Matías Fontenla
Bio
Matías’ research focuses on development economics, return migration, and financial intermediation, with a regional interest in Latin America. He has published scholarly articles in journals such as The Review of Economics and Statistics,World Development, Economics Letters, and Macroeconomic Dynamics. He also serves as a trustee in The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, where he chairs the Investments Committee. A native from Argentina, he got his PhD in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and taught at CIDE and the University of Guanajuato in Mexico before joining UNM.
Research Areas
- Development Economics
- Return Migration
- Financial Intermediation
Teaching Interests
- Macroeconomics
- Financial Planning
- Development Economics
- Latin American Economics
Selected Publications
José R. Bucheli and Matías Fontenla, (2025) “The Impact of Return Migration on Economic Development” The Review of Economics and Statistics; 107 (2): 393–407, https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01273
José R. Bucheli, Matías Fontenla, and Benjamin Waddell, (2019) “Return Migration and Violence”, World Development, 116, April, Pages 113-124, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.12.010
Matías Fontenla, Ben Goodwin, and Fidel Gonzalez, (2019) “Pollution and the Choice of where to Work and Live within Mexico City”, Latin American Economic Review, 28: 11, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40503-019-0072-6
Justin Whetten, Matías Fontenla, and Kira Villa, (2018) “The Long-Term Effects of Oportunidades on Higher Education.” Oxford Development Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2018.1539472
Morrison, Michael, and Matías Fontenla (2017) “Purchasing Power Parity Across Eight Worlds”, Economics Letters, 158, September, pp 62–66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2017.06.031
