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Beatriz Maldonado, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics and International Studies

Education

Research Interests

Dr. Maldonado's research is broadly focused on international political economy and development with a regional emphasis on Latin America. She’s interested in political institutions, conflict and how women, especially female leaders, make and influence decisions. 

Courses Taught

• Economics of Globalization
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• International Development
• Economics for Development
• Elements of Statistics
• International Financial Crises
• Gender and Development

Selected Publications

“Do US Trade Agreements Affect Corruption in Latin American Trading Partners?” (with Peter Calcagno and Taylor Crawford), Public Finance Review, Vol. 56(6), pp. 826-861 (2024).

“Political Systems, Regime Memory, and Economic Freedom” (with Peter Calcagno, Todd Nesbit, and Frankie Zeager), Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 42(2), pp. 336-354 (2024).

“Health Consequences of the Mexico City Policy” (with Kelly Lifchez), Economics Bulletin, Vol. 42(3), (2022).

“Do Foreign Aid Donors Reward Recipients for Gender Equality?” (with Daniel L. Hicks), Applied Economic Letters, Vol. 27(1), pp. 46-51 (2020).

“Identity, Patronage, and Redistribution: Economic Inequality in Bolivia under Evo Morales” (with Daniel L. Hicks, Brian Piper, and Alejandra Goytia Rios), Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Vol. 1(1), pp. 26-41 (2018).

Honors & Awards

• Outstanding Service Award, School of Business, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, awarded Spring 2023
• Outstanding Faculty, School of Business, ExCEL Awards 2019-2020
• Global Scholar Faculty
• Center for Public Choice & Market Process Research Fellow