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Department of Economics

Faculty and Staff

Full-time

                                                                                

DE-faculty_Aldaba

                                                                                                                                                                  
Aldaba, Fernando T.
Professor

Email address:
faldaba@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Development Economics, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics
DE-faculty_Ang
Ang Alvin
Professor and Chair
Email address:
apang@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Applied Economics, Osaka University

Research interests:
Public Finance, Labor and Migration, Urban and Rural Development, and Systems and Capacities Involvement

Courses Taught:
ECON 185.31, ECON 271
DE-faculty_Bautista
Bautista, Cristina M.
Associate Professor
Email address:
cbautista@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Demography and Economics, Development Economics (Education)

Courses Taught:
ECON 110, ECON 111, ECON 154, ECON 254, ECON 185.42, SOCSC13
DE-faculty_Bautista
Bautista, Germelino M.
Professor Emeritus
Email address:
gbautista@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD,  University of Wisconsin, Madison

Research interests:
Environment & Natural Resource Economics, History of Economic Thought

Courses Taught:
ECON 159, ECON 209.1, ECON 309.1
DE-faculty_Beja
Beja Jr. , Edsel L.
Professor
Email address:
ebeja@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics, University of Massachusetts

Research interests:
Well-Being and Welfare Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economy

Courses Taught:
ECON 110, ECON 111, ECON 115, ECON 199.1, ECON 399.1, ECON 399.2
DE-faculty_DeGuzman
De Guzman, Noel P.
Associate Professor
Email address:
ndeguzman@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD,  Fordham University

Research interests:
Economic Theory

Courses Taught:
On Sabbatical Leave for SY 2023-2024
DE-faculty_Ducanes
Ducanes, Geoffrey M.
Associate Professor
Email address:
gducanes@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Poverty, Education, Migration, Applied Econometrics

Courses Taught:
ECON 117.01, ECON 117.02, ECON 399.1

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DE-faculty_Dumlao
Dumlao, Luis F.
Associate Professor
Email address:
ldumlao@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD,  Fordham University

Research interests:
Macroeconomics, International Finance, Financial Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 112, ECON 114, ECON 142, ECON 202, ECON 302, ECON 399.2

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DE-faculty_Habito
Habito, Cielito F.
Professor
Email address:
chabito@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  Harvard University

Research interests:
International Economics, Public Finance

Courses Taught:
 
DE-faculty_Lanzona
Lanzona Jr., Leonardo A.
Professor
Email address:
llanzona@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Labor Economics, Economic Demography, Gender

Courses Taught:
ECON 115, ECON 201, ECON 301
DE-faculty_Lim
Lim, Joseph Anthony Y.
Professor
Email address:
jlim@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD,  University of Pennsylvania

Research interests:
Macroeconomics, International Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 121
DE-faculty_Lontoc
Lontoc, Genesis Kelly S.
Instructor and Associate Chair
Email address:
glontoc@ateneo.edu

Education:
MS Finance, MBA, MA Economics,  University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 111 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, ECON 197 - Practicum, SOCSC 13 - The Economy, Society and Sustainable Developmeent, InTACT - Introduction to Ateneo Culture and Traditions
ECCE-faculty_Megante
Magante, Maire Carroline T.
Assistant Professor
Email address:
mmagante@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Urban Studies and Regional Science, Gran Sasso Science Institute

Research interests:
Labor and Migration, Urban Economics, Development Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 199.1, ECON 292, ECON 392, ECON 157, ECON 257, ECON 357, SocSc 13
DE-faculty_Paderon
Paderon, Marissa Maricosa A.
Assistant Professor
Email address:
mpaderon@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
International Trade

Courses Taught:
ECON 122, ECON 299.2

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DE-faculty_Palanca
Palanca, Ellen H.
Professor Emeritus
Email address:
epalanca@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
China and Chinese Economy, International Economics

Courses Taught:
 
ECCE-faculty_Pena-Reyes
Peña-Reyes, Ser Percival K.
Assistant Professor
Email address:
spena-reyes@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, Development Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 110, ECON 115, ECON 205, ECON 299.1, ECON 399.1
DE-faculty_Perez
Perez, Marilou A.
Assistant Professor
Email address:
mperez@ateneo.edu

Education:
MDE,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Development Economics, Microeconomics

Courses Taught:
ECON 110, ECON 185.61i
DE-faculty_Ravago
Ravago, Majah-Leah V.
Associate Professor
Email address:
mravago@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  University of Hawaii at Manoa

Research interests:
Energy Economics, Economics of Competition Policy, Economics of Natural Disaster, Development Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 199, ECON 271

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DE-faculty_Sescon
Sescon, Joselito T.
Assistant Professor
Email address:
jsescon@ateneo.edu

Education:
MDE, MA Economics,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Mindanao Socio-Economic Concerns, Reciprocity and Altruism, Disease Monitoring and Economics Cost, Informal Sector

Courses Taught:
ECON 121
DE-faculty_Tan
Tan, Rosalina P.
Professor
Email address:
rtan@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD,  Sophia University

Research interests:
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Health Economics, Behavioral Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 116, ECON 115, ECON 185.77i, ECON 199.1

 

DE-faculty_Tuano

 
Tuaño, Philip Arnold P.
Associate Professor
Email address:
ptuano@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Development Economics, International Economics, Economics of Climate Change

Courses Taught:
ECON 112/ 212, ECON 121/ 221/ 222, ECON 1222/ 222/ 322, ECON 211/ 311

 

Part-time

                                                                                  

ECCE-staff_dela Cruz

                                                                                                                                               
Barrer, Reginald Rex E.
Lecturer
Email address:
rbarrer@ateneo.edu

Education:
Master of Environmental Science, Yale University
Master of Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Climate Change, Organizational Development, Development Economics

Courses Taught:
 

 
ECCE-staff_Guevarra
Chua, Robert Lance C.
Lecturer
Email address:
rlchua@ateneo.edu

Education:
MA,  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Microeconomics (Applied Business Eco.), Money & Banking

Courses Taught:
ECON 121

 
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Cruz, Jan Frederick P.
Lecturer
Email address:
jfcruz@ateneo.edu

Education:
Juris Doctor,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Law and Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 185.69i, SocSc 134i

 
 
Fausto, Mary Rose F.
Lecturer
Email address:
mfausto@ateneo.edu

Education:
AB,  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Behavioral Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 185.77i
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Gamboa, Jayvy R.
Lecturer
Email address:
jrgamboa@ateneo.edu

Education:
Juris Doctor,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Law and Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 185.65i
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Guinigundo, Daniel Alberto G.
Lecturer
Email address:
dguinigundo@ateneo.edu

Education:
Master of Laws,  Georgetown University Law Center; Ateneo Law School

Research interests:
Law, Judicial Reform, Human Rights, Labor Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 185.65i

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ECCE-staff_Luzano
Ledesma, Rodolfo G.
Lecturer
Email address:
rledesma@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD,  Wayne State University

Research interests:
Money and Banking

Courses Taught:
ECON 113
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Liamzon, Cristina M.
Lecturer
Email address:
cliamzon@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Social Science,  Pontificia Universita Gregoriana

Research interests:
Migration Studies

Courses Taught:
ECON 185.05
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Mayo, Charlon B.
Lecturer
Email address:
cmayo@ateneo.edu

Education:
MA Economics,  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Development Economics, Demographic Economics, Economic Evaluation

Courses Taught:
ECON 154, ECON 285.58, ECON 197, ECON 121, SocSc 13, SocSc 14
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Medalla, Jose Patricio S.
Lecturer
Email address:
jmedalla@ateneo.edu

Education:
Juris Doctor,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Law and Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 185.69i
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Pascua, Gerald Gracius Y.
Lecturer
Email address:
gpascua@ateneo.edu

Education:
MA Economics,  University of the Philippines

Research interests:
Macroeconomics, International Trade

Courses Taught:
ECON 115, ECON 117.01, ECON 117.02
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Saplala, Dino Carlo A.
Lecturer
Email address:
dsaplala@ateneo.edu

Education:
MS Data Science (in progress), University of Texas at Austin
MA Economics (2018),  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Development Economics (Human Security or SDGs), Financial Development, Data Science & Economics of AI

Courses Taught:
ECON 116: Statistics for Economists; ECON 117-118.01/.02: Introduction to Econometrics I & II; ECON 185.78i: Data Science for Economists

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ECCE-staff_Luzano

 
Simon-King, Patrick Gerard C.
Lecturer
Email address:
psimon-king@ateneo.edu

Education:
MA Economics,  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Development Economics

Courses Taught:
ECON 121
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Tabora, Carlos Santiago B.
Lecturer
Email address:
ctabora@ateneo.edu

Education:
PhD Economics,  Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests:
Econometrics, Business Valuation

Courses Taught:
Econ 202 Macroeconomics, Econ 118 Econometrics, Econ 206 Statistics for Economists
ECCE-staff_Luzano
Valenzuela, Edgardo T.
Lecturer
Email address:
evalenzuela@ateneo.edu

Education:
MBA,  European School of Economics

Research interests:
Development Economics

Courses Taught:
SocSc 131i
Dr Calla
Wiemer, Calla
Lecturer
Email address:
calla.wiemer@acaes.us

Education:
PhD, University of Wisconsin

Research interests:
Chinese Economy, Economic Development, Macroeconomics, International Economics
ECCE-staff_Luzano

 
Yaptangco, Edwin E.
Lecturer
Email address:
eyaptangco@ateneo.edu

Education:
MA Economics, San Francisco State Univ
MSc Management Sciences, Univ. of Manchester

Research interests:
Macroeconomics, Finance, Banking

Courses Taught:
ECON 110; ECON 113

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Non-teaching Staff

 

 
Garcia, Sairry S.
 
Email address:
ssandoval@ateneo.edu

 
 
Lora, Rea E.
 
Email address:
revangelista@ateneo.edu