William F. Vásquez is an Assistant Professor at Fairfield University specializing in economic development of Latin America. He has also worked as a consultant for the International Food and Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (ICEFI). His research has been published in several academic and political journals.