Research
Dissertation
“Evaluation of Welfare Indices for two Mexican
Regions: a Microeconomic Approach”, under Jean-Paul Chavas
(2003)
Research papers published or under
review
“Una Aplicación de la Teoría de Juegos Cooperativos
a la Descomposición de la Pobreza en México” (with
Juan Carlos Chávez and Horacio Gónzalez).
“Higher
rank engel curves: the case of quality in
consumption”, (with Ricardo Cantú, Juan Carlos
Chávez).
“Do Walmartians
Rule? The political power of an emerging middle class in Mexico” (with Ricardo Cantú), Estudios Económicos, (24,(2009), 89-108).
“Impacto del Incremento en los
Precios de los Alimentos en la Pobreza en México” (with
Juan Carlos Chavez, Ricardo Cantú and Horacio
González), El Trimestre Económico, (LXXVI (2009), (303), 775-805).
“Evolution of Average Returns to
Education in Mexican Border States” In Marie T. Mora and Alberto Dávila (eds.), Labor Market Issues along the U.S.-Mexico
Border. (2009, University
of Arizona Press). [peer-reviewed book
chapter]
“Why do
Diplomas Pay: An Expanded Mincerian Framework Applied
to Mexico”, (with Aashish Mehta), Applied Economics, (40 (2008) 3127 – 3144).
“An Assessment of the Current
Structure of Food Demand in Urban China”, (with Brian Gould), Agricultural Economics, (34(2006) 1-16).
“Inequality
and Heterogeneous Returns to Education in Mexico (1992-2002)”, (with Aashish Mehta), (Ibero America
Institute for Econ. Research
(IAI) Discussion Papers, University of Göttingen)
“Does Rank Matter: Estimation of a
Rank Four Food Demand System for Urban China”, (with Brian Gould), [revise and
resubmit American Journal of Agricultural Economics].
“Sheepskins Effects in Mexico:
with Attention to Worker Heterogeneity”, (with Aashish
Mehta), working paper, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [another version of
this paper was revised and resubmitted twice to Economics of Education Review,
the process was ended because of differences with the editor].
“Adult
Equivalence Scales and Food Expenditures: An Application to Mexican Beef and
Pork Purchases”, (with Brian Gould), Applied
Economics, (34 (2002) 10751088).
“Household Composition and Food
Expenditures: A Cross Country Comparison”, (with Ricardo Sabates
and Brian Gould), Food Policy, (26 (2001) 571-586).
Currently working on
“The effects
of food prices on poverty in Mexico”, (with Juan Carlos Chávez).
“An Intertemporal Comparison of
Income and Welfare for Two Mexican Regions”
“The lack of demand for high
school: An empirical study of Nuevo Leon, Mexico ”. (with Andrea Bereznak).
“Estimation
of income tax revenues with cross-section data”, (with Juan Carlos Chávez).
“More Pushed than Pulled:
Self-employment in rural Mexico ten years after NAFTA”, (with Sindy Gonzalez)
"Self-employment and wage
flexibility in Mexico during the mid-1990’s”, (with Mire Cardenas)
“The Microeconomics of Poverty
Traps in México”, (with Jean-Paul Chavas)
“Do Conditional Cash Transfer
Programs Affect Poor Students’ Performance”
“Estimation of a full demand
system under a non-unitary framework”
“Housing
and savings decisions for non-unitary poor households”, (with Roxanna Mishrad).
Other Research Papers
“A Model of voting Behavior under
the Presence of Local Public Goods”
“Household Size and Composition
Impacts on Food Demand in Mexico: A Censored Demand System Approach” (with Diansheng Dong, Brian Gould and Yoonjung
Lee).
“Self-Employment as and Escape
from Inflation in a Sticky Economy”, (with Aashish
Mehta).
“Poor students have it tougher:
academic performance by ninth graders in two Mexican states”.
Technical Reports
“Diagnóstico Integral del Sistema
Fiscal Mexicano”, (coordinator). Centro de Estudios
de las Finanzas Públicas, (2010).
“A
Descriptive Analysis of Recent Trends in the International Market for Dry Milk Products”,
(with Brian Gould). Babcock
Institute Discussion Paper No. 2002-2, The Babcock
Institute for International Dairy Research and Development, UW-Madison.
Grants
2002: Babcock Institute, co-writer
under Dr. Brian Gould, 40,000 USD
2005: CONACYT, Fondo de Investigación Básica ,
sole writer, 25,000 USD
2009: Global Development Network,
project coordinator, 150,000 BP
2010-2011: As director of CIEP, has held research
projects with The World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), International
Food Policy Research Institute (IFRPI), CONAPO/UNPF, Global Development Network,
among others.
Software Development
Actively involved in several projects regarding fiscal
simulators.
Teaching and research supervision
Regularly teaches microeconomics, public finance and social policy at
undergraduate and graduate levels. He has supervised several graduate
dissertations in these areas.
Policy Briefs and white papers
As the general director of CEFP, Dr. Villarreal directed or collaborated
in more than two hundred policy briefs and policy studies (white papers), in a
vast range of economic and public finance issues. The complete list is
available at www.cefp.gob.mx.