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Luisa Blanco, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
School of Public Policy

Phone: (310) 506-7466
E-mail: luisa.blancoraynal@pepperdine.edu
Location: Malibu Campus

Areas of Expertise

  • Macroeconomics
  • Economic development
  • International economics
  • Latin America

Luisa Blanco's research is focused on issues related to economic development in Latin America, and her work has been published in the Journal of Development Studies, Southern Economic Journal, World Development, and Energy Economics. Her research on the Latin American region is related to topics such as the determinants of political instability, the impact of inequality and financial development on growth, the impact of natural resources on capital accumulation, the deterrents and incentives to FDI, and the rise of leftist movements in the region. Blanco's research interests also include topics on public finance, specifically international taxation policy.

Blanco teaches economics courses at Pepperdine's School of Public Policy such as Applied Economic Analysis of Public Policy II (Macroeconomics), Global Economics, and Latin American Economic Development.

Media Contact Information

Office of Public Relations
Pepperdine University
Direct: (310) 506-4138
E-mail: pr@pepperdine.edu
 Christina Ramirez
Manager of Communication
School of Public Policy
Direct: (310) 506-7497
E-mail: christina.ramirez@pepperdine.edu

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Angela Hawken, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Public Policy
School of Public Policy

Phone: (310) 506-7608
E-mail: angela.hawken@pepperdine.edu
Location: Malibu Campus

Areas of Expertise

  • Economics
  • Childcare
  • Education
  • Civil and criminal justice
  • Global health
  • Drug policy and treatment

Angela Hawken is a professor at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy and an economist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Research Center. Previously, she was a consultant to the South African government and a lecturer at the Department of Economics of the University of the Witwatersrand. Her honors include the Ronnie Bethlehem Memorial Fellowship award for the Outstanding Young Economist and the Earnest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholarship.

Hawken worked for three years as lead economist for Doug Longshore of UCLA on the evaluation of the California Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act (Proposition 36). Hawken is presenting her cost-benefit analysis to the California State Legislature in April.

Hawken is a coprincipal investigator of a study to evaluate distance training of clinicians in developing countries, and a study to assess the cost-effectiveness of a HIV/AIDS and violence-reduction intervention for high-risk youth.

Hawken has recently completed her fifth assignment for the U.S. Department of State working in the Republic of Georgia. She has taken 15 Pepperdine students with her to the region and is leading a study on government corruption in Georgia. She received her PhD from the Pardee RAND Graduate School and undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Media Contact Information

Office of Public Relations
Pepperdine University
Direct: (310) 506-4138
E-mail: pr@pepperdine.edu
 Christina Ramirez
Manager of Communication
School of Public Policy
Direct: (310) 506-7497
E-mail: christina.ramirez@pepperdine.edu

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Terry W. Young, Ph.D. 
Director of Global Programs and Professor of Economics
Graziadio School of Business and Management

Phone: (310) 568-2333
E-mail: terry.young@pepperdine.edu
Location: West Los Angeles Graduate Campus

Areas of Expertise

  • Economics
  • Foreign trade
  • International business
  • International finance
  • Global economies - Asia, Europe and Latin America

Dr. Young has extensive background in the fields of finance and economics, including more than ten years of service as professor of economics and finance at the graduate and undergraduate levels. She has had several years of experience in wholesale distribution and is involved in various areas of international business. Dr. Young received the Harriet and Charles Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellows Award in 1994.

Media Contact Information

Office of Public Relations
Pepperdine University
Direct: (310) 506-4138
E-mail: pr@pepperdine.edu
 F. Douglas Gore III
Director of Public Relations
Graziadio School of Business and Management
Direct: (310) 568-5580
E-mail: fgore@pepperdine.edu