Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Boston College, 2005
• M.A., Economics, Boston College, 2002
• B.A., Economics, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, 1998

Teaching Interests:

• Macroeconomics
• Monetary Theory
• Open Economy Macroeconomics

Research Interests:

• Monetary Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Open Economy Macroeconomics

Activities and Honors:

• Donal J. White Teaching Excellence Award, Boston College, 2004-2005

Recent Publications:

• Comment on "Monetary Policy Rules and Exchange Rate Flexibility in a Simple Dynamic General Equilibrium Model," Journal of Macroeconomics, by Michael B. Devereux, June 2004, with Fabio Ghironi.
  
• "Federalismo Fiscal en Mexico: Impacto de la Coorfinación Fiscal Sobre el Presupuesto de los Gobiernos Estatales," Ensayos Vol. XVII, May 1998, Number 1.