Robin M. Grier

Robin Grier earned her Ph.D. from George Mason University in August of 1995. She was a visiting Assistant Professor of Economics and Latin American studies at Tulane University for 2 years and an Assistant Professor of Economics at CIDE in Mexico City for 2 years before joining the University of Oklahoma in August of 1999.

Professor Grier's areas of specialization are Latin American economics, the political economy of Mexico, development & growth. Her current research interests are the evolution of markets and states in early development, political business cycles in developing countries, and inflation, uncertainty, and growth.

Professor Grier is fluent in Spanish and enjoys reading, yoga and pilates, traveling and swimming. She lives in Norman, OK and Santa Fe, NM with her husband Kevin and their dog Paco.