Luis Monroy Gomez-Franco

Luis Monroy Gomez-Franco is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in development and labor economics. He holds a PhD from the Graduate Center of CUNY and an MSc from El Colegio de México.

Dr. Monroy Gomez-Franco's research examines social mobility, inequality of opportunity, and labor market dynamics, with regional focus on Mexico. His work analyzes how factors like skin tone and regional disparities affect economic outcomes. Recent publications investigate COVID-19 impacts on education and labor markets, colorism in social mobility, and regional inequality patterns.

Teaching experience includes econometrics, development economics, and quantitative methods at both graduate and undergraduate levels. He maintains research affiliations with Mexico's Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias and contributes to policy discussions on economic inequality.