Rafael R. Guthmann

I am an economist, currently working as an assistant professor at the College of Economics and Business at the Alberto Hurtado University. I hold a PhD from the University of Minnesota. My primary fields of interest are economic theory, institutional economics, and economic history.

My work has focused on:

(1) The study of the intersection of the fields of information economics with competition, innovation, market design, and frictions of trading: the implications for the study of economic competition in how productivity dynamics and consumer awareness evolve. This research links the literature on growth theory, stability analysis in general equilibrium, search theory, and unawareness in decision theory.

(2) I am interested in the ramifications of this research agenda on public economics and models of economic development.

(3) I am also interested in institutional economics and economic history. In particular, the evidence regarding long-run economic performance across regions of the world and its relationship with social and political institutions.

(4) Finally, I am studying the interaction between the degree of competitiveness in the system of international relations and the domestic development of social and political institutions that are linked to economic performance.

Link to my CV