Summary of qualifications and interests

Public finance/public policy scholar interested in the use of cognitive and behavioral sciences to address questions in public finance, public policy, and regulatory design. Currently conducting research on the importance of governments’ information capacity for the proper development of subnational debt markets (public finance), and using consumer behavior theories and applied neuroscience to study the motivations for non-compliance, the behavioral effects of regulatory harmonization, and regulatory effectiveness (behavioral public policy; behavioral public finance). Extensive experience teaching undergraduate and graduate levels in local government finance, public administration and comparative public policy. Proficient in applied statistics and research design methods. Bilingual (English-Spanish).

 

Areas of expertise

  • Public finance: subnational capital market development; international and multi-level finance; behavioral public finance.
  • Public policy: Behavior-informed regulation and public policy analysis (currently working on applications to drug policy and international financial market regulation)

Education

PhD in Public Affairs, 2008

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. USA

Concentrations: Public Finance; Public Policy Analysis; Political Science (Minor)

Dissertation: “On Revenues Sharing and Budgetary Behavior: Assessing the Determinants of Subnational Financial Behavior and their Impact on the Creation of a Decentralized Tax System in Mexico”

Chair: Dr. John L. Mikesell

MA in Public Affairs, 2000

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. USA 
Concentration: Public Financial Administration

BA in Economics, 1995

Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City. Mexico

Professional Experience

San Diego State University, USA
School of Public Affairs
Associate Professor (Tenured) (2015-Present)
Assistant Professor (2008-2014)

University of California-San Diego, USA
Center for US-Mexico Studies
Research Fellow/Visiting Scholar (2016-2017)

Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico
Public Administration Department
Professor/Researcher (January-December 2012)

Indiana University, USA
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Assistant Instructor (2002-2007)

City of Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Budget Intern, Office of the City Controller (October 2001-July 2002)

Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, Indiana, USA
Research Associate (September 2000-April 2001)

Center for the Study of Institutions, Population and Environmental Change. Indiana University, USA
Graduate Research Assistant (August 1998-May 2000)

Government of the State of Guanajuato, Mexico
Coordinator for Business and Economic Promotion (January 1996-July 1998).