This is my first post on my new blog, El Economista de Desarrollo (the development economist), a title on which I settled after hours of unproductive brainstorming for something clever.
Who am I?
I graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (north Chicago) with a degree in Economics and Business Institutions. I became a development economist at an NGO, the Institute for Self-Reliant Agriculture, which also entailed enrolling in Utah State University's M.S. in Applied Economics program. Thus, my stateside home is in Logan, Utah, but I'll soon be moving a couple thousand miles away to Ibarra, Ecuador for a six-month tour of duty. This blog is a good way for me to keep connected to family and friends at home, and also to share some of my observations and pictures. My posts will fall into two or three broad categories. Some will be about what kind of activities I'm doing; for example, climbing Imbabura or any of the many volcanoes surrounding Ibarra. I will also share some of my thoughts and observations on the general culture and life in Ecuador, which I consider to be one of the most beautiful, laid-back, and fulfilling places to live in the world. Third, I will be posting some detailed breakdown of the economics of developing countries, and illuminate the intersection between economic theory (particularly as it relates to development) and real life.
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