Fields of Concentration
International Finance. Economic Theory
Professional Experience
Department of Economics, George Washington University, Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs. 2005-present.
Education
Ph.D., Department of Economics, Yale University. December 2005.
M.Phil. Department of Economics, Yale University. 2002
M.A. Department of Economics, Yale University. 2001.
M.A. Mathematics and Economics, IMPA. Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). 1999
B.A. Economics, Universidad de la Republica. (Montevideo, Uruguay). 1996
Research
Publications
“Persistent Gaps and Default Traps.”Joint with Luis Catão and Sandeep Kapur.
Forthcoming Journal of Development Economics.
Joint with John Geanakoplos
Lead article American Economic Review 2008, 98:4, 1211-1244.
Joint with Graciela Kaminsky.
In Kevin Cowan, Sebastian Edwards, and Rodrigo Valdes (eds) Current Account and External Financing, Central Bank of Chile, 2007.
Also available as NBER Working Paper 13194.
“Collateral Restrictions and Liquidity Under Supply: A Simple Model”.
Joint with with John Geanakoplos.
Economic Theory Vol. 24, 1. 211-219.
Economic Theory 2008 35:441-467. Also available as Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper 1468R.
“Two New Proofs of Afriat’s Theorem”.
Joint with with Herbert Scarf and Michael Todd.
Economic Theory Vol. 24, 1. 211-219.
Also available as Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper 1415.
“Persistent Gaps and Default Traps”
Joint with Luis Catão and Sandeep Kapur.
Revise and resubmit Journal of Development Economics.
Fellowships, Honors, and Awards
GWIPP Policy Research Scholar 2007-2008.
Raymond Powell Teaching Prize. Yale University. 2002-2003.
Carl Anderson Fellowship, Cowles Foundation. Yale University. 20042005.
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Summer Fellowships. 2004.
Annual Cowles Foundation Prize. Yale University. 2002 and 2003.
Cowles Foundation Prize. Yale University.
2000-2004. Graduate School of Art and Sciences Fellowship.
Yale University. 2000-2005
Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada. IMPA. CNPQ Fellowship. Brazil. 1996-1999.
Academic Activities
Conference and Seminar Presentations
2008
International Finance Seminar. University of Pennsylvania. Wharton Business School. October 7.
International Finance Seminar. Harvard University Economics Department. September 24.
Banco Central del Uruguay. Jornadas Anuales, August 4-5.
NBER Summer Meeting. Boston, July 7-11.
North American Econometric Society, Pittsburgh, PA, June 19-21.
2007
UDELAR, Montevideo Uruguay. Macroeconomic Seminar, November 30, 2007.
Georgetown University. Macroeconomic Seminar, November 9th, 2007.
University of Maryland. Macroeconomics Seminar. May 7.
IMF Conference on Financial Globalization. April 26.
Third Cowles-Caress General Equilibrium Theory Conference. Yale University. April 20.
GWU Macro-International Seminar, April 11.
NBER International Finance Meeting. March 22.
2006
IMPA. Rio de Janeiro. Workshop of Mathematical Economics. December, 13-15.
Lacea/LAMES. Mexico. November 2-4.
XXI Jornadas Anuales, Banco Central del Uruguay. August, 20.
Universidad ORT Montevideo Uruguay. June, 15.
Yale University. Second Cowles-Caress Annual Conference. April, 20.
IMF. Research Seminar. April, 4.
John Hopkins-SAIS. March 9.
IDB Research Seminar. February 6.
2005
Universidad ORT. Montevideo Uruguay. December.
George Washington University. Macro-International Seminar. October.
George Washington University. Microeconomic Theory Seminar. September
XX Jornadas Anuales. Banco Central del Uruguay. August.
2004
Summer Camp in International Finance. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Torcuato di Tella.
December.
LAMES (Latin American Meeting of Econometric Society), July.
North American Econometric Society Meeting, June.
Teaching
Topics in International Finance. Phd Course. George Washington University. Fall 2008.
General Equilibrium Theory and International Finance. Universidad ORT. Summer 2008
General Equilibrium Theory and International Finance. Universidad ORT. Summer 2006
Game Theory. Universidad ORT. Summer 2006.
International Economics. George Washington University. Fall 2005-Fall 2008.
Raymond Powell Teaching Prize. Yale University. 2002-2003.
Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Mathematical Economics, Yale University, 2003
Teaching Assistant, Graduate Microeconomics, Yale University, 2003
Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Mathematical Economics, Yale University, 2002
Instructor, Undergraduate Mathematical Economics, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay.
1999-2000 Instructor, Undergraduate Analysis, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay.
1999-2000
Instructor, Undergraduate Advanced Microeconomics, Universidad de Montevideo.
Uruguay. 1999-2000
Instructor. Graduate Dynamic Programming and Macroeconomics. Universidad de
Montevideo. Uruguay. 1999-2000
Teaching Assistant. Graduate Mathematical Economics. IMPA. Brazil. 1998.
High School Teacher of Mathematics. Montevideo,Uruguay.1992-1995.
PhD Student Supervision
Alejandro Guerson (Ph.D. 2005) (reader)
Amine Mati (PhD 2008) (reader)
Cigdem Akin (Econ, Ph.D.) (second adviisor)
Annete Kyobe (PhD expected 2009) (second advisor)
Anastasia Guscina (PhD expected 2009) (second advisor)
University Service
Co-organizer of the Macroeconomics and International Economics Seminar Series with Graciela Kaminsky, 2005-2008.
Member of the Economics Department PhD’s Committee, Spring 2006 to Present.
Visiting Positions
ORT University. Montevideo. Uruguay. Summer 2006.
ORT University. Montevideo. Uruguay. Summer 2008.
Professional Affiliations
Econometric Society. American Economic Association . Latin American and Caribbean
Economic Association
Refereeing
American Economic Review. Journal of Development Economics. Journal of International
Economics. Journal of Economic Theory. Econometrica.
Publications in the Press
Inteview in Newspaper “Busqueda”, Columna Ideas y Enfoques. Montevideo Uruguay. April
27th 2006.
Inteview in Newspaper “Busqueda”, Columna Economia. Montevideo Uruguay October 18th
2007.