PhD in Economics, Cornell University, US. 1985-91, Professor of Economics, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion; 1988-91, Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford; 1992-93, Minister of Planning of Venezuela; 1994-2000, Chief Economist, Inter-American Development Bank. Currently: Professor of Economic Development Practice, Kennedy School of Government; Director, Growth Lab, Harvard University. Member of the Advisory Board of Criteria Caixa. Former Minister of Planning of Venezuela, Member of the Board, Central Bank of Venezuela. Member of the Board, Accion International. President, Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association.
En el verano de 2015, parecía seguro que el ex Primer Ministro canadiense Stephen Harper iba a ganar su cuarta elección consecutiva, la que tendría lugar en octubre. Sin embargo, su Parti...
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The theme of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is “Responsible and Responsive Leadership.” But one possible reading of Donald Trump’s victory in the United States pr...
Public-private cooperation or coordination is receiving considerable attention nowadays. A plethora of centers for the study of business and government relations have been created, and re...
Hoy en día, la cooperación o coordinación público-privada es objeto de considerable atención. Se han creado múltiples centros para el estudio de las relaciones entre el sector empresarial...
At the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank last week, one member country is conspicuously absent: Venezuela. Yet there is much to be discussed about the ...
When we hear of a catastrophe that has befallen a friend, we feel both empathy and a sense of vertigo. We wonder whether it could happen to us: Is this catastrophe the result of some pecu...
Of the 24 teams that qualified for this year’s UEFA European Cup football (soccer) tournament, only one came from Germany. Three came from the United Kingdom: England, Wales, and Northern...
Across Latin America, voters who, until recently, were enthusiastic about their leftist governments seem to be having a change of heart. In Brazil and Venezuela, voters want to oust their...
Many organizations, from government agencies to philanthropic institutions and aid organizations, now require that programs and policies be “evidence-based.” It makes sense to demand that...
Think about it: You can call, email, and even watch your counterparty on FaceTime, Skype, or GoToMeeting. So why do companies fork out more than $1.2 trillion a year – a full 1.5% of the ...
