Alexandre Padilla

Degree: Ph.D.

Chair and Professor

Department: Economics

Phone: 303-615-0116
Email: [email protected]

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Topics

Bilingual - French Bilingual - Spanish Economics Ethics/Ethical Studies Immigration Labor Relations Law Marijuana Public Policy

Expertise

Securities and Business Law and Regulation
Insider Trading
Business Economics
Stock Exchanges
Securities and Regulation
Economic Analysis of Political Decisions
Economic Analysis of Campaign Contributions
Business Ethics
Economics of Immigration
Economic Analysis of Foreign Policy

About

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. He is currently teaching Principles of Microeconomics.

Padilla has taught at MSU Denver since 2002. He serves as the director of the Exploring Economic Freedom Project at MSU Denver, which educates students and the general public about the role of economic and political freedom in promoting entrepreneurship, economic growth, prosperity and peace.

He has published several academic papers on insider trading in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Commentaries in Law & Economics and Florida State Business Review. His current research involves studying how insider trading is perceived among academics and nonacademics. Other research interests include studying self-governance mechanisms in nontraditional industries and economic policy related to immigration.

Padilla earned his doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Economics from the University of Law, Economics and Science of Aix-Marseille III in Aix-en-Provence, France.

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