Carlos Zurita is an economist and PhD Candidate in Agricultural Economics at Purdue University funded by a Fulbright scholarship. He received a Master of Economics degree from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He was born and raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Carlos’ research focuses on international trade and is divided in two areas. In the first area, Carlos studies the implementation and effects of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, such as the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement and Open Skies Agreements. This is driven by his curiosity in free trade and transportation costs for the movement of goods across borders. Carlos’ second area of interest is the gravity equation of international trade. He is studying a novel model of international trade that uses the theory on Power Laws to study the effects of geographical distance on bilateral trade flows. The model challenges the mainstream general equilibrium (GE) gravity models. Carlos’ research on gravity in international trade is intended to become his job market paper. He expects to graduate from his PhD program in August 2023 and is currently seeking for an academic job. Carlos is eager to explore the benefits of free international trade. He has worked in the Ecuadorian public sector analyzing the impact of trade costs on exports. His work experience helps him to develop new research ideas.