Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance

Contact information

• Office: 1104 West Penn
• Phone: 412-392-8044
• Fax: 412-392-8048
• Email: lpalacios@pointpark.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Economics, Rutgers University, New Jersey
• M.A. in Economics, Rutgers University, New Jersey
• B.A. in Economics, Del Pacifico University, Peru

Courses taught

• Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics)
• Economics of Money and Banking
• International Finance

Background

Palacios-Salguero earned his Ph.D. in economics from Rutgers University. His fields of specialization are macroeconomics and international finance. Before joining Point Park University, he worked as a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C.  He also worked for several years at the Superintendency of Banking and the Ministry of Finance of Peru.

Palacios-Salguero uses dynamic general equilibrium models and Bayesian methods to study optimal macroeconomic policies for developing countries. He is interested in contributing to the design of optimal exchange rate, monetary, and fiscal policies in both developing and developed countries.

Curriculum vitae

Research Papers

• Endogenous Dollarization in a Small Open Economy: Fixed or Flexible Exchange Rate?” Mimeo, Rutgers U., March 2010.
• Portfolio Choice, Dollarization, and Exchange Rates.” Mimeo, Rutgers U., July 2009. Optimal Exchange Rate Regime in a Dollarized Small Open Economy: The Role of Nontradables.
• Mimeo, Rutgers U., March 2010.
• “A Fiscal Sustainability Analysis of the Andean Countries: Quantifying the Impact of the Current
• World Crisis on Public Debt.” IADB Document, April 2009.
• “Optimal Fiscal Policy Rule in a Small Open Economy with Endogenous Dollarization.” Mimeo, Rutgers U., March 2008.
• “Optimal Monetary Regime for Nigeria.” (with Gonzalo Salinas and Rafael Portillo). In progress.
• “Modelling the Monetary Regime during the World Economic Crisis: The Case of Nigeria.” (with Gonzalo Salinas and Rafael Portillo). In progress.
• “Optimal Monetary Policy Rule in a Highly-Dollarized Small Open Economy.” In progress.
• “Some Empirical Evidence of Shocks to Monetary and Fiscal Policies on the Exchange Rate: Ger- many 1974-1998.” Second-Year Research Paper. Rutgers U., January 2005.
• “Alternative Microfinancial Programs for Peru and Recommendations about their Regulation and Supervision.” Policy Research Paper, Ministry of Finance of Peru, December 1998.

Seminar Presentations

• "Endogenous Dollarization in a Small Open Economy: Fixed or Flexible Exchange Rate?"
•  "Optimal Supervision Tax for Banks based on Portfolio Theory."
•  "Macroeconomic Policy and Reforms in Peru: 1990-1997."