BA in Economics, Cum Laude, 1978 Universidad Francisco Marroquín; Graduate School of Management, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1980-81; Master´s Degree in Economics from Escuela Superior de Economía y Administración de Empresas (ESEADE), Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, 1996; PhD in Economics from Universidad Francisco Marroquín, 2003.
Credit Analyst for Bank of America NT & SA, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (July 198l-Oct 1982); Business Manager, Ingenio “La Bélgica”, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (January 1983-Nov 1984); Economics Professor, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala (1985 to date); Director, Biblioteca Ludwig von Mises, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala (January 1999-Dic 2004).
Among other academic activities and distinctions: Member of the Academic Advisory Council, Enciclopedia Hispánica (México: Encyclopedia Britannica Publishers, Inc., 1990); Member of the the Colegio de Economistas de Guatemala, 1992 (Collegiate No. 2351), First Prize, Annual Academic Contest Charles L. Stillman, 1992 (Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala); Editor Laissez-Faire Magazine, School of Economics, Universidad Francisco Marroquín (1994 to date); “Patents and Copyrights: Do the Benefits Exceed the Costs?” paper presented in the general meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society, Santiago de Chile, Nov 16, 2000; First Prize, Sexto Concurso de Ensayo “Caminos de la Libertad.” Grupo Salinas, México, D.F., November 24, 2011; Third Prize, Noveno Concurso de Ensayo “Caminos de la Libertad.” Grupo Salinas, México, D.F., October 13, 2014; among many others.
