Laura Martinez

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Duke University. I was previously an IES Fellow at Princeton University (AY 2019-2020).

My research focuses on international macroeconomics and monetary economics.

TEACHING

Spring 2022

• Econ 455 International Finance (undergrad)
• Econ 882 International Finance and Macroeconomics (2nd year PhD)

WORK IN PROGRESS

• Financial Frictions and Firm Exit with Gideon Bornstein
• The Geography of Price Changes with Miguel Bandeira
• Unwrapping State Aid in the EU

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) London School of Economics and Political Science (2013 — 2019)
• Master of Science (MSc) London School of Economics and Political Science (2012 — 2013)
• Bachelor of Science (BS) Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2008 — 2012)

Companies

• Assistant Research Professor of Economics Duke University (2020)
• IES Postdoctoral Fellow Princeton University (2019 — 2020)
• Research Assistant The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2016 — 2019)
• Teaching Fellow The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2014 — 2018)
• Fund Internship Programme (FIP) Intern International Monetary Fund (2017 — 2017)
• External Relations, Policy and Advocacy Unit Intern United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) (2014 — 2014)
• Internship - International Risk Management Marsh (2011 — 2012)