Alejandro Gaviria
Encyclopedia
Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (born 1965) is a Colombia
n economist
and development specialist, and current Dean of the Department of Economics at Universidad de los Andes
in Bogotá
. He has received the Juan Luis Londoño de la Cuesta Medal of Honor.
and the Review of Economics and Statistics
, among others.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
and development specialist, and current Dean of the Department of Economics at Universidad de los Andes
University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
. He has received the Juan Luis Londoño de la Cuesta Medal of Honor.
Publications
Gaviria published research articles in the Journal of Development EconomicsJournal of Development Economics
The Journal of Development Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier. It was established in 1974 and is considered the top field journal in development economics....
and the Review of Economics and Statistics
Review of Economics and Statistics
The Review of Economics and Statistics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal specializing in applied quantitative economics, now called econometrics. It was founded in 1917 and first published as The Review of Economic Statistics in 1919...
, among others.
- School-based peer effects and juvenile behavior. University of California at San Diego, Department of Economics, 1997
- Intergenerational mobility, siblings' inequality and borrowing constraints. Discussion paper, University of California at San Diego, Department of Economics, 1998
- Increasing returns and the evolution of violent crime: The case of Colombia. Discussion paper, University of California at San Diego, Department of Economics, 1998
- With Rodrigo GuerreroRodrigo GuerreroRodrigo Guerrero is a Mexican professional boxer and the current IBF Super Flyweight Champion.-Professional career:...
and Juan Luis Londoño. Asalto al desarrollo: Violencia en América Latina. Inter-American Development BankInter-American Development BankThe Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean...
, 2000. ISBN 978-1886938861 - Household responses to adverse income shocks in Latin America. Working paper, Inter-American Development Bank, 2001
- Economic, social and demographic determinants of political participation in Latin America: Evidence from the 1990s. Research Department Working papers series, Inter-American Development Bank, 2002
- With Jere R. Behrman and Miguel Székely. Who's In and Who's Out: Social Exclusion in Latin America. Inter-American Development Bank, 2003. ISBN 978-1931003421
- With John Luke GallupJohn Luke GallupJohn Luke Gallup is an American economist.Gallup got his PhD in 1994 at the University of California, Berkeley. From 1998 to 2000 he was a Research Fellow at the Center for International Development at Harvard University. From 2008 to 2009 he was Fulbright Scholar at the Vietnam University of...
and Eduardo Lora. Is Geography Destiny? Lessons from Latin AmericaIs Geography Destiny? Lessons from Latin AmericaIs Geography Destiny? Lessons from Latin America is a book written by John Luke Gallup, Alejandro Gaviria, Eduardo Lora and published by the Inter-American Development Bank , which documents an advanced step of the rediscovery of geography by economists initiated by Paul Krugman in the early 1990s,...
. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8213-5451-5 - URIBENOMICSÁlvaro UribeAlvaro Uribe Vélez was the 58th President of Colombia, from 2002 to 2010. In August 2010 he was appointed Vice-chairman of the UN panel investigating the Gaza flotilla raid....
y otras paradojas. Bogotá: Grupo Editorial NormaGrupo Editorial NormaGrupo Editorial Norma is a book publishing company based in Colombia. It also operates several web portals.Founded in 1960, Grupo Editorial Norma today operates in most Latin American countries and in Spain where it owns several publishing houses....
, 2008 ISBN 978-9584507624
External links
- Alejandro Gaviria at the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association
- Alejandro Gaviria at Universidad de los AndesUniversity of the Andes, ColombiaThe University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
- Alejandro Gaviria's Blog
- Alejandro Gaviria's publications at ideas.repec.org