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Jose Manuel Mota Aquino

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Jose Manuel Mota Aquino

Jose Manuel Mota Aquino

  • Assistant Professor
  • Economics
email:
jmotaaquino@unomaha.edu
office:
  • MH 332K
office hours:
Monday, 10:20 AM – 11:30 AM , Wednesday, 10:20 AM – 11:30 AM
personal website:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=x2sp00gAAAAJ&hl=en

Biography

Jose Manuel Mota Aquino completed his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Houston in 2023 and subsequently joined the University of Nebraska-Omaha as an assistant professor in the Fall of 2023. His academic journey during his doctoral studies also included a year as a visiting Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania and a summer dissertation internship at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.His primary research interests encompass macroeconomics and development macroeconomics. His current research studies the causes and consequences of international migration. He also maintains research interests in the economics of epidemics and the effect of economic policy on intra-household decisions.In addition to his academic achievements, his professional experience extends to roles as a researcher at various government institutions in his native Dominican Republic. This extensive background equips him with a deep understanding of economic issues in theory and practical application.

Teaching Interests

Macroeconomics, development economics, quantitative macroeconomics

Research Interests

Macroeconomics, development, migration, and family economics.

Awards and Honors

Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Scholarship/Research - 2022

Dr. Walter J. Primeaux Jr. and Natalie A. Primeaux Scholarship, Scholarship/Research - 2021

Education

Ph D, University of Houston, Houston, TX, Economics, Macroeconomics, Development Macroeconomics, 2023

MA, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile, Economics: Public Policy Track, Public Policy Track, 2014

MA, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile, Economics, General, 2011

BS, Instituto Tecnólogico de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Economics, General, 2008

Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity

Selected Publications

Mota Aquino, Jose Manuel, Checo, Ariadne, Grigoli, Franceso. 2022. Assessing Targeted Containment Policies to Fight COVID-19, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 22, 1, 159-196.

Mota Aquino, Jose, Grigoli, Francesco. 2017. Interest Rate Pass-Through in the Dominican Republic, Latin American Economic Review, 26, 4, 1-25.

 

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