PhD. in Economics, Candidate

University of Western Ontario

London, ON

current - 2019

• Relevant courses: Econometrics, Advanced Econometrics, Machine Learning, Empirical Industrial Organization
• Expected graduation year: 2025

M.S. in Economics and Industrial Organization

UANL

MEX

2016 - 2014

• Thesis: e-Rational Voters: Measuring the Effects of Internet and Media Freedom on the Political Budget Cycle in a Weak Democracy

M.A. in Business Management

UVM

MEX

2011 - 2009

• Major in Financial Engineering

B.S., Engineering

UVM

MEX

2008 - 2004

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II: ECON2151

University of Western Ontario

London, ON

current - 2024

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Western Ontario

London, ON

2023 - 2019

• Microeconomics and Macroecnomomics TA for Leigh McDonald, Shahed Khan, M. Hossain, and S. Cho

Econometrics I: ECON2122

University of Western Ontario

London, ON

2022 - 2022

Lecturer: Mathematics for Economists

UANL

MEX

2019 - 2018

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Western Ontario

London, ON

2023 - 2020

• I have worked as an RA for Salvador Navarro, David Rivers, Juan Carlos Hatchondo, Roy Allen, and Tim Conley

Economics Researcher

Economics Research Centre, Faculty of Economics, UANL

MEX

2019 - 2016

• Succesfully led a project to develop competitiveness index for the municpalities of the NL state government
• Analyzed and visualized survey data. Presented summary to client.
• Prepared successful project proposals, project reports and results summaries. Prepared successful project proposals.

Tax Evasion and Productivity

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N/A

2023

• Corporate tax evasion through cost overreporting is a widespread and significant problem for developing and developed countries. Detecting and measuring this type —or any type— of tax evasion remains a challenge, however, even for governments with detailed administrative data. Moreover, if cost overreporting is so large and widespread, our firm-level productivity estimates are likely biased. I provide a new estimation strategy to recover cost overreporting using commonly available data like manufacturing surveys. Then, I show that ignoring cost overreporting leads to downward biased productivity estimates. Finally, I show how to recover productivity in the presence of tax evasion.

Cournot Rationalizability and Measurement Error

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N/A

2022

• This paper introduces measurement error to the Revealed Preference test of the Cournot Model. In contrast to the standard approach, the Revealed Preference analysis relies only on shape restrictions, i.e., the convexity of the firm’s cost function, but otherwise, no parametric assumptions are needed. In the application for the international market of crude oil, measurement errors might arise in the production quantities data due to the consolidation of information or coordination mistakes. Once measurement error is incorporated, the method requires a centering condition. Here, I assume that the quantity mismeasurement is uncorrelated with prices. In contrast to the deterministic version of the test, the Cournot model hypothesis can no longer be rejected.

Is Internet Access Bad News for Media-Capturing Incumbents?

Journal of Applied Economics. Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 527-553.

N/A

2019

• with C. Gámez

Compra y Coerción del Voto en el Estado de Nuevo León Vote buying and coercion in the State of Nuevo Leon

In Perfiles del Electorado Nuevoleonés. Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo Democrático de Nuevo León del CEENL.

N/A

2019

• with J. Chapa & E. Ayala

Índice de competitividad municipal del estado de Nuevo León Competitiveness index for the municipalities of the state of Nuevo Leon

Secretaría de Economía y Trabajo de Nuevo León

N/A

2019

• with J. Chapa & B. Bedoy

Project Manager; Sourcing Buyer

Whirlpool

MEX

2014 - 2008

• Coordinated multidisciplinary teams to introduce new parts into production
• Managed supplier relationships. Negotiated prices, contracts and terms of service