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Maria Cruz-Saco is the Joanne Toor Cummings '50 Professor of Economics at Connecticut College, where she has taught since 1990. She specializes in open macro and development economics with a focus on Latin America.
Her educational background includes a B.S. and Licenciada in Economics from Universidad del Pacifico in Perú, and both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, along with a Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies from the same institution.
- Open macroeconomics in developing countries
- Social protection systems in Latin America
- Migration and remittances
- Economic development in Latin American contexts
- Globalization impacts on developing economies
Professor Cruz-Saco's research has evolved from studies on demographic transition and pension systems in Peru to current work on microfinance in development with a focus on women entrepreneurship and migration patterns among Hispanic populations in New London.
- USA Government Award from the United States Information Agency
- Fulbright Scholarship recipient
- Member of the Board of Economists of Lima, Peru
- Listed in Who's Who in the World
- Contributing editor to the Library of Congress, Handbook of Latin American Studies
Throughout her career, Cruz-Saco has balanced academic work with significant policy engagement, having served as Interim Dean of the College at Connecticut College from 2003-2005, Director of SATA Peru in 2016, and holding various consulting and leadership positions with the United Nations and government institutions across Latin America.
