Carlos T. Estrada Arzamendi

Carlos is an economist interested in applied public economics and spatial policy analysis.

Third Year Economics PhD Candidate at the University of Florida

Room 341B, Matherly Hall, Department of Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
c.estrada@ufl.edu
Mexican Citizen, F-1 Student Visa (STEM OPT eligible)

Research

Working Papers

Work in Progress

Adoption of AI Pricing Facilitates Price Discrimination

with Min Fang

On the Effects of Relative Rank in Achievement and Effort

with Garrison Pollard

Teaching Experience

Head Grader

University of FloridaSummer 2023 - Present
ECO2013ECO2023
  • Led team of 20 proctors managing exams for 1,800 students per semester
  • Developed efficient grading systems using Excel macros and VLOOKUP
  • Provided timely feedback and grade submissions following university policies

Teaching Assistant

University of FloridaSpring 2023
ECO5114
  • Supported Masters-level Microeconomic Analysis instruction
  • Revised and graded homeworks, providing prompt feedback to students
  • Provided office hours for students struggling with class material

Teaching Assistant

University of FloridaSummer 2022 - Fall 2022
ECP4451
  • Proofread Antitrust Policy in Health Care Markets for Dr. Blair
  • Held regular office hours to provide guidance on legal economic concepts
  • Revised and graded homeworks, providing prompt feedback to students

Conferences & Presentations

2025

  1. Public Choice Society Annual Meeting

    March 2025Louisville, KY

    Presented: The spillover effects of LIHTC housing developments on neighborhood political participation (with Robert Ainsworth and Emanuel Garcia Munoz)

  2. Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting

    November 2025Tampa, FL

    Presented: The spillover effects of LIHTC housing developments on neighborhood political participation (with Robert Ainsworth and Emanuel Garcia Munoz)

Awards & Honors

  • R.F. Lanzillotti Dissertation Award

    University of Florida2025

  • Graduate Assistantship and Tuition Scholarship

    University of Florida2022-2027

  • Grinter Fellowship

    University of Florida2022-2025