Catalina Vizcarra

Associate Professor of Economics

Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

BIO

Dr. Vizcarra came to the University of Vermont in 2003. She received a B.A. in economics and the equivalent of a J.D. degree in law (egresada de licentiatura) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and completed her Ph.D. degree in economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001. Her current research agenda focuses on the role of natural resources and institutions in Latin American economic development.

Publications

Selected Publications (PDF)

Area(s) of expertise

Law and economics, institutional economics, development economics, and Latin American economic history.

Bio

Dr. Vizcarra came to the University of Vermont in 2003. She received a B.A. in economics and the equivalent of a J.D. degree in law (egresada de licentiatura) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and completed her Ph.D. degree in economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001. Her current research agenda focuses on the role of natural resources and institutions in Latin American economic development.

Areas of Expertise

Law and economics, institutional economics, development economics, and Latin American economic history.