External Research Fellow
Email: pcortes@bu.edu |
Patricia Cortes Patricia Cortes studies unexplored but potentially key dimensions in which immigration affects sending and receiving countries, such as prices of goods and services, time use of women, and the well-being of the family left behind. She had studied immigration in several countries, including the US, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, and her work has been published in top journals, including the Journal of Political Economy. She has been an assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business since 2006, after she earned a PhD in economics from MIT. Cortes has also a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in economics, both from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, where she is originally from. Cortes has also worked as a short-term consultant for the World Bank Research Department and an assistant researcher for the Inter-American Development Bank. Patricia Cortes joined CReAM as an external fellow in May 2006. |
