I take a lot of pride in my students and want them to succeed!

I am convinced that if we want to change the way governments work, the best place to start is in the classroom. And knowing that some of tomorrow’s leaders could be attending my classes encourages me to teach with the highest educational standards.

The courses I currently teach follow the principle of “learning by doing”. My students work hard, but they learn many of the skills that good public administrators and public policy makers must have. This is a highly competitive world and students must be ready for it!

Undergraduate students taking my fiscal and budgetary policy course (PA450) learn how to put together a budget document. This training shows students the basics about socioeconomic analysis, the analysis of expenditure and revenue history, as well as revenue forecasting. Like it happens in many jobs, students are expected to work in teams that analyze data and elaborate budget briefings for decision makers.

The graduate level course (PA650 Seminar in Public Financial Management) constitutes the second step of this training. Here, students learn more advanced techniques to assess the financial condition of a local government. As part of their training, they are expected to analyze the financial condition of a local government of their choice. This experience gives them a hands-on experience to financial management but also teaches them some of the limitations that analysts have when preparing these kind of studies.