Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Bowdoin College
Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota, 2007
Research/Teaching Interests:
International Trade, International Finance, Macroeconomics, Latin American Economics
"Trade Integration and the Skill Premium: Evidence from a Transition Economy," with Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 41, No. 2 (2013), pp. 601-620. (link to paper)
"Can Enforcement Constraints Explain the Patterns of Capital Flows Following Financial Liberalizations," Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 31, No. 5 (2012), pp. 1180-1194. (paper)
"The Welfare Impact of Trade Liberalization," with Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, Economic Inquiry, Vol. 49, No. 2 (2011), pp. 379-397. (paper)
"Trade Liberalization in Latin America and Eastern Europe: The Cases of Ecuador and Slovenia," with Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 23, No. 4 (2008), pp. 1002-1045. (paper)
Work in Progress
"Redistributive Effects of Inflation in a Model of Money and Capital," with Paola Boel.
"Accounting for Diverging Skill Premia in Transition Economies," with Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho.
"The Enviromental Effects of Trade Liberalization," with Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho and Alejandro Dellachiesa.
9700 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011
Office: 102 Hubbard Hall
Tel: 207.798.4333
Fax: 207.725.3691
Email: jdiaz at bowdoin dot edu
Current (Spring 2013)
Econ 256: Macroeconomics
Past
Econ 102: Principles of Macroeconomics
Econ 220: International Economics
Econ 225: The Economy of Latin America
Econ 256: Macroeconomics
Econ 308: International Trade