Lopez-Claros Augusto

Degree in Mathematical Statistics, Cambridge University; PhD in Economics, Duke University. Formerly: Professor, University of Chile, Santiago; 1992-95, Resident Representative, International Monetary Fund, Russian Federation; Executive Director and Senior International Economist, Lehman Brothers, London. Currently, Chief Economist and Director, Global Competitiveness Network, World Economic Forum. Author of numerous articles on international economic issues, including: The Search for Efficiency in the Adjustment Process: Spain in the 1980s; The European Monetary System: Developments and Perspectives (co-author); Fiscal Policy Issues During the Transition in Russia; Ten Years of Russian Economic Reform; Reforming the IMF, and many others. Interests: the role of interdependence and cooperation in the emergence of global institutions; elements of a successful approach to economic development; aspects of management of the globalization process.