Background

Rivera-Batiz, Francisco Luis was born on December 30, 1954 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Son of Luis Rivera-Santos and Ada (Batiz) Mas.

Education

AB, Cornell Univercity, 1974; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979.

Career

Assistant professor Department economics, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1979-1982; Assistant professor Department economics, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1983-1984; associate professor department economics, Indiana U., 1984-1985; associate professor department economics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1987-1991; director Institute Urban and Minority Education, Columbia University, New York City, since 1991; associate professor economics and education, department economics and teacher college, Columbia University, New York City, since 1991. Visiting research associate Institute Research on Poverty U. Wos., Madison, 1980. Vis.lectr. Graduate School Business U. P.R., Rio Piedras, 1981, Regional Department U.Pa., Philadelphia, 1985-1986, Department Economics, 1986-1987.

Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Francisco Luis Rivera-Batiz has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • U.S. Immigration Policy Reform in the 1980s: A Preliminary Assessment
  • International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics:2nd (Second) edition

Membership

Member American Economic Association, American Educational Research Association, North America Economics and Finance Association, Eastern Economic Association, Puerto Rico Studies Association.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, snorkeling, reading.

Connections

Married Sandra Santiago, July 1993.

Father:

Luis Rivera-Santos Mas

Mother:

Ada (Batiz) Mas

Spouse:

Sandra Santiago