PhD. Applied Economics, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), 2008

M.A. Economics, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, (CIDE) 1990

B.A. (Economics) Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) 1985

Mexican Trade, NAFTA, Latin America Trade Patterns, Maquiladoras (In-bond industry), Comparative Studies.

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Economics, History and Economic Development of Latin America.

Fall 2011- to present: Assistant Professor, Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University

Fall 2009 – Spring 2011: Lecturer, Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University

Spring 2009: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Goddard School of Business and Economics, Weber State University

Fall 2008: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Utah

Spring 2003: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Monroe Community College

1990-1999: Research Professor, Department of Economic Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (El Colef)

Sotomayor, M (2009) “Medición de los índices de comercio intra-industrial no maquilador para México” (Measurement of the non-Maquila Intra-Industry Trade Indices for Mexico),  in Investigación Económica, Vol. LXVIII, núm. 268, 2009, pp. 39-68.

Mercado, A. & Sotomayor, M. (1996) “ El comercio de automotores entre México y Canadá” frente al tratado de libre comercio” (Automotive Trade between Mexico and Canada under NAFTA) in Comercio Exterior, Vol. 46, num.7, pp. 553-591.

Sotomayor, M. (1991) “La industria automotriz mexicana y el tratado de libre comercio México-Estados Unidos-Canadá” (Mexican Automotive Industry and NAFTA) in Frontera Norte, Vol.4, num.8, Jul-Dec. pp. 165-172.

Sotomayor, M. (2010) “Latin America’s Trade Performance in the New Millenium” for SAGE 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook, SAGE Publications,Vol II, pp. 847-860,May.

Sotomayor, M. (1999) “Sector externo mexicano, determinantes de largo plazo” (Mexican External Trade: Long Term Determinants) in Bou, Joan and et .al. (Coordinators) Los retos de América Latina, Universidad de Girona, Centro de Estudios de América Latina, pp.66-82

Bringas, N. & Sotomayor, M. (1997) “Turismo e integracion comercial: una mirada desde México” (Tourism and Trade Integration: A Look from Mexico) in Manuel Alcantara (Coordinator) América Latina realidades y perspectivas, Universidad de Salamanca, pp. 18-26.

Barajas, R. & Sotomayor, M. (1995) “Rotación de personal en la industria maquiladora de Tijuana: mujeres y condiciones de vida” (Worker Turnover in the Maquiladora Industry: Women and Living Conditions) in González, S. and et al. (Coordinators) Mujeres, Migración y Maquila en la Frontera Norte, PIEM, El Colegio de México, pp. 189-214.

Zepeda, E. & Sotomayor, M. (1993) “Integración económica norteamericana e infraestructura en la frontera norte” (North American Economic Integration and Infrastructure at the Northern Border) in SEGUMEX-INBURSA, Inversión en México y el Tratado de Libre Comercio, pp. 204-211.

Zepeda, E. & Sotomayor, M. (1992) “La infraestructura en la frontera norte y el proceso de liberalización commercial” (Infrastructure at the Northern Border and the Trade Liberalization Process) with Eduardo Zepeda in Ajuste Estructural, Mercados Laborales y el TLC, El Colegio de México, Fundación Friedrich Ebert and El Colef, pp. 351-364.

Sotomayor, M. (1992) “Evaluación del decreto para la industria automotriz mexicana desde la perspectiva de la globalización industrial” (Analysis of the Regulation of the Mexican Automotive Industry in the context of Industrial Globalization) in Economía Fronteriza y Libre Comercio, Vol. 1, El Colef-Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, pp. 135-162.

Sotomayor, M. (1991) “Acuerdo automotor: posibilidades y limitaciones en el tratado de libre comercio México-Estados Unidos-Canadá” (Automotive Agreement: Perspectives and Restrictions under NAFTA) in Sonora ante el Tratado de Libre Comecio, El Colegio de Sonora, Fundación Friedrich Ebert, Hermosillo, pp. 145-152.

Sotomayor, M. (1990) Book Review “Relations between Mexico and Canada” by Omar Martínez in Frontera Norte, vol.3, num 6, Jan-Jun, pp. 173-178.

Sotomayor, M. (2008) Un estudio sobre el comercio intra-industrial de México en el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (A study of Intra-Industry Trade of Mexico in the context of NAFTA)  PhD doctoral thesis, 309 pages.

Sotomayor, M. (1997) Estimación de las funciones de exportación y de importación para la economía mexicana (Export and Import Function Estimation for the Mexican Economy), Academic Suficiency work, PhD Programa Applied Economics, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 149 pages.

Sotomayor, M (1990) Estrategia Global de las Empresas Multinacionales frente al decreto para el fomento y modernización de la industria automotriz mexicana (Multinational Enterprises Global Strategy and the Decree for the Modernization of the Mexican Auto Industry) Master Thesis, 122 pages.

Sotomayor, M (1985) Las Empresas Transnacionales y el Proceso de Industrialización en los Países en Desarrollo: La Industria Automotriz Peruana (Transnational Enterprises and the Industrialization Process in Less Developed Economies: the Peruvian Auto Industry) B.A Dissertation, 78 pages.

Referee for the journal Desacatos, CIESAS-Guadalajara, 2011

Referee for the journal Frontera Norte, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, 2011.

Jury commitee member, Master Degree in Applied Economics, Project submission, El COLEF, Tijuana, 2011.

Referee for the journal Cuadernos de Economía, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, 2010

Jury committee member, Master Degree in Applied Economics, two dissertations, El COLEF, Tijuana, 2010

Referee for the journal Estudios Económicos, El COLMEX, Mexico City, 2010

Referee for the journal Migraciones Internacionales , El COLEF, Tijuana, 2007.

Comments to the study “Mexico and Utah. A Complex Economic Relationship” by the Economic Department University of Utah, March 2006.

Organizer with Norris Clement from San Diego State University the Segundo Simposio Anual Tijuana - San Diego In Transition, COLEF-SDSU, April, 30th 1993.

Graduate Level:

Economic Integration, International Trade II, Microeconomics, and Industrial Organization, M.A Degree Program of Applied Economics at El COLEF 1990-1994, 1997-1998

International Trade, Saltillo, M.A. Degree Program of Regional Economics at Centro de Investigación Socio-Económicas, Fall 1997

Introduction to Microeconomics, M.A. Degree Program of Demographic Studies at El COLEF, Spring 1994

Microeconomics, M.A. Degree Program of Regional Development Studies at El Colegio de Sonora, Fall 1994

Undergraduate Level:

Microeconomics (Distance Education) Fall 2011-Fall 2012.

Microeconomics (ECON 2010), Macroeconomics (ECON 2020), Economics as a Social Science (ECON 1010) Utah Valley University, Fall 2012, Spring 2012-2011, 2010 and Fall 2009

Economics as Social Science (ECON-1010), Weber State University, Spring and Fall 2009.

History and Economic Development in LatIn America (ECON-5460), University of Utah Fall 2008.

Microeconomics, Monroe Community College, Spring 2003

International Trade, Universidad Iberoamericana, Fall 1991.

Martínez Muñoz, Marcela, Externalidades y crecimiento del empleo en la industria manufacturera de Mexico y Marruecos, Committee member, El Colef 2010

Méndez González, Carlos, Determinantes del salario manufacturero en México en el contexto de la integración comercial 1994-2008, Committee member, El Colef, 2010

Celso, Sarmiento, Tipo de cambio y Balanza de Pagos, Chair, El Colef, 1998

Roberto González, La independencia del Banco de México, Chair, El Colef, 1998

Willy Ochoa Ruiz Niveles y formas de externalización de servicios; el caso de la industria mquiladora de exportación, El Colef, Chair, 1992

2012 Summer Research Award from the Woodbury School of Business (WSB), Utah Valley University.

2009 Spring 2009 Hemingway Adjunct Faculty Award Weber State University. Grant for presentation of a paper at Latin American Studies Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

1998 Faculty Exchange Visits from United States (USIA) – San Diego State University (SDSU) - El COLEF – University of Calgary (UC) Trilateral Affiliation Grant.

1995-1997 Government of Spain, Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericano (ICI), Grant for PhD studies at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.

1993 Bowling Green State University, 1993 International Political Economy section's designation of Junior Third World Scholar

1988-1990 Government of Mexico, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Two year grant for M.A Degree Program in Economics at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE).

2012 “Maquiladora Indiustry. Recent Crisis and its effects on Performance” with María Eugenia de la O Martínez; The Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Meeting. May 17-20, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

2012 “The In-Bond Industry: On how different crises have influenced (or not) its performance in the past years” with María Eugenia de la O Martínez; Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies Annual Conference. March 28-31, Park City, Utah.

2009 “Comercio maquilador y especialización vertical de la producción” (In-bond industry trade and vertical production specialization) Latin American Studies Association. June 11-14, Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

2006. “Types of Intra-Industry Trade: Evidence for the Mexican Manufacturing Trade” Latin American Studies Association. March 15-18, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1997: “Export and Import Functions for Mexican Economy 1950-1994” in 1997 Meetings of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, October 2-4, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia.

1997: “Import Demand and Export Supply Functions: A Review of the Empirical Evidence” in International Trade and Finance Association, Seventh International Conference, May 21-24, Porto, Portugal.

1996: “Turismo e integración comercial en Norteamérica: una mirada desde México”, (Tourism and Trade Integration: A Look from Mexico) I Congreso Europeo de Latinoamericanistas, with Bringas, N. June 26-29, Salamanca, Spain.

1994: "Balanza Comercial Automotriz Mexicana" (Mexican Automotive Industry Trade Balance) in Latin American Studies Association, XVIII International Congress, March 9-12, Atlanta, Georgia.

1993: "The Free Trade Agreement in Mexico's Northern Border" in Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Regional Science Association, July 11-14, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

1993: "Comercio de Autopartes en la Industria Automotriz Mexicana" (Autoparts Trade in the Mexican Automotive Industry) in Third International Trade and Finance Association Meeting, May 21-23, Miami, Florida.

1993: "Inversión Extranjera Directa y el Tratado de Libre Comercio: Algunas Consideraciones para su Análisis" (Foreign Direct Investment and NAFTA, Some Comments) in 35th Annual Conference of Western Social Science Association, April 12-14, Corpus Christi, Texas.

1993: "La Industria de Autopartes México-Canadá ante el TLC" (Autoparts Industry between Mexico and Canada under NAFTA) with Mercado, M. in 34th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, March 21-23, Acapulco, México.

1992: "Impactos de la integración comercial México-Estados Unidos-Canadá: Un análisis de la creación y desviación de comercio" (Trade Integration Impacts between Mexico, United States and Canada: An Analysis by Trade Creation and Diversion) with Fuentes, A. in Joint Annual Meeting, The Association of Borderlands Studies, February 3-5, El Paso, Texas.

2012 “Potencial del micro financiamiento: revision y desafíos” ( Microfinance Potentials: revision and challenges). I Conferencia Internacional Mujer de los Andes, June 14, Puno, Peru.

2007 “Cuantificación del comercio intra-industrial mexicano en el marco del TLC ¿se cumplieron las expectativas?, (Cuantification of the Mexican Intra-Industry Trade under NAFTA, Were the expectations fulfilled? El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, MA Programs in Economics and Regional Studies, October 25th.

1996: “Sector Externo mexicano: Determinantes de Largo Plazo” (Mexican Trade Sector, Long Term Determinants) in America Latina: Historia, Espacio y Sociedad, II Jornadas sobre América Latina, November 5-7, Girona, Spain.

1994: "Comercio intraindustrial en la industria automotriz entre México y Canadá" (Intra-industrial Trade in the Automotive Industry Between Mexico and Canada) in Symposium COLEF III, with Alfonso Mercado, October 21-23, in Tijuana, México.

1993: "El Mercado Automotriz en América del Norte" (“Automotive Market in North America”) in Industria Automotriz Mexicana: el Costo del Futuro, Technology Training, November 17-19, México.

1992: "La Industria Maquiladora en Baja California 1990: Análisis por tamaño de empresa y composición de capital" (The Maquiladora Industry in Baja California 1990: An Análisis by Firm Size and Capital Composition) in Symposium COLEF II, October 23-25, Tijuana, México.

1991: "La Infraestructura en la Frontera Norte y el Proceso de Liberalización Comercial" (Infrastructure in the Northern Border and the Trade Liberalization Process), with Zepeda, E. in Mercados de Trabajo: una perspectiva comparativa, tendencias generales y cambios recientes in El Colegio de México, October 22-25, Mexico DF.

1991: "Las Empresas Transnacionales en la Hotelería internacional y el proceso de globalización de los servicios" (Transnational Firms in the Hotel Industry and the Process of the Globalization of Services), In II Congreso Nacional de Investigación Turística, September 11-13, Tijuana.

1991: “TLC en la Frontera Norte: Necesidades de Infraestructura y Posibilidades de Financiamiento" (NAFTA and the Northern Border: Infrastructure Needs and Financial Possibilities), In Forum Nuevas Rutas Nuevos Retos: el Noreste ante la Apertura, August 2-4, Matamoros.

1991: "Acuerdo Automotor: posibilidades y limitaciones en el TLC" (Automotive Agreement: Perspectives and Limitations in the NAFTA) In Sonora ante el Tratado de Libre Comercio, April 5-7, Hermosillo.

1990: "Evaluación del Decreto para la Industria Automotriz Mexicana" (Evaluation of Automotive Mexican Industry Regulation) In Symposium COLEF I, October 22-24, Tijuana.

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA).

The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE).

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA).

The Rocky Mountains Council for Latin American Studies (RMCLAS)

The Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS)