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Dr. Andres J. Vargas

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-1014

Faculty Office: 252 Holden Hall
Phone: 806.742.2466 ext 235
E-mail: andres.vargas@ttu.edu

Andres Vargas

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Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
M.S., Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 2003. 
M.A., Natural Resources and Agricultural Economics, University of Toulouse I,
        Midi-Pyrénées School of Economics, Toulouse, France, 2001.
M.A., Economics, Los Andes University, Bogotá, Colombia, 1998.
B.A., Economics, Los Andes University, Bogotá, Colombia, 1997,
        Minor in Latin American Studies. 

Research Interests

Labor economics. Industrial organization. Development. Agricultural economics.

Courses Offered  ECO 3320: Managerial Economics
  ECO 4322: The Economics of Labor Markets
  ECO 5321: Labor Markets Theory and Policy
  ECO 5322: The Economics of Wages and Income

Selected Publications

“Strategic Interaction in International Markets. An Application to the Dairy Industry,” Vargas Andres, Desarrollo y Sociedad # 48, Ediciones Uniandes September 2001, Colombia.

 “From Protectionism to the Open Markets: The Way to the Agricultural Modernization?” Balcazar Alvaro, Vargas Andres, Orozco Martha, Mision Rural # 1. IICA y Tercer Mundo Editores 1998, Colombia.

 “Preliminary Results of the Producer’s Equivalent Subsidy and Global Aid Measure for Twelve Agricultural Products,” Vargas Andres, Lopez Nelson, González Andrea, Coyuntura Colombiana # 58, Junio 1998, Colombia.

 “Cattle Stock Reconstruction: Colombia 1950-1997,” Lorente Luis, Vargas Andres, Coyuntura Colombiana Vol. 14, No 2 1997, Colombia.