José Luis is a PhD student in Economics at George Mason University. He holds a Master's Degree in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University (2014) and an Economist Degree (BS) from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela (2010).
Mr. Saboin has worked as a Research Fellow and Economics Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). José Luis has also worked as a Macroeconomic Research Analyst for the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Before coming to the U.S., he was a Senior Economist at Ecoanalítica (Caracas, Venezuela), where he was also a Consultant for CAF, Banco de Desarrollo. He has held research positions at Columbia University and Bank of America.
His work and research have focused on studying the macroeconomic, social and business environment of Latin American countries, as well as their development challenges. This experience has led him to specialize in topics such as exchange regimes, monetary institutions, hyperinflation, stabilization, and the macroeconomics of natural resources.