Chancellor Javier A. Reyes
Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Professor of Finance
Education
Academic Appointments
Honors, Awards and Recognitions
2023 Amplify LatinX – ALX100 - Inaugural list of 100 LatinX Leaders in Massachusetts
2018 West Virginia Executive Magazine – “Talent Transplant” recognition
2012 Honors College Leadership Award, University of Arkansas
2012 Inducted into the Teaching Academy of the University of Arkansas
2011 “40-under-40” Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Business and Political Leaders
2009 All-Around Faculty Member Award, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas
2008 Faculty Gold Medal Award, University of Arkansas / Office of Post - Graduate Fellowships
2006, 2008 - Recognized as Outstanding Mentor at University of Arkansas
2003 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Texas A&M, Economics Department
2002 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, Texas A&M, Economics Department
Research Positions and Industry Experience
National Science Foundation (NSF) FY2015 Proposal Review Panel - Reviewer (September 2014, June 2015)
Visiting Academic Scholar Program, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington D.C. (Fall 2010, Spring 2012)
Consultant-Academic Scholar, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Office of the Chief Economist, London, United Kingdom (May-Aug 2001, May-Aug 2002)
Investment Banking - Research Department – Analyst, Value Casa de Bolsa (Investment Firm). México D.F. (1996 – 1998)
Selected Publications
“Inflation Targeting or Fear of Floating in Disguise? A Broader Perspective” with Christopher Ball. Journal of Macroeconomics, 30(1), pp. 308 - 326, 2008.
“Post-Mortem Examination of the International Financial Network” with Matteo Chinazzi, Giorgio Fagiolo and Stefano Schiavo. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 37(8), pp.1692-1713, 2013.
“Growth Networks” with Raja Kali, Josh McGee, and Stuart Shirrell. Journal of Development Economics, 101, pp. 216-227, 2013.
“Financial Contagion on the International Trade Network” with Raja Kali. Forthcoming in Economic Inquiry, 48(4), pp.1072 – 1101, 2010.
“The Architecture of Globalization: A Network Approach to International Economic Integration” with Raja Kali. Journal of International Business Studies, 38 pp. 595 - 620, 2007.
“A Failed attempt to Explain within Subject Variation in Risk Taking Behavior using Domain Specific Risks Attitudes” with Cary Deck, Jungmin Lee, and Christopher Rosen. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 87 pp. 1-24, 2013.
“An Experimental Investigation of Moral Hazard in Costly Investments” with Cary Deck. Southern Economic Journal, 74(3) pp. 725 - 746, 2008.