Matías Fontenla

Matías Fontenla is a Professor of Economics at the University of New Mexico (UNM), specializing in Development Economics, Return Migration, and Financial Intermediation. He holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and previously taught at CIDE and the University of Guanajuato in Mexico. His research focuses on migration impacts on economic development, financial systems, and Latin American economies. He chairs the Investments Committee of the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board.

• Education:
• PhD in Economics, University of Texas at Austin
• Key Affiliations:
• Nepal Study Center
• Science Impact Laboratory for Policy and Economics (SILPE)
• Latin American Iberian Institute

His research explores themes like return migration's role in economic growth, environmental effects of pollution, and the socioeconomic impacts of natural disasters. Key publications appear in The Review of Economics and Statistics, World Development, and Economics Letters. He has analyzed topics ranging from remittance effects on child health to the long-term impacts of conditional cash transfer programs.

No scientific awards explicitly mentioned. His work integrates econometric methods with policy analysis, addressing both Latin American and global development challenges.