Teaching

Texas A&M University

Instructor

ECON 203 — Principles of Economics
Instructor of Record, Summer II 2026
Undergraduate course covering core macroeconomic topics, including national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, fiscal policy, monetary policy, financial markets, and the international economy.
Syllabus

ECON 285 — First Year Experience (Hullabaloo U)
Co-Instructor, Fall 2025
First-year experience course for economics majors designed to support students' transition to Texas A&M, academic success, professional development, wellbeing, and integration into the Economics Department community.
Syllabus

Teaching Assistant

ECON 646 — Macroeconomic Theory II
Spring 2025 & Spring 2026
PhD-level macroeconomics course. Led recitation sessions and supported students with theoretical material and quantitative problem solving.

ECON 410 — Macroeconomic Theory
Fall 2025
Undergraduate course.

ECMT 461 — Economic Data Analysis
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2024 & Fall 2026
Undergraduate course.

ECON 452 — International Trade Theory & Policy
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Spring 2024
Undergraduate course.

Previous Teaching Experience

Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Before beginning my PhD, I accumulated seven years of university-level teaching experience at Universidad de Concepción while also conducting research. Over this period, I taught courses across macroeconomics, finance, econometrics, international economics, and research methods.

Courses taught:
Macroeconomics I · Macroeconomics II · Finance I · Finance II · Finance III · Personal Finance · Capital Budgeting · Econometrics I · Applied Research · International Economics and Trade

Teaching Recognition

Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, 2025

Selected Student Feedback

“Carlos has been by far the best TA I've had this year. Besides giving very well prepared recitations, we can tell he is genuinely interested in helping us understand and learn. He goes above and beyond in his recitations and is always available for questions.”

— ECON 646 student, Spring 2025

“Carlos is an incredible TA who was always helpful and accessible. The recitation content complemented the class very well.”

— ECON 646 student, Spring 2026

“Probably one of the best instructors I’ve ever had. He’s very knowledgeable and is overall just an incredible professor and individual.”

— ECON 203 student, Summer 2026