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ALVARO F. GARCIA MARIN
Universidad de Chile
Department of Economics
Diagonal Paraguay 257
Santiago, Chile
[email protected]
mobile: +(562) 2 977-2234
Skype: alvaro.garcia.marin
https://sites.google.com/site/afgarciama/
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor, Universidad de Chile, Department of Economics
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA California Center for Population Research
Teaching/Research Assistant, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Economist, Research Department, Central Bank of Chile
(June 2015-present)
(July 2014–June 2015)
2010–2014
2006–2009
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Management, UCLA, June 2014
M.A., Economics, UCLA, December 2011
M.A., Economics, Universidad de Chile, August 2008
B.A., Economics, Universidad de Chile, October 2006
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Primary: International Trade and Finance, Macroeconomics
Secondary: Empirical Industrial Organization and Labor Economics
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
"Constitutional Rights and Education: An International Comparative Study" (2015), with Sebastian
Edwards, Journal of Comparative Economics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2015.05.002.
Featured: Diario Financiero; See VoxEU, January 2015
"R&D and Productivity: A Two Way Avenue?" (2011), with Claudio Bravo-Ortega. World
Development, 39:7, 1090-1107.
"Productivity, Innovation and Exports in the Chilean Manufacturing Industry" (2010), with Roberto
Alvarez, El Trimestre Económico, 77:1, 155-84 (in Spanish)
"Forecasting Inflation in Chile with an Accurate Benchmark" (2012), with Pablo Pincheira, El
Trimestre Económico, 79:1, 85-123. (in Spanish)
"Oil Shocks and Inflation: The Case of Chile and a Sample of Industrial Countries" (2007), Pablo
Pincheira, Journal The Chilean Economy, 10:1, 5-36. (in Spanish)
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
"Educación y Derechos Constitucionales" (2015), with Sebastian Edwards, Estudios Públicos 139
(Winter),67-104 (in Spanish)
“Shocks de Energía y Productividad en la Industria Manufacturera Chilena” (2015), with Roberto
Álvarez y Pablo García. In Carlos García, ed.: Economía y Energía – la Experiencia Chilena,
Universidad Alberto Hurtado.
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WORKING PAPERS
"Exporting and Plant-Level Efficiency Gains: It's in the Measure" (2014), with N. Voigtlaender.
NBER WP 19033, R&R at Journal of Political Economy. Featured: NBER Digest, August 2013
“The U.S. Debt Restructuring of 1933: Consequences and Lessons” (2015), with S. Edwards and F.
Longstaff. NBER WP 21694. Submitted
"Commodity Price Shocks and Poverty in Chile" (2015), with R. Álvarez and S. Ilabaca.
"Income Distribution, Quality Sorting and Trade" (2015).
"Do Exporters Charge Higher Markups? Evidence from Chile" (2012).
WORK IN PROGRESS
"Cleansing Effects of Recessions " (with Till Von Wachter)
"Cities, Agglomeration, Trade and Productivity" (with A.Potlogea, N. Voigtlaender and Y.Yang)
PRESENTATIONS (including scheduled)
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Spring Midwest Macro Meeting (Fed St. Louis,
accepted), Rocky Mountains Empirical Trade Conference (accepted), 9th Conference of the
American Association of Wine Economists (Mendoza , accepted), LACEA Annual Meeting,
Chilean Economists Association (SECHI) Annual Meeting, RIDGE Workshop on Trade and
Firm Dynamics.
Fall Midwest Macro Meeting (FIU), Annual Conference of the Trade, Integration, and Growth
Network (TIGN), UCLA GEM Student Workshop, Economics Department Universidad de
Chile.
Rocky Mountains Empirical Trade Conference (presenter and discussant), LACEA Annual
Meeting, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Central Bank of Chile, UCLA International Economics
Proseminar and GEM Student Workshop.
Third Alumni Conference (discussant), Economics Department Universidad de Chile,
Universidad Catolica de Chile, UCLA International Economics Proseminar and GEM Student
Workshop.
UCLA International Economics Proseminar and GEM Student Workshop
TEACHING
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Universidad de Chile: Undergraduate: International Trade (Economics, 2015), Introduction to
Macroeconomics (Economics, 2008-2009, 2016), Macroeconomics I (2016), Macroeconomics
(M.A. Economics, 2016), Introduction to Economics (Engineering, 2008).
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UCLA Anderson: Teaching Assistant: Business Forecasting (MBA and EMBA, 2012-2014),
Macroeconomic Essentials (FEMBA and MFE, 2012), Managerial Economics (MBA and
FEMBA, 2010), International Businesses (MBA and FEMBA, 2011-2012)
REFEREE ACTIVITY
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Journal of International Economics (2x), Journal of Development Economics, Canadian Journal
of Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Empirical Economics, Emerging
Markets Finance and Trade, Estudios de Economía, Journal The Chilean Economy.
Grant reviewer: Fondecyt Regular-Chile (2014)
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HONORS, GRANTS AND AWARDS
2015-18
2014
2013-14
2013-14
2012-13
2011-13
2010
2009-13
2008
2006
2006
2006
2006
2004-05
Fondecyt Iniciación Research Grant (“Cities, Productivity and Trade”)
Center for Global Management PhD Grant, UCLA Anderson
Price Center Research Grant, UCLA Anderson (co-researcher, P.I. Nico Voigtlander)
Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA
Dean's Award, UCLA
Anderson Summer Doctoral Fellowships, UCLA
Bradley Foundation Fellowship, UCLA
Anderson Fellowship, UCLA
Graduated with Maximum Distinction from M.A. in Economics, Universidad de Chile
Maximum Distinction, Micro and Macroeconomics M.A. final examination. U. de Chile
Graduate Fellowship, Universidad de Chile
Best BA Economics Student at graduation, Universidad de Chile
ICU (Alumni Association) Prize, Universidad de Chile
Member of the Faculty Circle of Excellence, Universidad de Chile
PERSONAL
Citizenship: Chilean
Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent)
REFERENCES
Roberto Álvarez
Associate Professor,
Chair Department of Economics
Universidad de Chile
Phone: +(562) 2978-3455
[email protected]
Sebastian Edwards
Professor, Henry Ford II Chair
in International Management
Anderson School, UCLA
Phone: (310) 206-6797
[email protected]
Edward E. Leamer
Distinguished Professor, Chauncey J.
Medberry Chair in Management
Anderson School, UCLA
Phone: (310) 206-1452
[email protected]
Nico Voigtlaender
Assistant Professor
Anderson School, UCLA
Phone: (310) 794-6382
[email protected]
Romain Wacziarg
Professor of Economics
Anderson School, UCLA
Phone: (310) 825-4507
[email protected]
Till Von Wachter
Associate Professor
Department of Economics, UCLA
Phone: (310) 825-5665
[email protected]
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