Join the Center on Global Economy and Governance and the MPA in Economic Policy Management for the series: “The World Economy: Views of Chief Economists," presenting world renowned economists from the private and public sector to discuss current global economic challenges and their perspectives of the future.
On March 27, 2024, Alejandro Izquierdo, Principal Technical Leader of the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank, will deliver the lecture: "Sudden Stops in Emerging Markets and Optimal Reserves as a Precautionary Tool".
Jan Svejnar, Richard N. Gardner Professor of Economics and International Affairs and Director, Center on Global Economy and Governance, Columbia SIPA, will serve as the moderator.
Alejandro Izquierdo is Principal Technical Leader of the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He previously held positions as interim Chief Economist and Manager of the Research Department, Regional Economic Advisor for Mexico and Central America, and Principal Economist across the IDB. Alejandro spearheaded the IDB’s Annual Macroeconomic Report for several years and is currently co-director of the Columbia University-IDB executive program on international financial issues in emerging markets. He has also led IDB’s flagship product, the Development in the Americas, on issues such as credit and public expenditure in Latin America. Before his career at the IDB, Alejandro worked at the World Bank in the Department of Economic Policy, and taught courses on macroeconomics and international finance at several Latin American universities. He has several publications in professional journals and edited volumes. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland, an M.S. from Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina, and a B.A. in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Advance registration is required. These events are only open to Columbia SIPA students and affiliates.
