Beatriz Maldonado, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics and International Studies

Education

Research Interests

Dr. Maldonado's research is broadly focused on international political economy and development with a regional emphasis on Latin America. She’s interested in political institutions, conflict and how women, especially female leaders, make and influence decisions. 

Courses Taught

• Economics of Globalization
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• International Development
• Economics for Development
• Elements of Statistics
• International Financial Crises
• Gender and Development

Selected Publications

“Do US Trade Agreements Affect Corruption in Latin American Trading Partners?” (with Peter Calcagno and Taylor Crawford), Public Finance Review, Vol. 56(6), pp. 826-861 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1177/10911421241242516

“Political Systems, Regime Memory, and Economic Freedom” (with Peter Calcagno, Todd Nesbit, and Frankie Zeager), Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 42(2), pp. 336-354 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12635

“Health Consequences of the Mexico City Policy” (with Kelly Lifchez), Economics Bulletin, Vol. 42(3), (2022). http://accessecon.com/Pubs/EB/2022/Volume42/EB-22-V42-I3-P105.pdf

“Do Foreign Aid Donors Reward Recipients for Gender Equality?” (with Daniel L. Hicks), Applied Economic Letters, Vol. 27(1), pp. 46-51 (2020).

“Identity, Patronage, and Redistribution: Economic Inequality in Bolivia under Evo Morales” (with Daniel L. Hicks, Brian Piper, and Alejandra Goytia Rios), Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Vol. 1(1), pp. 26-41 (2018).

Honors & Awards

• Outstanding Service Award, School of Business, College of Charleston, awarded Spring 2023
• Outstanding Faculty, School of Business, ExCEL Awards 2019-2020
• Global Scholar Faculty
• Center for Public Choice & Market Process Research Fellow