LEONARDO MARTINEZ

 

Home Address: 709 University Park
Rochester, NY, 14620
Phone: (585) 506-5375
Fax: (253) 322-7060

E-mail: leon@troi.cc.rochester.edu
Homepage: http://troi.cc.rochester.edu/~leon
Place of Birth: Tucumán, Argentina
Vista Status: J1

 

EDUCATION


WORKING PAPERS


WORK IN PROGRESS

  • Incentives, output-contingent wages, and retention decisions
  • Reputation and political cycles: what do the data say? (with Horacio Sapriza)


FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

  • University of Rochester Tuition Scholarship (1999 - 2003)
  • W. Allen Wallis Institute Graduate Fellowships in Political Economy (2002)
  • Universidad Nacional de Tucumán Scholarship (2001)
  • W. Allen Wallis Institute Graduate Fellowships in Political Economy (2001)
  • Laspau, Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas Fellowship (1999 - 2001)
  • Fundación del Tucumán.  Fellowship (1999)
  • Admission at Gymnasium Universidad Nacional de Tucumán High School, based on selection exam (1985)


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Rochester Institute of Technology.  Adjunct Professor of Macroeconomics, 2002 - 2003.  Reference: Mr. Michael Vernarelli ( MJVGSS@rit.edu )
  • University of Rochester.  Instructor: Economic Growth and Development.  Teaching Assistant: Industrial Organization (graduate), Public Finance, Health Economics, and Game Theory, 2001 – 2003.  Reference:  Mr. Michael Wolkoff (wolk@troi.cc.rochester.edu )
  • Fundación del Tucumán MBA Program.  Professor of Macroeconomics and Math, 1999 – 2002.  Reference:  Mr. Fernando Bach ( dir_escuela@fundtuc.org )
  • Universidad Nacional de Tucumán.  Practice class Professor, Microeconomics, since 1998.  Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomics, 1997.  Reference: Mr.  Osvaldo Meloni (omeloni@herrera.unt.edu.ar )


OTHER WORKING EXPERIENCE

  • International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs Department, SIP, 2003.  Project: “Incentive Compatible Approaches to Fiscal Decentralization”.  Supervisor: Mr. Ehtisham Ahmad (eahmad@imf.org )
  • Fundación del Tucumán.  Researcher, 1998 - 1999.  Assistant Researcher, 1996 - 1998.  I worked on macroeconomics analysis, public accounts auditing and institutional reforms in the public health system, the public education system, the tax system, and the compensation system for public employees.  Reference: Mr. Juan Antonio Zapata ( jazapata2000@yahoo.com )
  • Obras Sanitarias de Tucumán (water and sewer services company).  Marketing Manager Assistant (tariffs analyst), 1998 - 1999.  Reference: Mr. Luis Bhom (lebohm@lanet.com.ar )
  • Consejo de Investigaciones de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán.  Assistant Researcher, 1999.  Reference:  Mr.  Hugo Ferullo ( hferullo@herrera.unt.edu.ar )


PRESENTATIONS

  • University of Rochester.  Mid-West Economic Theory Meetings.  W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy 10th Annual Conference.  IIES Stockholm University.  Universidad Nacional de Tucumán.  Wallis Institute of Political Economy


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Computer skills:  Matlab, Gauss, Microsoft Office
  • Language Skills:  Spanish (native), English (fluent), French (basic), Latin (basic)


REFERENCES

  • Per Krusell (advisor), Department of Economics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, pekr@troi.cc.rochester.edu , (585) 273-4903
  • Ehtisham Ahmad, International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20431, eahmad@imf.org , (202) 623-8708
  • John Duggan, W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, dugg@troi.cc.rochester.edu , (585) 273-4999
  • Hugo Hopenhayn, Department of Economics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, hopen@econ.ucla.edu , (310) 206-8896
  • Francesco Squintani, ELSE, Department of Economics, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, f.squintani@ucl.ac.uk , (020) 7679-5897