Education:
Ph.D. Political Science, The University of Chicago (Expected 2009)
M.A Political Science, The university of Chicago, 2005
MPA/ID International Development, Harvard University, 2002
B.A. Economics, ITESM Monterrey, 1995
Dissertation:
Title: Distributive Politics and the Poor
Committee: Susan C. Stokes (Chair), Carles Boix, and Roger B. Myerson
Awards and Honors:
International Studies Prize Lectureship, The University of Chicago, Spring 2007
Grodzins Prize Lectureship, The Univeristy of Chicago, Winter 2006
Social Sciences Division Scholarship, The Univeristy of Chicago, 2006-2007
NSF Grant, EITM Summer Institute, The Univeristy of Michigan, Summer 2006
CLAS Field Research Grant, The University of Chicago, Summer 2005
CONACYT Fellowship, 2003-2006
World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, World Bank, 2000-2002
Banco de Mexico Fellowship Program, Bank of Mexico, 2000-2002
Fundacion Mexico en Harvard Grant, 2000-2002
Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, 2001
Omicron Delta Epsilon American Honor Society in Economics, 1995
Conference and Workshop Papers:
“Elites and Democracy: Is there a Wealthy Median Voter in Latin
America?”
Paper presented at the American Political Science
Association Annual Meeting, Boston MA, August 29, 2008
“Elites and Democracy: Is there a Wealthy Median Voter in Latin
America?”
Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association 66th
Annual National Conference, Chicago IL, April 5, 2008
“A Wealthy Median Voter?” Paper presented at the
Comparative Politics Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago IL,
September 26, 2007
“Redistributive Politics and the Poor” Paper presented at
the Midwest Political Science Association 65th Annual National
Conference, Chicago IL, April 13, 2007
“Distributive Politics and the Poor” Paper presented at the
Summer Institute on the Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models,
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, July 13, 2006
“Distributive Politics and the Poor” Paper presented at the
Political Economy Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago IL,
April 25, 2006
“Democratic Redistribution and the Poor” Paper presented at
the Midwest Political Science Association 64th Annual National
Conference, Chicago IL, April 22, 2006
“Politics of Poverty Alleviation Programs in Developing
Countries” Paper presented at the Princeton Institute for
International and Regional Studies Graduate Student Conference,
Princeton University, Princeton NJ, April 7, 2006
“Distributive Politics and the Poor” Paper presented at the
Comparative Politics Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago IL,
February 15, 2006
“The Political Feasibility of Poverty Alleviation Programs in
Developing Countries” Paper presented at the Comparative Politics
Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago IL, April 20, 2005
Non-Academic Professional Experience:
Chief Financial Researcher (on leave), Bank of Mexico, 2002-Present
Visiting Economist, Central Bank of Bulgaria, Summer 2001
Economist, Bank of Mexico, 1997-2000
