Alejandro Gutierrez-Li

Alejandro Gutierrez-Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University (NC State), located in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He is affiliated with the Nelson Hall 433 office and can be reached at alejandro-gli@ncsu.edu. His expertise spans labor economics, applied microeconomics, immigration economics, entrepreneurship, and agricultural labor dynamics.

Research Interests: Gutierrez-Li focuses on the intersection of labor markets and immigration policy, particularly their impacts on self-employment and agricultural sectors. He also examines entrepreneurial behavior in migrant communities and the role of technology in modern farming practices. His work integrates empirical methods from econometrics to analyze structural economic issues, such as banking systems in Costa Rica and fiscal morality in Latin America.

Publications Trends: Recent articles (2020s) emphasize the economic contributions of immigrants to U.S. agriculture and the labor-market effects of immigration policies. Earlier works (2010s) explored banking sector efficiency and market dynamics in Costa Rica. His research bridges microeconomic analysis with real-world policy implications, reflecting a shift from historical institutional studies toward contemporary labor and immigration challenges in agriculture.

• Awards: None listed.

Advising & Grants: Gutierrez-Li has no listed advisees, and grant details are not provided in the text. He contributes to the Economics Graduate Program at NC State, fostering academic collaboration through initiatives like the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) and Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (TEC) programs.

Labs/Teams: He is part of the Economics Graduate Program and engaged with departmental initiatives focusing on business sustainability, risk management, and supply chain innovation.