research
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Informality, gender employment gap, and COVID-19 in Mexico: Identifying persistence and dynamic structural effects. In: Revista Mexicana de Economía y Finanzas, 16(3):1-25, 2021, with Jorge O. Moreno.
- Employment, wages, and the gender gap in Mexico: Evidence of three decades of the urban labor market. In: Latin American Journal of Central Banking, 3(2), 100055, with Jorge O. Moreno.
- Urban public transportation access and female labor supply: evidence from a natural spatial experiment in Monterrey, Mexico. In: Feminist Economics (Upcoming), with Jaime Escobedo and Jorge O. Moreno.
- Household Debt in Mexico: A Study on the Determinants of Financial Burden and Default. In: Economic Analysis Review (Under-review), with Lianet Farfan and Jorge O. Moreno.
- El efecto del COVID-19 en la estructura de la oferta laboral de las mujeres y el rol de estructura de familia: un análisis para México. In: Cuadernos de Economía (Under-review), with Adelyne Castillo and Jorge O. Moreno.
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
- The structural impact of COVID-19 on employment: The role of skills and gender in an industrialized local economy. In: López-Fernández, A.M., Terán-Bustamante, A. (eds) Business Recovery in Emerging Markets. Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91532-2_5, with Jorge O. Moreno.
- Employment, Gender Gap, and the Mexican Industry: The Effect of COVID-19 on the Dynamic Structure and Recovery in the Labor Market. In: Murillo, E., Morganti, P.R., Moreno Espinosa, J. (eds) Creating Economic Stability Amid Global Uncertainty. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41386-5_7, with Jorge O. Moreno and Maria Ramos.
Working Papers
- Economic Impact of Human Capital Investment in Texas: Does Bachelor’s degree matters? Academia Letters, Article 1657. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL1657, with Manuel Reyes-Loya and Joana C. Chapa.
Papers in Progress
- Does compulsory education matter? A quasi-experiment of 1993 Educational Reform on the rate of returns to education and the Mexican labor market, with Jorge O. Moreno and Harry Patrinos.
- Cost of Childcare, Cost of Opportunity: Childcare Prices and Women’s Labor Supply Trade-Offs, with Sara Maldonado.
- Measuring Poverty in Small Communities: A Framework for Effective Policy Interventions.
Policy Briefs and Reports
- One of the Magnificent Seven is Coming: Amazon Arrives in East Texas, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- The Best Places to Raise a Family in Texas: Developing the Hibbs Institute Family Index, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- Remote Jobs: Working from Home, an Increasing Trend, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- Housing Affordability: How Big is This Problem in Tyler?, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- Can Seasonal Events Boost Local Economies? The Total Solar Eclipse Weekend in Tyler, Texas, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- Exploring STEM Opportunities: A Focus on Economic Potential in East Texas, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- Is Our Population Aging? Why Does It Matter?, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- The Hispanic Community is Growing in Presence and Relevance in Texas, and East Texas is no Exception, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- Visiting the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- Spreading Kindness and Generosity: Nonprofits, Fundraising and Volunteering in East Texas, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- Domestic Migration in the Post-Pandemic Era–Net Gain or Loss?, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- The Semiconductor Industry: A Revolutionary Market in America, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Many Retail Stores May Concur, with Manuel Reyes-Loya. Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research.
- México, puente perfecto para el nearshoring. In: IMEF News.
- La resiliencia del mercado laboral femenino en épocas recesivas de la economía mexicana. In: Indicadores del Entorno Económico. Centro de Investigaciones Económicas.
- Proyecto CONL-IE-22-09 Estudio sobre el impacto socioeconómico de la inversión nacional e internacional en NL, with Joana C. Cantu et al.
- Movilidad social intergeneracional: El efecto de la educación sobre el estatus socioeconómico de los egresados de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, with Oscar Medina and Joana C. Chapa.