FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

Department of Economics

Address : Box 23345, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3345

Telephone : (787) 764-0000, exts. 2455, 2459, 2451

Fax : (787) 763-5599

E-mail : limvelez@uprrp.edu, lizehemariev@yahoo.com

DEGREE OFFERED

MA in Economics

FACULTY

Jaime Benson-Arias , PhD, University of Massachusetts, 1990, Professor.
Political economics; economic development; macroeconomics .

Jaime Bofill , PhD, University of Wales, 1988, Professor.
Quantitative methods; economic theory; economic development .

Ida de Jesús-Collazo , MA, New School for Social Research, 1979, Assistant Professor.
Labor economics; economic theory; evaluation economics .

Jaime del Valle-Caballero , PhD, University of Manchester, 1992, Professor.
Economic theory; microeconomics; quantitative methods .

María Enchautegui , PhD, Florida State University, 1988, Associate Professor.
Economic theory; labor economics; migration .

Juan Lara-Fontánez , PhD, State University of New York, 1981, Professor.
International economics; macroeconomics; Latin American economics .

Francisco Martínez-Aponte , MA, University of Pennsylvania, 1974, Professor.
Economic theory; monetary theory and policy; financial economics .

Argeo T. Quiñónez-Pérez , MA, University of Massachusetts, 1982, Associate Professor.
Puerto Rican economy; economic history; international economics .

Alicia Rodríguez-Castro , MA, Stanford University, 1978, Associate Professor.
Cost benefit; public finance; economic theory; monetary theory .

Carlos Rodríguez, PhD, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2001, Assistant Professor.
Quantitative methods; macroeconomics.

Ernesto Rodríguez , MA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979, Assistant Professor.
Quantitative methods; environmental economics; industrial organization .

Eileen Segarra-Alméstica , PhD, University of California, 1998, Associate Professor.
Economic theory; public finances; labor economics .

Wilfredo Toledo , PhD, Florida State University, 1990, Associate Professor.
Economic theory; econometrics; monetary theory .

Rafael Villagómez-Escutia , PhD, Oklahoma State University, 1985, Associate Professor.
Urban and regional economics; statistics; economic theory; international economics .

Joseph Voguel PhD, Rutgers University, 1987, Assistant Professor.
History of economical thinking; environmental economy.

MASTERS PROGRAM

Requirements for Admission

In addition to the general requirements for admission to graduate studies at the Río Piedras Campus, the Department of Economics requires:

Requirements for Graduation

Besides meeting the general requirements for graduation from the Río Piedras Campus, including a comprehensive examination and a thesis defense, students must fulfill one year of residency with a minimum of nine credits, or three courses, per semester.

Program of Study

Description of Courses (PDF)