Julio Jorge Elias

Julio Jorge Elias

Julio J. Elias is Professor in the Department of Economics and Business School of the University of CEMA (UCEMA), Argentina. He is also Executive Director of the UChicago/UCEMA Joint Inititiative for Latin American Experimental Economics (JILAEE), Director of the MA program in Economics at UCEMA and a Research Associate of the Center of Excellence on Human Capital and Economic Growth and Development of the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was Visiting Fellow of the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago, Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago, the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and the State University of New York at Buffalo, and Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was also Chief Economist of BICE, Argentina, and Senior economist at the Central Bank of Argentina. He earned his BA from the Universidad Di Tella in 1996 and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2005. His research focuses on health economics, creativity economics, and morality economics. He has studied with Gary Becker the impact of allowing remuneration for organ donations. His current research uses experimental economics to understand the economics of controversial transactions. Julio J. Elias es Profesor del Departamento de Economía y la Escuela Negocios de la Universidad del CEMA (UCEMA), Argentina. También es Director Ejecutivo de la UChicago / UCEMA Joint Initiative for Latin American Experimental Economics (JILAEE), Director del programa de Maestría en Economía en UCEMA e Investigador Asociado del Center of Excellence on Human Capital and Economic Growth and Development de la State University of New York at Buffalo. Fue Visiting Fellow del Becker Friedman Institute de la University of Chicago, Visiting Professor de la University of Chicago, University of Western Ontario, Canada, y Assistant Professor de la State University of New York at Buffalo. También fue Economista Jefe del BICE, Argentina y Economista Senior del Banco Central de Argentina. Obtuvo su Licenciatura de la Universidad Di Tella en 1996 y su Ph.D. en Economía de la Universidad de Chicago en 2005. Su investigación se centra en la economía de la salud, economía de la creatividad y moral y economía. Ha estudiado con Gary Becker el impacto de permitir una remuneración por la donación de órganos. Su investigación actual utiliza la economía experimental para comprender la economía de transacciones controvertidas.