Latchezar Popov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Economics
Email: latchezar.popov@ttu.edu
Phone: 806.834.5178
Faculty Office: 252 Holden Hall
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-1014
Link to Dr. Popov's web page

Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Iowa, 2009
- B.A., International Economics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2000
Research Interests
Macroeconomics, Economic Development, Financial Economics, Economic Theory
Courses Offered
3311 Intermediate Macroeconomics5315 Mathematical Economics II
Selected Publications
"Industrialization and the Evolution of Enforcement Institutions" (with Toshihiko Mukoyama), Economic Theory, 69, 745–788, March 2020."Bank Skin in the Game and Loan Contract Design: Evidence from Covenant-Lite Loans" (with Matthew Billett, Redouane Elkamhi and Raunaq Pungaliya), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 51(3), 839-87, 2016.
"Costly State Verification and Dynamic Contracts", Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 64, 1-22, March 2016.
"Enforcement Frictions and Optimal Lending Contracts", Economic Theory, 57(1), 195-222, September 2014.
"The Political Economy of Entry Barriers" (with Toshihiko Mukoyama), Review of Economic Dynamics, 17(3), 383-416, July 2014.
Department of Economics
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