Julián P. Díaz

Associate Professor of Economics

Julián P. Díaz is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Quinlan School of Business. His research and teaching interests are in the fields of international trade, international macroeconomics, and Latin American economics. His work has been published in academic journals such as Economic Theory, Economic Inquiry, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of International Money and Finance, and Journal of Comparative Economics, as well as in volumes published by the University of Minnesota Press and the Inter-American Development Bank. He received his BSc from Escuela Politécnica del Litoral, his MSc from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and his MA and PhD in economics from the University of Minnesota.

Education

• PhD, Economics, University of Minnesota
• MA, Economics, University of Minnesota
• MSc, Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain)
• BSc, Economics, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Guayaquil, Ecuador)

Research Interests

• International Trade
• International Macroeconomics
• Latin American Economics

Professional Employment

• Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College, 2006–2013
• Visiting Researcher, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Summers 2014 and 2015, Spring–Summer 2017
• Visiting Scholar, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Sep. 2009–Aug. 2010
• Visiting Scholar, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, July 2007

Professional/Community Affiliations

• Second Vice President, Midwest Economics Association, 2023–2024

Courses Taught

Publications/Research Listings

'“Does Dollarization Promote Trade? Evidence from Two Recent Episodes,” Applied Economics, Vol. 56, No. 17 (2024), pp. 2058–2076, https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2023.2178632

“The Causal Effects of FTAs on the Trade Margins: Evidence from Geographically Distant Partners,” Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 88, No.4 (2022), pp. 1453–1489, with Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho and Hansoo Choi, https://doi.org/10.1002/soej.12556

“Skill Premium Divergence: The Roles of Trade, Capital and Demographics,” Economic Theory, Vol. 67, No. 1 (2019), pp. 249–283, with Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-018-1098-8

“Trade Integration and the Skill Premium: Evidence from a Transition Economy,” Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 41, No. 2 (2013), pp. 601–620, with Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2012.08.002

“A Monetary and Fiscal History of Ecuador, 1960–2017,” in Timothy J. Kehoe and Juan Pablo Nicolini, Editors, A Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America, 1960–2017, The University of Minnesota Press, 2021, with Simón Cueva, https://manifold.bfi.uchicago.edu/projects/monetary-fiscal-history-latin-america-1960-2017

Awards

• Quinlan Faculty Development Grant, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
• Loyola University Chicago Faculty Development Leave Award: 2017 and 2023