Hi, I'm Michael! I graduated summa cum laude from Loyola Marymount University with Bachelor's degree in Economics and a minor in Applied Mathematics. While at LMU, I was a math and economics tutoring, helping fellow undergraduate students grasp complex subjects in our undergraduate classes. I went on to earn my Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California, San Diego. As a graduate student, I served as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for several undergraduate economics and finance classes as