JORGE G. GONZALEZ

Department of Economics
Trinity University
One Trinity Place
San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
Phone: (210) 999-7224
E-mail: jorge.gonzalez@trinity.edu
Web: www.trinity.edu/jgonzal1

EDUCATION

• Michigan State University
  Ph.D. in Economics, July 1989.
  M.A. in Economics, December 1986.
  Fields: International Economics, Political Economy, and Economic Development.
  Dissertation title: "Essays in the Theory of International Factor Mobility"
  
  
• Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM), Monterrey, Mexico
  Bachelor of Arts, May 1984.
  Major: Economics.
  
  
• University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
  Exchange student. 1982-1983 academic year.

HONORS

• Trinity University: Winner of Trinity University’s most prestigious teaching award, the Dr. and Mrs. Z. T. Scott Faculty Fellowship, May 2003.
• Trinity University: Named most outstanding professor of economics (with Richard Butler) by the Mortar Board Honor Society. October 1996.
• Trinity University: Elected to Alpha Kappa Psi Honor Fraternity. November 1991.
• Trinity University: R.R. Witt Junior Faculty Fellow (Fall 1989 to Summer 1992).
• Michigan State University: "Highest Scholarship Award" (awarded to graduating M.A. in economics with highest G.P.A.). May 1987.
• Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM): Graduated first in graduating economics class. May 1984.
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: Dean's list (1982-1983).

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).
• “Antidumping and Safeguard Measures in the Political Economy of Liberalization:  The Mexican Case” (Antidumping y medidas de salvaguardia en la economía política de liberalización: El caso de México”), with Luz Elena Reyes de la Torre, published three times:  (in J.M. Finger and J.J Nogues, Safeguards and Antidumping in Latin American Trade Liberalization: Fighting Fire with Fire, Palgrave Macmillan and the World Bank, Washington, DC, 2006, pp. 205-246), (in J.M. Finger and J.J Nogues, Salvaguardias y Antidumping en la Liberalización Comercial de América Latina: Combatiendo el Fuego con Fuego, Siglo XXI de Argentina Editores, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2005, pp. 323-382) and (World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3684, August 2005).
• “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, p. 51).
• “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).
• “An Analysis of the Volatility of the Mexican Stock Market,” with Roger Spencer and Daniel Walz  (Applied Financial Economics, 2003, Vol. 13, pp. 741-745).
• "The Journal Literature of International Economics," with Joe Davis and Debra Patterson (in K. Fatemi and D. Jourdan, eds., Contemporary Developments in International Business, Paris:  Editions Eska, 2002, pp. 251-259). 
• "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).
• "The Term Structure of Interest Rates and the Mexican Economy," with Roger Spencer and Daniel Walz (Contemporary Economic Policy, July 2000, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 284-294).
• "The Information in the Mexican Term Structure of Interest Rates: Capital Market Implications," with Roger Spencer and Daniel Walz (Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 1999, Vol. 9, pp. 149-161).
• "Artículos acerca de la Economía Mexicana Publicados en Revistas Especializadas (1978-1995)" (Scholarly Journals and the Mexican Economy, 1978-1995), with Joe Davis (El Trimestre Económico, April-June 1998, Vol. LXV(2), No. 258, pp. 315-326).
• "An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Senate Vote on NAFTA and GATT," with Nipoli Kamdar (International Advances in Economic Research, May 1998, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 105-114).
• "Quis, Quid, Ubi, Quibus Auxiliis, Cur, Quo Modo, Quando? The U.S. House of Representatives Votes on NAFTA and GATT," with Nipoli Kamdar (in K. Fatemi, ed., International Business in the New Millennium, Laredo, TX: Texas A&M International University, May 1997, Vol. II, pp. 435-449).
• "Mexico's External Sector and the 1994-1995 Crisis: Old Wine in New Bottles?," with Alejandro Velez (in D. Dimon, I. Gutierrez, and S. Nichols, eds., Competitiveness in International Business and Trade, Laredo, TX: Texas A&M International University, May 1996, Vol. I, pp. 57-68).
• "Intra-Industry Trade Between the U.S. and the Major Latin American Countries: Measurement and Implications for Free Trade in the Americas," with Alejandro Velez (The International Trade Journal, Winter 1995, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 519-536).
• "Impact of the Maquiladora Program on the Level of Intra-Industry Trade Between Mexico and the United States," with Alejandro Velez (in The Globalization of Business in the 1990s: Implications for Trade and Investment, Proceedings of the International Trade and Finance Association Conference, Summer 1994, Vol. 5, pp. 1509-1524).
• "Illegal Immigration in the Presence of Labor Unions" (International Economic Journal, Summer 1994, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 57-70).
• "An Empirical Estimation of the Level of Intra-Industry Trade Between Mexico and the United States," with Alejandro Velez (in K. Fatemi ed., North American Free Trade Agreement: Opportunities and Challenges, London: The Macmillan Press Ltd., 1993, pp. 161-172).
• "An Estimation of Mexico's Import Demand for U.S. Products and its Implications for the North American Free Trade Area," with Alejandro Velez (Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, Fall 1992, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 61-69).
• "Economic Theory of Illegal Immigration: A Survey of Literature" (Southwest Business Review, Fall 1992, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 143-151).
• "Effects of Direct Foreign Investment in the Presence of Sector-Specific Unemployment" (International Economic Journal, Summer 1988, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 15-27).

MANUSCRIPTS

• “Intra-Industry Trade between the U.S. and Five Central American Countries: Measurement, Economic Prospects, and Issues,” with Alejandro Velez (December 2004).
• “International Price Effects of NAFTA,” with Mordechai Kreinin and Michael Plummer (December 2004).
• “Scholarly Articles about the Economies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico:  Authors, Journals, and Research Fields, 1988-2003,” with Joe Davis (August 2004).
• “Political Solutions for an Economic Dilemma:  Determinants of Legislator Voting on Textile and Apparel Trade Legislation,” with Jan Hathcote, Nipoli Kamdar, and Kathleen Rees (September 2003).
• "Self-interest or Constituents’ Interest?  A Tale of Four Votes," with Erica Clower and Nipoli Kamdar (June 2000).
• "The Immigration Paradox. Determinants of Legislator Voting on the Immigration on the National Interest Act," with Nipoli Kamdar (July 1999).

CONFERENCES

• International Trade and Finance Association, May 2006, Lodz, Poland.  Presented paper on the journal literature about the Polish economy (co-authored with Joe Davis).
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 2005, Istanbul, Turkey.  Presented paper on the journal literature of Islamic economics (co-authored with Joe Davis).
• American Economic Association, January 2005, Philadelphia, PA.  Presented paper on the terms of trade effect of NAFTA (co-authored with Mordechai Kreinin and Michael Plummer).
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 2004, San Antonio, TX.  Presented papers on the journal literature of the economies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico (co-authored with Joe Davis) and on the level of intra-industry trade between the U.S. and Central America (co-authored with Alejandro Velez).
• Workshop (sponsored by the World Bank) on the use of WTO safeguard mechanisms (e.g., anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, escape clause relief, etc.) by Latin American nations, May 2004, Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Presented paper, with Luz Elena Reyes de la Torre, on the political economy of safeguard mechanisms in Mexico.
• NAFTA 10^th Anniversary Conference, May 2004, San Antonio, TX.  Presented talk on the Mexican economy.
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 2003, Vaasa, Finland.  Presented papers on the journal literature of the Nordic economies (co-authored with Joe Davis) and on the political economy of textile protection in the U.S. (co-authored with Jan Hathcote, Kathleen Rees, and Nipoli Kamdar).
• North American Small Business International Trade Educators, April 2003, San Antonio, TX. Presented talk on Mexico’s economy.
• XXIV Simposium Internacional de Economía, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, April 2003, Monterrey, Mexico.  Presented talk on Mexico’s economy.
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 2002, Bangkok, Thailand.  Presented paper, co-authored with Joe Davis, on the journal literature of the East Asian economies.
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 2001, Tampa, FL.  Presented paper, co-authored Nipoli Kamdar and Erica Clower, on the political economy of immigration policy.
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 2001, Washington, DC.  Presented paper, co-authored with Robert Shelburne, on the measurement of intra-industry trade in the service sector.
• International Trade and Finance Association, June 2000, Montpellier, France.  Presented papers on political economy of immigration (co-authored with Erica Clower and Nipoli Kamdar), on the volatility of the Mexican Stock Market (co-authored with Roger Spencer and Daniel Walz), and on the journal literature on international economics (co-authored with Joe Davis and Debra Patterson).
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1999, New Orleans, LA. Presented paper, co-authored Nipoli Kamdar, on the determinants of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on immigration issues.
• Texas Association of Regional Councils, September 1999, El Paso, TX. Presented talk on Mexican economy to a group of 300 Texas judges and mayors.
• BKR International, American Regional Meeting, June 1999, Palm Beach, FL. Presented talk on the Latin American economy.
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 1999, Casablanca, Morocco. Presented paper, co-authored Nipoli Kamdar, on the determinants of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on immigration issues.
• ABC Coke, Third Annual U.S. / Mexican Sales Seminar, April 1999, Mexico City, Mexico. Presented talk on the Mexican economy.
• IV Congreso de Comercio Internacional, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, March 1999, Monterrey, Mexico. Presented talk on Mexico’s economic crisis.
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 1998, Atlantic City, NJ. Presented paper, co-authored Nipoli Kamdar, on the determinants of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on immigration issues.
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1997, Atlanta, GA. Presented paper, co-authored Nipoli Kamdar, on the determinants of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on immigration issues.
• 3rd Annual International Economic Forum, Immigration and the Economy, El Paso Branch - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, November 1997, El Paso, TX. Presented paper, co-authored with Nipoli Kamdar, on the determinants of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on immigration issues.
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 1997, Porto, Portugal. Presented papers on determinants of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on NAFTA and GATT (co-authored Nipoli Kamdar) and on the informational content of the term structure of interest rates in Mexico (co-authored with Roger Spencer and Daniel Walz).
• IV Simposium Internacional en Administración, Universidad de Montemorelos, March 1997, Montemorelos, N.L., Mexico. Presented talk on Mexican economy.
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1996, Washington, DC. Presented paper, co-authored Nipoli Kamdar, on determinants of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on NAFTA and GATT.
• Dallas Assembly 1996 Seminar, May 1996, San Antonio, TX. Presented talk on Mexican economic crisis to a group of business and community leaders from Dallas, TX.
• III Simposium Internacional en Administración, Universidad de Montemorelos, March 1996, Linares, N.L., Mexico. Presented talk on Mexico’s economic crisis.
• Southwest Council of Latin American Studies Meetings, March 1996, Oaxaca, Mexico. Presented paper, with Alejandro Velez, on reaction of Mexico’s external sector to the economic crisis of 1994-1995.
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1995, New Orleans, LA. Presented paper, with Nipoli Kamdar, on determinants of the U.S. Senate votes on NAFTA and GATT.
• National Feed Ingredient Credit Group of the National Association of Credit Managers, October 1995, San Antonio, TX. Presented talk on the Mexican economic crisis.
• Instituto de Contadores Públicos de Nuevo León, A.C., September 1995, Monterrey, Mexico. Presented talk on Mexico’s economic crisis.
• Texas Association of Regional Councils, September 1995, San Antonio, TX. Presented talk on Mexican economic crisis to a group of 300 Texas judges and mayors.
• International Trade and Finance Association, May 1995, San José, Costa Rica. Presented paper, with Alejandro Velez, on Intra-Industry trade between the U.S. and the major Latin American nations.
• Congreso Internacional de Administración de Empresas del ITESM, March 1995, Monterrey, Mexico. Presented talk on Mexico's economic crisis.
• Instituto de Contadores Públicos de Nuevo León, A.C., January 1995, Monterrey, Mexico. Presented talk on Mexico's economic crisis.
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1994, Orlando, FL. Presented paper, with Alejandro Velez, on time-series determinants of Intra-Industry Trade between Mexico and the U.S.
• International Trade and Finance Association, July 1994, Reading, England, UK. Presented paper, with Alejandro Velez, on importance of Maquiladora industry in explaining the level of Intra-Industry Trade between Mexico and the United States.
• Radio Advertising Bureau's 1994 Conference, February 1994, Dallas, TX. Presented talk on NAFTA and its possible consequences.
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1993, New Orleans, LA. Presented paper, with Alejandro Velez, on determinants of Intra-Industry Trade between Mexico and the U.S.
• International Association of Business Forecasting, April 1993, San Antonio, TX. Presented paper on Intra-Industry Trade between Mexico and the United States.
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1992, Washington, DC. Presented paper, with Alejandro Velez, on Intra-Industry Trade between the U.S. and the major Latin American countries.
• Latin American Studies Association, XVII International Congress, September 1992, Los Angeles, CA. Presented paper, with Alejandro Velez, on Intra-Industry Trade between the U.S. and the major Latin American countries.
• Fulbright Regional Enrichment Center, San Antonio Seminar, April 1992, San Antonio, TX. Participated on panel discussion "San Antonio and Mexico: Linking Free Trade in the Global Community."
• Southwestern Economic Association Meetings, March 1992, Austin, TX. Presented paper on Mexico's import demand for U.S. products.
• Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines Meetings, March 1992, San Antonio, TX. Participated on panel discussion of Mexico's role as a model for economic development for South America.
• Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1991, Nashville, TN. Presented paper, with Alejandro Velez, on Intra-Industry Trade between Mexico and the U.S.
• "The Free Trade Agreement, Mexican American Perspectives," A Tomás Rivera Center Seminar, March 1991, San Antonio, TX. Discussed possible effects of FTA on U.S. border region. Excerpts of this discussion appear in the Tomás Rivera Center's publication The Free Trade Agreement, Mexican American Perspectives. 5th Hispanic Symposium on Business and the Economy, February, 1991, S. Padre Island, TX. Served as discussant for paper dealing with foreign direct investment in Mexico.
• Southwestern Economics Association Meetings, March 1990, Fort Worth, TX. Presented paper on Illegal Immigration.
• Sloan Foundation Graduate Institute in International Economics, Spring 1988, University of Western Ontario. Participant.
• Mid-West International Economics Meetings, Spring 1987, University of Kentucky. Presented paper on Effects of Foreign Investment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• TRINITY UNIVERSITY, San Antonio, Texas.
  Professor of Economics (August 2001 to present)
  Chairman, Department of Economics (June 1997 to May 2006)
  Associate Professor of Economics (August 1995 to July 2001)
  Assistant Professor of Economics (August 1989 to July 1995)
  • Classes taught: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, The World Economy, International Trade, Economic Growth and Development, Economic Development of Mexico, La Economía Mexicana (course taught in Spanish).
  • Committee Membership: Faculty Development Committee (Fall 1991 to Spring 1994), Common Curriculum Committee (Fall 1990 to Spring 1991), Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Women and Minorities (Fall 1990 to Spring 1993; Committee's chair during 1992-1993 academic year), International Studies Committee-World Affairs Concentration (Fall 1990 to the present), Faculty Advisory Committee of the American Intercultural Studies Minor (Spring 1994 to the present).
  • Curriculum Development: Developed (in cooperation with other faculty members) Minor in American Intercultural Studies. Developed a student exchange program between the Monterrey Institute of Technology (Mexico) and Trinity University.  Developed (in cooperation with another faculty member) a summer internship program for Trinity students in Madrid. 
  • Faculty Development: Organized (in cooperation with two faculty members) Faculty Summer Seminar: "Encuentro con Mexico" (Summer 1994). This seminar took 19 professors to Mexico for a 10 day study-tour. Organized (in cooperation with one faculty member) faculty group to attend 1994 Mexican elections as International Observers. Developed a faculty exchange program between the Monterrey Institute of Technology (Mexico) and Trinity University.
  • Faculty sponsor of the Economics Society (Fall 1990 to Spring 1995), the Omicron Delta Epsilon Honors Society in Economics (Fall 1990 to Spring 1995), Mecha (Fall 1991 to Spring 1995), Las Alas (Fall 1991), Sigma Theta Tau (Fall 1991 to the present), the "All Kazoo Band" (Fall 1991 - Spring 1992), Alpha Kappa Psi (Fall 1992 to the present), Students for NAFTA (Fall 1993), Alpha Theta Chi (Spring 1997 to the present)
  • Mass-Media Appearances: Frequently interviewed by local, national, and international media outlets in TV, Radio, and the Press.
    
    
    
• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan
  Instructor of Economics (Fall 1987, Academic year 1988-1989)
  Graduate Assistant, Department of Economics, (Fall 1984 - Spring 1988).
  
  
  
• CONSULTORES EJECUTIVOS EN DIRECCIÓN, Mexico City, June-August 1988. Coordinated study of Food Marketing in Mexico that was used as the basis for the 1988-1994 Federal Government Plan on Food Marketing.
  
  
  
• ASESORÍA Y DESARROLLO DE EMPRESAS MEXICANAS, S.A. (ADEMSA), Monterrey, Mexico, June-August 1987. Assisted in study of Food Marketing in Mexico sponsored by FIDEC (Trust Fund of the Bank of Mexico) and the World Bank. 
  
  
  
• ADEMSA, Durango, Mexico, June 1986. Coordinated public opinion polls in the State of Durango on behalf of one of the candidates to Governor of that State. 
  
  
  
• GRUPO GENTOR, S.A., Monterrey, Mexico, January-August 1984. The job in the Strategic Planning Department included conducting several market studies in various cities with the purpose of finding optimum locations for new ASTRA outlets (hypermarkets). Also a study on the U.S.-Mexican border retail trade was conducted.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Economic Association
• International Trade and Finance Association
• Southern Economic Association
• Alpha Kappa Psi
• Asociación de Empresarios Mexicanos

REFERENCES

Available upon request

September 2006