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CONTACT: Susie P. Gonzalez
April 16, 2007
Trinity University Economist Named Education Fellow
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Jorge Gonzalez |
SAN ANTONIO – Jorge G. Gonzalez, professor of economics at Trinity University since 1989, has been named one of 39 Fellows of the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2007-2008 academic year. Gonzalez, who was selected as part of a national competition, said the prestigious fellowship will allow him “unparalleled opportunity” to learn about decision making among university administrators.
Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing promising senior faculty and administrators for responsible positions in college and university administrations. The program combines seminars, interactive learning opportunities, campus visits, and placement at another higher education institution to collaborate with a college president or senior officer on various educational issues.
“I always tell students that internships are a key component of their education and that they should pursue them,” Gonzalez said. “The ACE Fellowship will be my internship. This is a big honor and a testament to Trinity’s reputation in the higher education community.”
Gonzalez has published a number of research papers in academic journals during the past 15 years. Among his topics of research are foreign investment, the economics of undocumented immigration, international trade between the United States and Latin American nations, the political economy of trade liberalization and of immigration restrictions, and the Mexican economy.
He has presented his research findings at professional conferences in North, Central, and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is often invited to speak to companies, organizations, and community groups about the Mexican economy.
Gonzalez helped develop an international initiative known as Mexico, the Americas, and Spain – or MAS – to enhance the study abroad experiences of Trinity students who wish to visit, work, study, and live in a Latin American country. For the past two summers, Gonzalez has led more than a dozen students in an innovative program based in Madrid that includes an internship, class work, and cultural exchanges. The MAS Program is embodied in the Campaign for Trinity University as a way to reduce each student’s share of study abroad expenses.
Born in Mexico, Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, where he was recognized as the student with the highest grade point average in the graduating class. He went on to earn a master’s degree and doctorate in economics from Michigan State University.
At Trinity, he served as chairman of the economics department from 1997 to 2006 and received the
Dr. and Mrs. Z.T. Scott Faculty Fellowship for excellence in teaching and advising in 2003.
Founded in 1918, ACE is the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, representing more than 1,600 college and university presidents and more than 200 related associations nationwide. It seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.
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Publications:
“Factores determinantes de la estructura temporal de las tasas de interés: el caso mexicano (Determinants of Term Structure of Interest Rates: The Mexican Case),” with Roger Spencer and Daniel Walz (Comercio Exterior, April 2006, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 278-287).
“Intra-Industry Trade in the Service Sector: Measurement and Implications,” with Robert Shelburne (in M. Plummer, ed., Empirical Methods in International Trade: Essays in Honor of Mordechai Kreinin, Edward Elgar Press, 2005, pp. 110-128).
“Scholarly Journal Articles about the Asian Tiger Economies: Authors, Journals and Research Fields, 1986-2001,” with Joe Davis (Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, November 2003, Vol. 17, Issue 2, pp. 51-61).
“The Dollar and the Peso: Where is the ‘Peso Problem’?” with Roger Spencer and Daniel Walz (Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, Spring/Summer 2003, vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 48-57).
“Do Not Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor! Determinants of Legislator Voting on Immigration Issues,” with Nipoli Kamdar (Eastern Economic Journal, Spring 2000, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 127-143).
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