He holds a PhD in Regional Development Sciences from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH). He is a professor-researcher at the Institute of Economic and Business Research at the same institution. He is a researcher level I of the National System of Researchers (SNI) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). His research interests are: regional development and economic development. His latest publications include: “Innovation Efficiency in Latin America. An Approach Through Data Envelopment Analysis”, in Revista Análisis Económico; “Innovation among the OECD Members. An Approach Through Dynamic Network Data Envelopment Analysis and Hierarchical Conglomerate Analysis”, in Revista Acta Universitaria and “From the University to the Job Market: Graduates from Michoacana University (Mexico)”, in Revista Educación.
Three decades after the birth of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, profound changes have been observed in the international economic system. Today, this intergovernmental forum faces major challenges in implementing its ambitious agenda in the areas of economic liberalization, trade facilitation and cooperation among member countries. Readers of this book will find in it a detailed diagnosis of its evolution and achievements, but also of the problems it faces in the present "crisis of multilateralism", triggered by the neo-protectionist policies of the United States. In order to achieve this objective, leading national researchers from public and private higher education institutions, most of which are members of the Mexican Consortium of APEC Study Centers, were invited to participate under the leadership of the APEC Study Center located within the University Program for Asian and African Studies (PUEAA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).