Luis Felipe Jiménez
Economic Affairs Officer at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Master of Economics, Boston University and Ingeniero Comercial, University of Chile.
Previously was Senior Economist at the Finance Ministry, Chile, and directed several research projects as Economic Affairs Officer at ECLAC.
Recent publications:
Risk capital and financial mechanisms to foster innovation in Brazil and Chile (in Spanish). Serie Desarrollo Productivo 177, ECLAC, 2007.
Risk capital for innovation: lessons from developed countries (in Spanish). Serie Desarrollo Productivo 173, ECLAC, 2006.
Juan Pablo Jiménez
Economic Affairs Officer at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Professor of “Topics in Fiscal Federalism” in the Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM)-SIPA at Columbia University.
Master of International Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs., Columbia University and Master of Economics, Torcuato di Tella Institute..
Previously worked at the Ministry of Economy (Argentina) the National Congress and as Visiting Scholar at the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department.
Recent publications:
“Fiscal Policy in countries specialized in non renewable products in Latin America” Co-author with V. Tromben. ECLAC, 2006.
“Intergovernmental Financial Relationship in Argentina” (in Spanish).Co-author with O.Cetrángolo. Revista de la CEPAL, Vol.84, 2004.
Osvaldo Kacef
Director of the Economic Development Division, of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Magister on Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Río de Janeiro, and Licenciado en Economía, University of Buenos Aires
Previously was Undersecretary for Macroeconomic Programming at the Ministry of Economy, Argentina and Director of the National Statistics and Censuses Institute.
Recent publications:
Latin America and the Caribbean in the new international economic environment. Co-author with J.L. Machinea. ECLAC, 2008.
Growth and equity: in search of the empty box,. Co-author with J L Machinea. , in Economic Growth with Equity, challenges for Latin America, ECLAC/Palgrave, 2007
An assessment of alternative economic integration scenarios for Argentina (in Spanish). IADB, Washington, 2002.
