Faculty Research
The Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty has many faculty members who regulary participate in research. The goal of the centers research is to promote the ideas of liberty and economic education. Faculty members conduct research with other faculty members and with students.
Here is a short sampling of some of the research projects the center has been involved in.
2024 “College education and economic beliefs in Guatemala” (with Andrés Marroquín, David Casasola and Mónica de Zelaya). Forthcoming at Journal of Private Enterprise Education
2023 “Economic Beliefs and Perceptions of Mixed-Gender Teams” (with Andrés Marroquín and undergraduate student Allison Whitehead) Economics and Sociology, 16, 1, p. 176-184.
2023 “Political Ideology Mismatch as a Determinant of the Intention to Migrate: Evidence from Latin America” (with Andrés Marroquín) International Journal of Social Economics, 50, 1, p. 97-110.
2022 “Buying local? The inefficiency of protectionism.” Ideas & Debate 12, December 2022.
2022 “Does College Make you Progre? Evidence from Bolivia” Estudios de Economía 49, 2, p. 175-197.
2022 “Trust and Beliefs About Robots in Latin America” (with Andrés Marroquín) International Journal of Social Economics, 49, 8, p. 1132-1151.
2022 “Perception of Immigrants in Latin America” (with Andrés Marroquín) Migration Letters, 19, 2, p. 95-106.
2021 “Trust and Perceptions of Autonomous Vehicles in Latin America” (with Andrés Marroquín and undergraduate student Luke Sadd). Economics Bulletin 4, 3, p. 1461-1470.
2021 “You Play the Way You Live: Aggressive Soccer and Social Capital.” Soccer and Society 4, p. 1-15.
2021 “Is College Education Associated with Left-Leaning Economic Views? Evidence from Latin America” (with Andrés Marroquín). The Social Science Journal 4, p. 1-16.
2021 “Socialist Indoctrination in School Textbooks: The Case of ‘Colección Bicentenario’ in Venezuela” (with Clara Mengolini and Robert Ragan). The Journal of Private Enterprise Education 36, 1, p. 79-104.
2020 “The trade-offs of the COVID-19 Crisis” in Oporto, H., ed. 2020 Bolivia: The Day After, Changes Coming or Already Here. La Paz, Bolivia: Fundación Milenio.
2019 “Pope Francis on Poverty and Economic Inequality: Good Intentions, Unfortunate Ideas.” The Journal of Private Enterprise Education 34, 3. Supported by a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation.
2018 “Demand and Supply Motivations for Antiretroviral Drugs in Illicit Street Markets: The Case of Atlanta, Georgia” (with undergraduate student Robert Mueller). AIDS and Behavior 23, 8. Supported by a grant from The Quality Enhancing Program, Mercer University.
2017 “Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Freedom” (with Gustavo Canavire and Fernando Rios-Avila). Global Economy Journal 13, 1.
2017 “Trade Effects of US Antidumping Actions Against China” (with Minsoo Lee and Donghyun Park). Asian Economic Journal 13, 1.
2016 “Institutions of Economic Freedom and Generalized Trust: Evidence from the Eurobarometer Surveys.” European Societies 18, 1.
2015 “Political Regime Stability and Economic Freedom.” The Cato Journal 35, 3.
2014 “Productivity, Structural Change and Latin American Development” (with Carlos Machicado and Felix Rioja). Review of Development Economics 18, 3, p. 610-624.
2008 “Institutional Change from an Evolutionary Perspective: The Mexican Experience.” Constitutional Political Economy 19, 2, p. 129-147.
Here is a list of my current working papers and papers under review:
2024 “Intolerance in College Campuses: Does Race Matter?” (with Andrés Marroquín and John Bitzan) under review at Social Science Quarterly
2024 “Do College Students Appreciate Human Progress?” (with Andrés Marroquín and John Bitzan)
2023 “Beliefs About Free Markets and Success in Life” (with Andrés Marroquín)
2023 “Who is Proud to Be an American? (with Andrés Marroquín and John Bitzan)
2022 “Beliefs About Free Markets and Dictatorship in a Socialist Economy: The Case of Venezuela” (with Andrés Marroquín and Rafael Acevedo)
2022 “Bureaucracy and Destabilization Sentiment: Evidence from Latin America” (with Andrés Marroquín and undergraduate student Robert Zell)
2020 “Who Favors Web-Learning in Latin America?” (with Andrés Marroquín)
2019 “Socialist Indoctrination in Argentina” (with Clara Mengolini)
Here is a list of my recently awarded research grants
2023 Support for the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty, The Charles Koch Foundation. Amount: $41,000.
2022 Support for the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty, The Fickling Family Foundation. Amount: $10,000.
2022 Support for the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty, Daniel Unkovic. Amount: $10,000.
2022 Support for the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty, The Charles Koch Foundation. Amount: $26,600.
2020 Support for the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty, The Fickling Family Foundation. Amount: $10,000.
2019 Support for the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty, The Charles Koch Foundation. Amount: $130,000.
2019 “How do Socio-Economic Conditions Matter for Socialist Indoctrination? The Case of Argentina’s 20th Century Socialism” (with Clara Mengolini), Provost Office Seed Grant Mercer University, Amount: $2,000.
2018 “Marxist Indoctrination in Children’s Literature and Visual Media: The Case of Latin America’s 21st Century Socialism” (with Clara Mengolini), Provost Office Seed Grant Mercer University, Amount: $3,450.
2018 “Communicating the Economic Benefits of Free Societies to Young Readers” (with Clara Mengolini), The Charles Koch Foundation. Amount $10,000.
2017 “How do Socio-Economic Conditions Matter for Socialist Indoctrination” (with Clara Mengolini). The Charles Koch Foundation. Amount: $4,600.
2016 “Pope Francis’s Economics: Good Intentions, Unfortunate Ideas.” The Charles Koch Foundation. Amount: $3,600.
2016 “The Black Market for Antiretroviral Drugs in Georgia” (with Mercer University undergraduate student Robert Mueller). Quality Enhancing Program, Mercer University. Amount: $3,000.
2013 “Mining Investment in Bolivia from an Institutional Perspective” (with Carlos Machicado). Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation. Amount: $2,000.