Assistant Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch

Roberto Coronado is an assistant economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas in Houston. His research at the Fed focuses on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, the maquiladora industry, and the U.S.–Mexico border economy. Coronado has written articles for various Federal Reserve publications and academic journals such as Annals of Regional Science, Southern Economic Journal, International Business and Economics Research Journal, and Investigación Económica. Coronado also co-directs the Network of Border Economics (NOBE/REF), a network of researchers aimed at studying the border economy.

Prior to joining the Dallas Fed, Coronado was a research economist at Deloitte & Touche and the University of Texas at El Paso. Coronado holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting and a master of science degree in economics—both from the University of Texas at El Paso.