ERNEST BOFFY-RAMIREZ, PhD
CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Colorado Denver
Department of Economics
1340 Lawrence Street Center, Suite 460
Denver, CO 80217-3364
Phone: (303) 315-2030
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of California Santa Barbara, Ph.D., Economics, 2012
University of California Santa Barbara, M.A., Economics, 2007
University of California Davis, B.A., Economics (with High Honors), & B.A.,
Political Science (with Honors), 2006
EMPLOYMENT
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Colorado Denver, 2012present
Instructor of Economics, University of California Santa Barbara, 2012
PUBLICATION
Boffy-Ramirez, Ernest. 2013. “Minimum wages, earnings, and migration”, IZA
Journal of Migration, 2:17
WORK IN PROGRESS
Boffy-Ramirez, Ernest and Benjamin Hansen. “The effect of business cycles on
educational attainment”. Under review.
Boffy-Ramirez, Ernest. “Measuring the return to education amongst low-skilled
migrants in the U.S.” In progress.
Boffy-Ramirez, Ernest and Soojae Moon. “The effect of mobility restrictions on
local labor markets: a study of China’s household registry system”. In progress.
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TEACHING
Labor Economics, University of Colorado Denver & International College Beijing
Introduction to Econometrics, University of Colorado Denver
Statistics with Computer Applications, University of Colorado Denver &
International College Beijing
Introduction to Game Theory, University of California Santa Barbara &
International College Beijing
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
International College Beijing Professional Development Award, 2015
Western Economic Association International Graduate Student Dissertation
Workshop award recipient, 2011
Doctoral Scholar’s Central Fellowship recipient, University of California Santa
Barbara, 2006-2011
Recognition of High Honors for thesis “The industrialization of Mexico’s Northern
border and laborer health”, 2006
PRESENTATIONS
Western Economic Association International, 2014
Western Economic Association International Graduate Student Dissertation
Workshop, 2011
All-UC Labor Conference, 2010
Southern California Conference for Applied Microeconomics, 2010
REFEREE SERVICE
IZA World of Labor
International Migration Review
Business and Economics Letters
University of California Santa Barbara’s Occasional Environmental Workshop
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Western Economic Association International
American Economic Association
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
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