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Julián P. Díaz is an Associate Professor of Economics and Executive Director of the George Kaufman Center for Financial Policy Studies at the Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago. He is actively engaged in research, teaching, and academic leadership.
Education:
- PhD in Economics, University of Minnesota
- MA in Economics, University of Minnesota
- MSc in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain)
- BSc in Economics, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Guayaquil, Ecuador)
His research focuses on international trade, international macroeconomics, and Latin American economics, with an emphasis on trade agreements, dollarization, wage inequality, and fiscal-monetary policy history. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in macroeconomics and international economics.
His recent publications span topics such as the impact of dollarization on trade, the effects of free trade agreements on trade margins, and the drivers of skill premium divergence. These works employ rigorous empirical methods and contribute to policy-relevant debates in global and regional economic integration.
Scientific Awards and Recognition:
- Quinlan Faculty Development Grant (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- Loyola University Chicago Faculty Development Leave Award (2017, 2023)
He has held visiting positions at the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and Minneapolis, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, and is Second Vice President of the Midwest Economics Association. He advises on economic policy through his leadership at the Kaufman Center and has secured multiple research grants supporting his work. His research has been published in top journals including Economic Theory, Journal of International Money and Finance, and Southern Economic Journal.
He is affiliated with research centers including the Kaufman Center for Financial Policy Studies and contributes to academic discourse through Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and the Loyola eCommons repository.
