C.V. pdf file
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (May 2008)
Dissertation: "Essays on Pricing Under Uncertainty"
Advisor: Li Gan
M.S., Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (December 2004)
Grad. Diploma, Financial Regulation, Univ. Privada Prouniversidad, Bolivia (February 2001)
B.A., Economics, Universidad Catolica Boiliviana, Bolivia (June 2000)
Fields
Primary: Industrial Organization and Econometrics
Secondary: Public Economics
Publication
Systematic Peak-load Pricing, Congestion Premia and Demand Diverting: Empirical Evidence. Economics Letters, 103 (1), April 2009, 59-61.
Recent Working Papers
Price Discrimination through Refund Contracts in Airlines (with Paan Jindapon), revise and resubmit.
Stochastic Peak-load Pricing and Aggregate Demand Learning in Airlines, revise and resubmit.
Price Dispersion under Costly Capacity and Demand Uncertainty (with Li Gan), NBER working paper 13075, May 2007
Honors and Awards
Joan Shin Research Award, Department of Economics, Texas A&M (2007 - 2008)
STATA Winner, Graduate Student Paper Contest, STATA and Texas A&M (2007)
Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Economics, Texas A&M (2007)
Maurice Fellowship, Excellence in Graduate Studies, Texas A&M (Summer 2007)
Bradley Foundation Fellowship, PERC and Texas A&M (Fall 2006 - Spring 2007)
Graduate Research Assistantship, Department of Economics, Texas A&M (2003 - 2008)
Good Neighbor Scholarship, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (2003 - 2004)
Elected to be a member of The Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi, Texas A&M (2003)
Diploma of Academic Excellence, Universidad Privada Prouniversidad (2001)
Academic Excellence Scholarship, Universidad Catolica Boiliviana (1998)
Sports Scholarship, Bicycle Team Member, Universidad Catolica Boliviana (1995 - 1999)
Teaching Experience
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Instructor, Introductory Econometrics (Fall 2008)
Instructor, Statistical Methods and Interpretation (Spring 2009)
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Instructor, Introductory Econometrics (Summer 2007)
Instructor, Principles of Microeconomics (Spring, Summer, Fall
2005, Spring 2006)
Teaching Assistant, Financial Economics (Spring 2008)
Teaching Assistant, Mathematics for Economists (Ph.D., Fall 2007)
Teaching Assistant, Graduate Macroeconomics (M.S., Spring and Fall
2004)
Universidad Catolica Boliviana, La Paz, Bolivia
Teaching Assistant, Introductory Economics (Spring 1999)
Professional Experience
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Chicago, IL
Consultant, Board of Advisors for J.B. Gelbach & T.M. Smith (Summer
and Fall 2008)
Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC
Graduate Intern (Summer 2006)
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Research Assistant, Dr. Hae-Shin Hwang (Spring and Fall 2004)
Research Assistant, Dr. Theodore Turocy (Fall 2003)
Banco Mercantil S.A., La Paz, Bolivia
Credits Officer (2002)
Canadian International Development Agency - CESO,
La Paz, Bolivia
Evaluation and Follow-up Coordinator (2001)
Program Assistant (2000)
Seminars / Conference Presentations
American Economic Association, Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA (January 2009)
Southern Economic Association, 78th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC (November 2008)
International Industrial Organization Conference. Washington, DC (May 2008)
University of Tennessee. Knoxville, TN (January 2008)
San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA (January 2008)
Sam Houston State University. Huntsville, TX (January 2008)
Bates White. Washington, DC (January 2008)
Applied Microeconomics Seminar. Texas A&M, College Station, TX (September 2007)
International Industrial Organization Conference. Savannah, GA (April 2007)
Student Research Week. Texas A&M, College Station, TX (March 2007)
PERC Applied Microeconomics Workshop. Texas A&M, College Station, TX (February 2007)
Texas Camp Econometrics XII. League City, TX (February 2007)
International Industrial Organization Conference. Boston, MA (April 2006)
PTSAFE Workshop. Texas A&M, College Station, TX (October 2006)
Inter-American Development Bank. Washington, DC (July 2006)
Southwestern Economic Association, 86th Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX (April 2006)
Midwest Economics Association, 70th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL (March 2006)
Southern Economic Association, 75th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC (November 2005)
Southwestern Economics Association, 85th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA (March 2005)
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association
American Society of Hispanic Economists
Industrial Organization Society
Southern Economic Association
Professional Service
Member of the Editorial Board:
Latin American Journal of Economic Development (2006 - present)
Referee for:
Economic Inquiry
Journal of Industrial Economics
Latin American Journal of Economic Development
Southern Economic Journal
Invited Textbook Reviews for:
Econometrics: An Introduction to the Fundamentals by R.A. Ashley (Worth Publishers)
Principles of Economics (2008) by J.B. Gelbach & T.M. Smith (McGraw-Hill)
Principles of Microeconomics (2008) by J. Miller (McGraw-Hill)
Principles of Microeconomics 3rd ed. (2007) by R. Frank & B. Bernarke (McGraw-Hill/Irwin)
Microeconomics (2006) by R.G. Hubbard & A.P. O'Brien (Pearson-Prenice Hall)
Symposiums / Focus Groups:
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Principles of Economics Focus Group, Chicago, IL (April 2007)
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Principles of Economics Symposium, Amelia Island, FL (November 2006)
Other Working Papers
Are Airlines Price Discriminating? Tourist versus Business Travelers
Imperfect Detection of Tax Evasion in a Corrupt Tax Administration
Testing for Stochastic and Beta-Convergence in Latin American Countries
References
Available upon request.