Expertise
Growth; taxation; labor markets; capital flows and exchange rates; social programs
- Language Fluency:
- Spanish
- French
Background
Current Positions
President of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA)
Past Positions
Executive Director of Fedesarrollo; President of Titularizadora Colombiana S.A.; Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Transportation, and Director of National Planning of the Government of Colombia; General Manager of the Empresa de Energia de Bogota; Adjunct Professor of Economics, Universidad de los Andes (1992-2008)
Education
Ph.D. (1991) University of California at Berkeley; B.A. (1985) and M.A. (1987) in Economics, Universidad de los Andes
"The first step of the next U.S. administration should be a symbolic relaunching of relations with Latin America, starting with a reference to the region in the president's inaugural speech and a series of visits by senior officials to the region."