Bio
Dr. Molina has expertise in North American Free Trade Agreement, water resources, water conservation, Mexican economics, U.S.-Mexico border economics, U.S.-Mexico trade, and border air pollution.
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Texas A&M University, 1983
B.B.A., Economics, Saint Mary’s University, 1979
Courses
ECON 3150: Economics of Discrimination
ECON 4510: History of Economic Thought
ECON 4980: U.S.-Mexico Economics Relations
ECON 4850/5850: International Trade
ECON 5600: Mathematical Economics
ECON 5090: Seminar on the History of Economic Thought
Articles
Molina, D. (2012). Are the impacts of taxes on the household racially and ethnically blind? The story of how tax compliance and morality impacts the redistribution of income. National Tax Journal.
Jewell, T., Melgra, N., Molina, D., & Rossi, M. (2012). Attitudes towards immigrants: A cross-country perspective. Journal of Economic Issues.
McPherson, M., Molina, D., & Jewell, T. (2010). The determinants of the growth of microenterprises in central Mexico: Evidence from a survey in Toluca. Canadian Journal of Development Studies.
More Articles
Lopez, E.J., & Molina, D. (2010). Third-degree price discrimination: Apology not necessary. Atlantic Economic Journal, 38, 383-397.
Jewell, T., & Molina, D. (2009). Mexican migration to the US: A comparison of income and network effects. Eastern Economic Journal, 35(2), 144-159.
Molina, D. (2009). Has economic integration increased or decreased the homogeneity of rural and urban Mexican consumers. Paradigma Economico, 1(1), 190-206.
Molina, D., & Jewell, T. (2009). An analysis of Mexican remigration to the U.S. Journal of Business Strategies, 26(1), 55-71.
Molina, D., & Peach, J. (2005). Mexico’s changing distribution of income? The Journal of Economic Issues, 39(2), 419-427.
Jewell, T., & Molina, D. (2005). An evaluation of the relationship between Hispanics and major league soccer. Journal of Sports Economics, 6(2), 160-177.
Jewell, T., McPherson, M., & Molina, D. (2004). Testing the determinants of income distribution in major league baseball. Economic Inquiry, 42(3), 469-482.
Books
Molina, D., Fullerton, Jr., T. M., & Barraza de Anda, M. P. (2010). Education, direct foreign investment, and regional economic performance in México. In L. Rueda & L. Casas (Eds.), Mercado laboral, población y desarrollo Estudios sobre Ciudad Juárez Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez.
Erickson, C. A., Molina, D., & Ghosh, S. N. (2005). Using emission permit trading to coordinate environmental policy: The U.S.-Mexico border. In T. Curry, M. Lownes-Jackson & S. Ghosh (Eds.), Globalization and Urbanization: Opportunities and Challenges (pp. 26-60). Tennessee State University Press.
Erickson, C. A., Molina, D., & Ghosh, S. N. (2004). The U.S.-Mexican border environment: Improving transboundary air quality with binational emission reduction credit trading. (SCERP Monograph Series, No. 10 ed.). San Diego, CA: San Diego State University Press.
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Molina, D. (2001). Economic dynamics in the US-Mexican border region. In J. Bailey (Ed.), U.S.-Mexican Economic Integration: NAFTA at the Grass Roots (pp. 71-97). US-Mexican Center for Policy Studies Center, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin.
Molina, D. (1995). Impacto del TLC en el comercio al menudeo en la frontera de Texas con México. In A. Davila (Ed.), El Effecto Del Acuerdo de Libre Commercio a la Region Fronteriza (pp. 35-50). Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico: Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila Press.
Molina, D. (1994). Pollution abatement costs and U.S.-Mexico trade in food related products. In G. Williams & T. Grennes (Eds.), NAFTA and Agriculture: Will The Experiment Work? (pp. 53-70). Center for North American Studies, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, Texas Agricultural Market Research Center.
Dean, C. C., Thibodeaux, M. D., Beyerlein, M., Ebrahami, B., & Molina, D. (1993). Corporate entrepreneurship and competitive aggressiveness: A comparison of U.S. firms operating in Eastern Europe and the commonwealth of independent states with U.S. firms in other high-risk environments. In S. Prasad. & R. Peterson (Eds.), Advances in International Comparative Management, Vol 8 (pp. 31-54).
Cobb, S.L., & Molina, D. (1992). Texas-Mexico trends in maquiladora investment. In A. Davila (Ed.), La Apertura Comercial y las Relaciones Economicas del la Frontera Mexico-Texas Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico: Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila.
Molina, D. (1992). A note on the impact NAFTA will have on the border economic walls which have created a distorted service industry: The case of the Texas-Mexico border. In E. Valenciano & P. Ganster (Eds.), The Mexican-U.S. Border Region and the Free Trade Agreement (pp. 35-40). Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias, San Diego State University.
Cobb, S.L., & Molina, D. (1992). The effect of maquiladoras on income distribution on the Texas-Mexican border. In D. Slottje (Ed.), Research in Economic Inequality (pp. 169-191). JAI Press.
Posters/Presentations
Molina, D., & Dorman, M. (2010, November 19). Emulation vs. socializing consumption: The Hispanic consumer. Presented at the Americas center of the federal reserve bank of Atlanta and the American Society of Hispanic Economists Organized a workshop on Hispanic economic issues.
Molina, D., & Dorman, M. (2010, November 20). Emulation vs. socializing consumption: The Hispanic consumer. Presented at the Southern Economic Association Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Molina, D., & Salinas, G. (2010, October). Implicaciones de las remesas en la alimentación. Presented at the Seminario internacional en ordenación y gestión sustentable del territorio of the geography department at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico
More Presentations
Molina, D., Mora, M., & Davila, A. (2009, January). Wages of Mexican immigrants in the U.S.-Mexico border region versus the U.S. interior: Is there a cost to being close to home? Presented at the American Economic Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Molina, D., & Jewell, T. (2008, November). An analysis of Mexican remigration to the U.S. Presented at the Texas A&M and ASHE conference.
Molina, D. (2008). The concept of tradable emissions. Presented at A series of conferences to Environmental Managers at Maquiladora Firms (cd. Juarez, Reynosa and Matamoros).
Molina, D. (2008, May 2-3). The recycling centenarian trio: U.S., Mexico, China. Presented at the Conference of "Evolving Relationships: the United States, Mexico, and China," sponsored by the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State University
Molina, D., & Jewell, T. (2008, April 12-13). An analysis of Mexican remigration to the U.S. Presented at the Conference on Regional Trade Agreements, Migration and Remittances with special focus on CAFTA and Latin America, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.
Molina, D. (2008, January). Are the impacts of taxes on the household racially and ethnically blind? The story of how tax compliance and morality impacts the redistribution of income. Presented at the Hispanic Issues and at the American Economic Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Molina, D. (2007, November 17). Are the impacts of taxes on the household racially and ethnically blind? The story of how tax compliance and morality impacts the redistribution of income. Presented at the Texas A&M and ASHE conference.
