Alejandro Diaz-Bautista Department of Economics COLEF   P.O. Box "L" Chula Vista, CA 92912-1257 USA   adiazbau@yahoo.com   http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=1263941991   Biographical Sketch: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California Irvine (UCI). He also earned his masters in economics at UCI. He was also educated at ITAM. He has been professor of Economics and Researcher at COLEF. He held the position of head of the Masters Program in Applied Economics. Professor Díaz-Bautista has also been a research fellow and guest scholar at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California San Diego (UCSD). He has also been teaching courses in economics at the Universidad Iberoamericana del Noroeste, CISE and UCSD. Previously, he worked at the Energy Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Energy, and as energy economist and economic consultant for private firms. He has been a member of the Technical Committee for the Federal Electoral Institute and the National Council of Sciences. In 2009, he is also a member of the U.S. Mexico Border Governors Council of Economic Advisers.   Primary Research Focus: Research interests: International Trade, Applied Industrial Organization, Regulation and Economic Growth.   JEL Areas: F0 : International Economics: General O4 : Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General