Economics Professor E-mail: dvillega@calpoly.edu Phone: (805) 756-1767 Fax: (805) 756-1473 Office: 03-337 Hours: By Appointment

Education

• Professor of Economics, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1979
• M.A., Stanford University, 1975
• B.A., University of Southern California, 1972

Teaching Specializations
Microeconomics, Development Economics, Economics of Poverty, Discrimination and Immigration

Additional College/University Experience
Arizona State University 1983 - 1987

Research Interests
Wealth and debt of Latino households; educational attainment of Latinos

Areas Published
Consumer credit market regulation, labor market discrimination

Professional Organizations and Positions Held
American Economics Association, Southern Economics Association, Western Economics Association

Business, Industrial, Government Experience
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Research Economist, 1979 - 1982; Federal Trade Commission, Economist, 1982 - 1983

Consulting Experience
Federal Trade Commission, 1985 - 1986, A Study of the Effect of creditor remedies on the level of and rate paid for consumer short-term debt, U.S. Department of Labor, 1994, a study of Savings and Investment Patterns: The Relationship Between Ethnicity and Employer - Sponsored Health and Pension Plans

Honors
California State Fellowship; Phi Beta Kappa; National Science Foundation Fellowship; Purdue University, Credit Research Center Award, 1988