francisco.gonzalez@uwaterloo.ca
Office: HH 130
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BA (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid), PhD (Boston University)
Areas of specialization: Macroeconomics; Economic development; Public economics
Research Interests
Social conflict, poverty, inequality
Biography
I grew up in Spain, where I graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid with a BA in economics. I received my Ph.D. from Boston University. Before joining the University of Waterloo, I taught at the University of British Columbia and at the University of Calgary.
Selected Publications
Y. Chen, M. Doyle and F.M. Gonzalez, “Wages as signals of worker mobility,” Theoretical Economics, January 2024, pages 499–549.
F.M. Gonzalez, I. Lazkano & S. Smulders "Intergenerational altruism with future bias'', Journal of Economic Theory, November 2018, pages 436-454.
F.M. Gonzalez & S. Shi, “An equilibrium theory of learning, search, and wages", Econometrica, March 2010, pages 509-537.
F.M. Gonzalez & H.M. Neary, "Prosperity without conflict", Journal of Public Economics, October 2008, pages 2170-2181.
F.M. Gonzalez, "Effective property rights, conflict and growth”, Journal of Economic Theory, November 2007, pages 127-139.
P. Beaudry & F.M. Gonzalez, "An equilibrium analysis of information aggregation and fluctuations in markets with discrete decisions", Journal of Economic Theory, November 2003, pages 76-103.