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Chancellor Javier A. Reyes

Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Professor of Finance

Finance

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, Texas A&M University, 2003
B.A. in Economics with a Minor in Finance (Honors), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México, 1998

Academic Appointments

Professor, Department of Finance, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2023-present
Professor, Department of Finance, College of Business Administration, University of Illinois Chicago, 2021-2023
Professor, Department of Economics, John Chambers College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, 2016-2021
Professor, Department of Economics, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, 2014-2016
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, 2009-2014
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, 2003-2009
Invited Lecturer, ESC Toulouse, Toulouse, France, and Barcelona, Spain, campuses, Spring of 2006, 2007, 2009-2014
Invited Lecturer, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Queretaro, México, Summer 2010
Invited Lecturer, Clinton School of Public Service, Spring 2006
Honors, Awards and Recognitions 2023 Amplify LatinX – ALX100 - Inaugural list of 100 LatinX Leaders in Massachusetts 2018 West Virginia Executive Magazine – “Talent Transplant” recognition 2012 Hon

Honors, Awards and Recognitions

2023 Amplify LatinX – ALX100 - Inaugural list of 100 LatinX Leaders in Massachusetts

2018 West Virginia Executive Magazine – “Talent Transplant” recognition

2012 Honors College Leadership Award, University of Arkansas

2012 Inducted into the Teaching Academy of the University of Arkansas

2011 “40-under-40” Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Business and Political Leaders 

2009 All-Around Faculty Member Award, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas

2008 Faculty Gold Medal Award, University of Arkansas / Office of Post - Graduate Fellowships

2006, 2008 - Recognized as Outstanding Mentor at University of Arkansas

2003 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Texas A&M, Economics Department

2002 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, Texas A&M, Economics Department 
 

Research Positions and Industry Experience National Science Foundation (NSF) FY2015 Proposal Review Panel - Reviewer (September 2014, June 2015) Visiting Academic Scholar Program, International

Research Positions and Industry Experience

National Science Foundation (NSF) FY2015 Proposal Review Panel - Reviewer (September 2014, June 2015)

Visiting Academic Scholar Program, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington D.C. (Fall 2010, Spring 2012)

Consultant-Academic Scholar, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Office of the Chief Economist, London, United Kingdom (May-Aug 2001, May-Aug 2002)

Investment Banking - Research Department – Analyst, Value Casa de Bolsa (Investment Firm). México D.F. (1996 – 1998)
 

Selected Publications

“Inflation Targeting or Fear of Floating in Disguise? A Broader Perspective” with Christopher Ball. Journal of Macroeconomics, 30(1), pp. 308 - 326, 2008.

“Post-Mortem Examination of the International Financial Network” with Matteo Chinazzi, Giorgio Fagiolo and Stefano Schiavo. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 37(8), pp.1692-1713, 2013.

“Growth Networks” with Raja Kali, Josh McGee, and Stuart Shirrell. Journal of Development Economics, 101, pp. 216-227, 2013.

“Financial Contagion on the International Trade Network” with Raja Kali. Forthcoming in Economic Inquiry, 48(4), pp.1072 – 1101, 2010.

“The Architecture of Globalization: A Network Approach to International Economic Integration” with Raja Kali. Journal of International Business Studies, 38 pp. 595 - 620, 2007.  

“A Failed attempt to Explain within Subject Variation in Risk Taking Behavior using Domain Specific Risks Attitudes” with Cary Deck, Jungmin Lee, and Christopher Rosen. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 87 pp. 1-24, 2013. 

“An Experimental Investigation of Moral Hazard in Costly Investments” with Cary Deck. Southern Economic Journal, 74(3) pp. 725 - 746, 2008.