Faculty : Alfonso Flores-Lagunes

	Assistant Professor
	Econometrics, Labor Economics, Monetary Economics and Statistics
	Phone:	520.626.3165
	Fax:	520.621.8450
	Email:	alfonso@eller.arizona.edu
	Website:	http://uaeller.eller.arizona.edu/~alfonso/
	Office:	McClelland Hall, Room 401T

Current Research

Professor Flores-Lagunes' research in econometrics deals with the problems that arise with instrumental variables estimators when the instruments used are weak or invalid. He also has an interest in spatial econometrics and limited dependent variable models. His research in labor economics centers on the problems associated with the estimation of returns to schooling and the evaluation of job training programs. The focus of his empirical macroeconomic research is the development of measures of efficiency for monetary policy.

Publications

• "Qualitative Response Models", (with G. S. Maddala), in Companion in Theoretical Econometrics, edited by B. H. Baltagi (Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 2001)
• “Has Monetary Policy Become More Efficient in Mexico?”(with S.G. Cecchetti and S. Krause), Central Bank of Mexico Research Document Series (Refereed), Document No. 2001-01.
• "Has Monetary Policy Become More Efficient? A Cross Country Analysis" (with S.G. Cecchetti and S. Krause), The Economic Journal, 116 (April), 408–433.
• “Out of the Barrio: Do Young Hispanics Benefit from Residential Job Training Programs?” (with A. Gonzalez and T. Neumann), in Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association (IRRA, 2004)
• “Finite Sample Evidence of IV Estimators Under Weak Instruments”, forthcoming, Journal of Applied Econometrics.
• “Assessing the Sources of Changes in the Volatility of Real Growth” (with S.G. Cecchetti and S. Krause), in The Changing Nature of the Business Cycle, edited by C. Kent and D. Norman (Reserve Bank of Australia, 2005).
• “Measurement Error in Schooling: Evidence from Samples of Siblings and Identical Twins” (with A. Light), Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 14.  (The B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy).
• “Identifying Technically Efficient Fishing Vessels: A Non-Empty, Minimal Subset Approach” (with W. Horrace and K. Schnier), forthcoming, Journal of Applied Econometrics.

Working Papers

• “Estimation of Sample Selection Models with Spatial Dependence” (with K. Schnier), December 2004. (Under revision for resubmission).
• “Learning but not Earning? The Value of Job Corps Training for Hispanic Youths” (with A. Gonzalez and T. Neumann), April 2005.
• “Identification and Estimation of Causal Mechanisms and Net Effects of a Treatment” (with C.A. Flores)
• “Identifying Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education” (with A. Light).

Other Research in Progress

•  “A Spatial Sample Selection Model of Housing Prices” (with D. Brasington and K. Schnier)
• “Government, Housing, and the Changing Income Distribution During the Great Depression: A Disaggregated and Microeconomic Approach” (with P. Fishback and S. Kantor)
• “Do Spatial Spillovers Affect Non-Attainment of Air Quality Standards? A Spatial Sample Selection Approach” (with A. Golub and R. Florax)