The Road from Academia to Politics: the Challenges of Policymaking in Argentina

Описание: Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Federico Sturzenegger, Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the National Congress in Argentina will address: How does an academic make the transition from his office to public office, deal with the pressure of interest groups, approach consensus building in Congress? This talk will provide personal insights on how to make this transition and the lessons learned in the process, with the current economic and political situation of Argentina as background.

Federico Sturzenegger is currently a member of the Chamber of Representatives, National Congress, Argentina and Professor at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT (1991), was Assistant Professor of Economics at UCLA (1991-1995), Chief Economist of YPF (1995-1998), Dean of the Business School at Di Tella (1998-2000/2002-2005), Secretary of Economic Policy of Argentina (2001), and Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2005-2007) and President of Banco Ciudad (2008-2013). He has written or edited eight books, and has published extensively in the area of international finance and macroeconomics. Has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2005 and has received a Konex award for his contributions to economic theory in 2006.

The event is sponsored by the Program in Economic Policy Management and the Center on Global Economic Governance.