Dr. Tom Fullerton
Featured Speaker on December 2, 2021, 3:00 to 4:15 p.m.
"Ciudad Juárez Exchange Rate Sell-Buy Spreads"
Thomas M. Fullerton, Jr. is a Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), where he holds the Endowed Chair for the Study of Trade in the Americas and directs the Border Region Modeling Project. His research areas in Applied Economics include Border Economics, Urban Economics, Regional Forecasting, Resource Economics, and International Economics.
Fullerton holds a BBA in Economics from UTEP, an MS in Economics from Iowa State, an MA in Business Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Florida. Prior to joining UTEP, Fullerton was Senior Economist at the University of Florida Bureau of Economic & Business Research. Before moving to Florida, Fullerton was an International Economist with Wharton Econometrics in Philadelphia. At that post, he was in charge of modeling, forecasting, and policy analysis for the South American economies of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Fullerton has also worked as an Economist in the Executive Office of the Governor of Idaho, where he forecast the state economy and conducted fiscal policy analysis during legislative sessions. His professional career began as an Associate Economist in the corporate planning department at El Paso Electric Company.
Fullerton has taught as a Visiting Professor at Helsinki School of Economics in Finland, Monterrey Institute of Technology in Mexico, Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, and Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. His analysis has been cited in articles appearing in Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Barron’s, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily, Bloomberg Business, and U.S. News & World Report. He has also appeared on national newscasts aired by ABC, CNN, FOX, The News Hour on PBS, National Public Radio, Bloomberg Radio, Marketplace Radio, and Sirius XM Wharton Business Radio. Dr. Fullerton’s research appeared in academic journals published in North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Support for this event provided by the Center for Latin American and Border Studies
