Alexandre Padilla

09/13/2025

https://red.msudenver.edu/2025/steve-forbes-to-visit-msu-denver-for-talk-on-economics-and-policy/

The discussion will address the future of economic freedom with a focus on tariffs, taxes and public policy.

01/28/2025

Congratulations to Chandler Reilly for his outstanding faculty of MSU Denver’s College of Business Award. This is the overall award, this award is for outstanding performance in teaching, scholarship, and service. Let me add that Chandler is the first ever rookie, i.e., first year professor to win this award!

You can never say it too many times: for people who are seeking to hire excellent, hard working, non-lunch tax faculty, George Mason University’s Economics Department is mentoring their graduate students to be ready and be outstanding teachers, scholars, and colleagues. Chandler is not on Facebook but his mentors are and I want to tell them: Thank you! Peter Boettke Chris Coyne Vincent Geloso Rosolino Candela, Peter Leeson, etc.

Onward and Upward!

11/14/2024

Welcome to the MSU Denver Economics Department Pierre Goodrich library. We (well, I definitely am) are very excited about having our students to be exposed to mainline economics, Classicsl Liberalism, history, political & legal philosophy. We are very grateful to the Liberty Fund, Douglas Den Uyl, and Amy Sutliff Willis. I can’t say enough about how great this is! We are looking forward to complete and expand our book series. This is just amazing!!!

08/19/2024

Professors Alexandre Padilla and Chandler Reilly challenge proposed price gouging laws in their latest op-ed for The Independent Institute.
Key points:

Despite decreasing overall inflation, grocery prices remain a concern
Proposed federal price gouging laws may do more harm than good
Price controls often lead to shortages and hidden costs
The root causes of inflation need to be addressed instead

Read the full article to understand why well-intentioned policies can have unintended consequences: https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=15033
This op-ed highlights the importance of economic literacy in understanding and addressing real-world issues. Interested in developing your economic reasoning skills? Explore our economics courses at MSU Denver and gain valuable insights into how markets work and the impact of economic policies.
Learn more about our Economics program: www.musdenver.edu/economics

07/17/2024

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03/29/2024

Congratulations to Gavin, one of our most outstanding alumni on winning this prestigious award! Winning the Gordon Tullock prize is no small feat.

Bastiat and Visiting Dissertation Alum Gavin Roberts won the prize with Rik Chakraborti for their paper "How price-gouging regulation undermined COVID-19 mitigation.”
This prize is awarded to the best paper published in Public Choice contributed by a younger scholar or scholars.

03/22/2024

I had the privilege to discuss with Debbie Brown, President of the Colorado Business Roundtable, why immigration is such a complicated issue. We discussed the challenges in understanding immigration laws and policies, the need for reforming such policies, and the crucial importance for us academics and social scientists to share research findings on immigration concerns in a clear, concise, and non-condescending manner. This includes addressing concerns about both documented and undocumented immigration. More importantly, when communicating with policymakers and the public, it is crucial for us academics to be empathetic, including toward those who have concerns about immigration.

The Colorado Business Roundtable is a non-profit organization that champions the business community in Colorado. As academics, we must strive to bridge the gap between research and public understanding to facilitate informed discussions on complex issues like immigration.

Alexandre Padilla, Ph.D., is the chair and professor of the Department of Economics at Metropolitan State University of Denver. His areas of expertise include insider trading, business economics, stock exchanges, securities and regulation, economic analysis of political decisions and business ethics...

02/14/2024

Congratulations to Associate Professor of Economics at Weber State University and MSU Denver Economics Department Alumnus, Gavin Roberts, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Christopher Newport University, Rik Chakraborti, for winning The Gordon Tullock Prize for best article contributed by a younger scholar or scholars for their paper "How price-gouging regulation undermined COVID-19 mitigation: county-level evidence of unintended consequences. Public Choice 196 (1–2) 2023: 51–83."

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07/25/2023

I was interviewed by Denver Post's journalist, Saja Hindi, to discuss the likely consequences that will ensue if DACA was terminated. That piece was featured both in the Greeley Tribune: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2023/07/23/daca-ending-alternatives-colorado-undocumented-immigrants/ and Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/07/23/daca-ending-alternatives-colorado-undocumented-immigrants/

I will be teaching the Economic Policy Analysis course this Fall semester both in-class and via Zoom on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 8:20 pm. This semester the issue will be about immigration policy. Readings will be provided at zero price.

Research shows an end to federal immigration program could have far-reaching implications on Colorado economy

03/27/2023

I congratulate Dr. Chandler Reilly for successfully defending his dissertation. I am very excited to announce that Dr. Reilly will be joining the MSU Denver Economics Department this Fall.

Dr. Reilly will be teaching a new course that he developed for our program: Economic History of the World: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth.

Please check Dr. Reilly's webpage. He already has two publications under his belt and a very promising stream of working papers: https://www.chandlerreilly.com/home

03/23/2023

I often say, people should read more economics, more public choice, and definitely promote mainline economics. I recently decided to say that people should read more Peter Boettke and now I am saying they should wear his quote more often too! I am forever grateful to Pete for making me a better teacher, a better scholar, and a better advisor to students.