I am a Ph.D. candidate at the Economics Department of the University of Houston and a Research Assistant at the Hobby School of Public Affairs.

Before the University of Houston, I was a Research Fellow at the Interamerican Development Bank and a Senior Research Analyst at the Ministry of Economics and Finance of Peru.

I am in the 2022/2023 Job Market and will be available for virtual interviews at the AEA/ASSA and EJME meetings.

Research interests: Macroeconomics and international finance, with an emphasis on emerging market economies.

Contact information: lamendo3@cougarnet.uh.edu