Alejandro Ibarra

Dr. Ibarra-Yunez’s areas of specialization are international trade and finance, economic models, industrial organization and regulations, econometrics, the Latin American economy, trade blocks and commercial agreements. In recent years, his research has been based in the areas of imperfect contracts in international integration, moral hazard problems, game theory and network sectors (telecommunications, infrastructure, transport, energy, banking, and multinational outsourcing.)

His deep knowledge of networks and regulation has earned him the positions of Director of the network economies and economic regulation at Tecnológico de Monterrey, of the Graduate Center for Studies of Western Hemispheric Trade at the University of Texas at Austin (USA) - where he has also worked as Professor of International Integration and Economic Problems and Policies of Latin America since 1994. He also and the Economic and Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Mexico Electricity Trade and Cooperation project at the LBJ School of Public Affairs – an institution where he has also been a visiting professor.

He has published 11 books and more than 40 articles in scientific journals related to his area of research. Additionally, he is an international consultant in the areas of industrial organization and regulation, as well as international trade and network regulation. Dr. Ibarra-Yunez is also a member of SNI (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores) Level II, Conacyt.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Bushnell, J. & Ibarra-Yúnez, A. & Pappas, N. (2019) "Electricity Transmission Cost Allocation and Network Efficiency: Lessons for a Liberalized Mexican Power Market". Utilities Policy, 59
• Ibarra-Yunez, Alejandro and Pérez-Henríquez, Blas L., Government Effectiveness and Regulatory Quality and Their Impact on Output Growth in Renewable Energy (February 22, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2922182
• Ibarra-Yunez, A., Wright, P., Collins, M. & Zárate, I (2017), “Evolution of the Grid to Embrace New Technologies in the Presence of Diverse Regulatory Schemes,” Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute, in http://beci.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/FINAL-COPY-Collins-Wright-Ibarra-Zarate_7.6.17_Evolution-of-the-Grid-.pdf
• Ibarra-Yunez, A. & Flores-Chapa, F. (2017), “Contratos de Riesgo de Petróleo, Patrones de Conducta y Desempeño de Empresas: Análisis de Panel de Datos,” Contaduría y Administración, Vol. 62 (2): Abril (in scopus Q2-Q3), in http://www.cya.unam.mx/index.php/cya/article/view/1138
• Ibarra-Yunez, A. & Flores-Chapa, F. (2017), “Oil Risk Contracts, Business Conduct, and Performance Patterns: Data Panel Analysis,” Contaduría y Administración Special Issue, Vol. 62 (5): December (in scopus), https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0186104217301080. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cya.2017.10.003I
• Ibarra-Yunez, A. (2017), “La Reforma Energética, el Cambio de Gobernanza en el Sector Hidrocarburos e Implicaciones para el TLCAN en su 21 Aniversario,” en M. Tawil (coord.). Integración en América del Norte (1994-2016). Reflexiones desde el PIERAN, en https://www.amei.mx/book/integracion-en-america-del-norte-1994-2016-reflexiones-pieran/