 1. “An Evocative Theory of Limited Attention," with Carmen Astorne-Figari and Aleksander Yankelevich 2. “The Role of Workplace Flexibility and the Search for Market Labor,” with Jennifer St. Clair 3. “Financial Frictions, Informality, and Aggregate Productivity." P R E -D O C T O R A L R E S E A R C H 1. “An evaluation of real-time forecasting performance across 10 western U.S. States," with Keith R. Phillips, Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 34, No. 2-3, 2009. 2. “Production Sharing and Real Business Cycles in a Small Open Economy," Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute Working Paper No. 5, 2007. 3. “Error Correction Exchange Rate Modeling for Mexico: 1980-2001," with Thomas M. Fullerton, International Journal of Applied Econometrics and Quantitative Studies, Vol.2-3, 2005. SEMINARS [Including Scheduled:] MEA Meetings (Evanston, IL), WEAI Conference (Portland, OR) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, SEA Meetings (New Orleans, LA) Banco de Mexico, Chicago Fed, UMemphis, Montclair State U
2016 2015 2014
T E AC H I N G University of Memphis - Advanced Macroeconomics I & II (PhD) - Economic Growth and Inequality (Undergrad) - Introduction to Microeconomics (Undergrad—honors and regular sections) University of Chicago - Elements of Economic Analysis IV (undergraduate intermediate macro, with calculus) As teaching assistant University of Chicago Booth School of Business (M.B.A. courses) - Investments: Juhani Linnainmaa - Money and Banking: Randall Kroszner
2012-2013 2012
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank Economic Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2013 2005-2008
GRANTS National Science Foundation SBE Grant H O N O R S , S C H O L A R S H I P S , A N D F E L L OW S H I P S Theodore W. and Esther Schultz Fellowship, The University of Chicago Arnold Harberger Fellowship, The University of Chicago Social Sciences Fellowship, The University of Chicago AEA Summer Training Program and Minority Scholarship, Duke University James Foundation Scholarship, UT El Paso REFEREEING The Journal of Political Economy, Eastern Economic Journal. SKILLS Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent) Computational: Matlab, STATA
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