Daniel Daianu
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Daniel Dăianu is a Romania
n economist, professor and politician. He has been a member of the European Parliament
since end of 2007, when he was elected on the National Liberal Party
's lists.
He was the Finance Minister of Romania between December 5, 1997 and September 23, 1998, in the governments of Victor Ciorbea
and Radu Vasile
. He was dismissed because he refused to endorse a controversial deal with Bell Helicopter Textron
to purchase 96 AH-1RO Dracula attack helicopters (a variant of AH-1 Cobra
), in order to help modernize the armed forces. Dăianu considered that terms of the contract were disadvantageous for the Romanian industry and that the deal was too costly for the Romanian budget at that time.
Between 1992 and 1997, Dăianu was the Chief Economist of the National Bank of Romania. In August 2005, he became President of the Supervision Board of Banca Comercială Română
, a position previously held by Sebastian Vlădescu
and Florin Georgescu, among others. He resigned this post in December 2007, in order to avoid any conflict of interest with his duties as a member of the European Parliament.
Dăianu was also the President of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies (EACES), between 2002–2004.
In 1975, he obtained a Master in Economics
from the Academy of Economic Studies
in Bucharest and, in 1988, a Ph.D.
in Economics from the same institution. He held a post-doctoral research position at Harvard University
's Russian Research Center, during 1990-1991 and completed Harvard Business School
's Advanced Management Program in 1994.
Daniel Dăianu is also a professor of public finance, at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest. During different periods, he held research positions at the Russian Research Center (Harvard University), the Woodrow Wilson Center (Washington, D.C.), the NATO Defense College (Rome), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization for European Cooperation in Europe (OECD). Between 1999 - 2004, he was a professor at the Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) in Bucharest, at the University of California, Berkeley
, at the University of California, Los Angeles
and at the University of Bologna
.
During Nicolae Ceauşescu's communist regime, he worked for the Securitate
's Foreign Intelligence Unit (DIE), between 1976 and September 1978. He left DIE in 1978, of his own volition and he became known, in the following decade, for his writings against Ceauşescu's economic policy, which were highlightted on Radio Free Europe (RFE) at the time. In September 2007, the National Council for Analyzing the State Security Department Files (CNSAS) decided that Daniel Dăianu had worked for the External Intelligence Unit solely on economic issues.
Between 1979 and 1990, he was a researcher at the Economic Socialist Institute.
Daniel Dăianu has been an associate member of the Romanian Academy
since 2001.
He has published several books and his columns appear regularly in Jurnalul Naţional
, Ziarul Financiar
, Piaţa Financiară, Southeast European Times
and European Voice
.
In October 2008, Dăianu took position against European banks that receive state aids to get out of the crisis, yet damage emerging European economies through speculation against national currencies.
He was co-rapporteur of the report "Lamfalussy follow-up: Future Structure of Supervision", for the European Parliament.
On May 22, 2008, Daniel Dăianu, together with three former Presidents of the European Commission, nine former Prime Ministers of EU member states and six former Finance / Economy Ministers, co-signed an article in "Le Monde", in which they anticipated the extent of the economic crisis and talked about its causes.
On October 28, 2009, Sorin Oprescu
, one of the Romanian politicians running for president in the November elections, announced at Antena3 that he will appoint Daniel Dăianu as prime-minister if he is elected president.
Daniel Dăianu was invited to be a fellow of the Warsaw based Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), in 2010.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n economist, professor and politician. He has been a member of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
since end of 2007, when he was elected on the National Liberal Party
National Liberal Party (Romania)
The National Liberal Party , abbreviated to PNL, is a centre-right liberal party in Romania. It is the third-largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with 53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 in the Senate: behind the centre-right Democratic Liberal Party and the centre-left Social...
's lists.
He was the Finance Minister of Romania between December 5, 1997 and September 23, 1998, in the governments of Victor Ciorbea
Victor Ciorbea
Victor Ciorbea is a Romanian politician. He was the Mayor of Bucharest in 1996-1997 and, after his resignation from office, Prime Minister of Romania from 12 December 1996 to 30 March 1998.-Biography:...
and Radu Vasile
Radu Vasile
Radu Vasile is a Romanian politician, historian and poet.-Education and Professional Activity:*1967 - Graduate, with exceptional results, of the Faculty of History - University of Bucharest...
. He was dismissed because he refused to endorse a controversial deal with Bell Helicopter Textron
Bell Helicopter Textron
Bell Helicopter is an American rotorcraft manufacturer headquartered in Hurst, Texas, near Fort Worth. A division of Textron, Bell manufactures military helicopter and tiltrotor products in and around Fort Worth, as well as in Amarillo, Texas, and commercial rotorcraft products in Mirabel, Quebec,...
to purchase 96 AH-1RO Dracula attack helicopters (a variant of AH-1 Cobra
AH-1 Cobra
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a two-bladed, single engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It shares a common engine, transmission and rotor system with the older UH-1 Iroquois...
), in order to help modernize the armed forces. Dăianu considered that terms of the contract were disadvantageous for the Romanian industry and that the deal was too costly for the Romanian budget at that time.
Between 1992 and 1997, Dăianu was the Chief Economist of the National Bank of Romania. In August 2005, he became President of the Supervision Board of Banca Comercială Română
Banca Comerciala Româna
Banca Comercială Română , a member of Erste Group, is a universal bank serving both retail and corporate clients. BCR is the most important financial services provider in Romania, managing assets worth over EUR 16 billion. BCR is the most valuable Romanian financial brand...
, a position previously held by Sebastian Vlădescu
Sebastian Vladescu
Sebastian Teodor Gheorghe Vlădescu is a Romanian economist and politician. A former member of the National Liberal Party , he was the Minister of Public Finance of Romania in the first Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu cabinet and starting from December 23 2009 in the Emil Boc cabinet.Vlădescu graduated in...
and Florin Georgescu, among others. He resigned this post in December 2007, in order to avoid any conflict of interest with his duties as a member of the European Parliament.
Dăianu was also the President of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies (EACES), between 2002–2004.
In 1975, he obtained a Master in Economics
Master of Economics
A Master's Degree in Economics is a postgraduate academic program, offering training in economic theory, econometrics and / or applied economics. The degree may be offered as a terminal degree or as additional preparation for doctoral study, and is sometimes offered as a professional degree...
from the Academy of Economic Studies
Academy of Economic Studies
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies is the oldest university of economics and business studies in Romania. It was founded in April 6, 1913 in Bucharest, by the royal decree of Carol I of Romania, under the name Academy of High Commercial and Industrial Studies...
in Bucharest and, in 1988, a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Economics from the same institution. He held a post-doctoral research position at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
's Russian Research Center, during 1990-1991 and completed Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
's Advanced Management Program in 1994.
Daniel Dăianu is also a professor of public finance, at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest. During different periods, he held research positions at the Russian Research Center (Harvard University), the Woodrow Wilson Center (Washington, D.C.), the NATO Defense College (Rome), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization for European Cooperation in Europe (OECD). Between 1999 - 2004, he was a professor at the Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) in Bucharest, at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
and at the University of Bologna
University of Bologna
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating university in the world, the word 'universitas' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088...
.
During Nicolae Ceauşescu's communist regime, he worked for the Securitate
Securitate
The Securitate was the secret police agency of Communist Romania. Previously, the Romanian secret police was called Siguranţa Statului. Founded on August 30, 1948, with help from the Soviet NKVD, the Securitate was abolished in December 1989, shortly after President Nicolae Ceaușescu was...
's Foreign Intelligence Unit (DIE), between 1976 and September 1978. He left DIE in 1978, of his own volition and he became known, in the following decade, for his writings against Ceauşescu's economic policy, which were highlightted on Radio Free Europe (RFE) at the time. In September 2007, the National Council for Analyzing the State Security Department Files (CNSAS) decided that Daniel Dăianu had worked for the External Intelligence Unit solely on economic issues.
Between 1979 and 1990, he was a researcher at the Economic Socialist Institute.
Daniel Dăianu has been an associate member of the Romanian Academy
Romanian Academy
The Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....
since 2001.
He has published several books and his columns appear regularly in Jurnalul Naţional
Jurnalul National
Jurnalul Naţional is a Romanian newspaper, part of the Intact media group led by Dan Voiculescu, which also includes the popular TV station Antena 1....
, Ziarul Financiar
Ziarul Financiar
Ziarul Financiar is a daily financial newspaper published in Bucharest, Romania. Aside from business information, it features sections focusing on careers and properties, as well as a special Sunday newspaper...
, Piaţa Financiară, Southeast European Times
Southeast European Times
Southeast European Times is a United States European Command-sponsored news website dedicated to coverage of Southeast Europe and Turkey. The countries covered include Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and TurkeyThe primary address of...
and European Voice
European Voice
European Voice is an English language newspaper owned by The Economist Group. The newspaper gives an account of the activities of the key European Union institutions – the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of Ministers...
.
In October 2008, Dăianu took position against European banks that receive state aids to get out of the crisis, yet damage emerging European economies through speculation against national currencies.
He was co-rapporteur of the report "Lamfalussy follow-up: Future Structure of Supervision", for the European Parliament.
On May 22, 2008, Daniel Dăianu, together with three former Presidents of the European Commission, nine former Prime Ministers of EU member states and six former Finance / Economy Ministers, co-signed an article in "Le Monde", in which they anticipated the extent of the economic crisis and talked about its causes.
On October 28, 2009, Sorin Oprescu
Sorin Oprescu
Sorin Mircea Oprescu is a Romanian independent politician and medical doctor who is currently serving as Mayor of Bucharest.-Political activity:...
, one of the Romanian politicians running for president in the November elections, announced at Antena3 that he will appoint Daniel Dăianu as prime-minister if he is elected president.
Daniel Dăianu was invited to be a fellow of the Warsaw based Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), in 2010.
Selected writings
- Funcţionarea economiei şi echilibrul extern (Editura Academiei Române, 1992), ISBN 9732702893
- Economic Vitality and Viability: A Dual Challenge for European Security (Peter Lang Pub Inc, June 1996), ISBN 0820431842
- Transformation of Economy As a Real Process: An Insider's Perspective (Ashgate Publishing, April 1999), ISBN 1840144750
- Balkan reconstruction, by Daniel Dăianu and Thanos Veremes (Frank Cass, January 2001) ISBN 0714651486, ISBN 0714681725
- Ethical Boundaries of Capitalism, by Daniel Dăianu and Radu Vrânceanu (Ashgate Publishing, June 2005), ISBN 0754643956
- Frontierele etice ale capitalismului, translated into Romanian by Dorin Nistor, Alina Pelea, Marius Gulei (Polirom, 2006) ISBN 973-46-0085-0
- Pariul României. Economia noastră: reformă şi integrare, (Bucharest, Compania, 2006), ISBN 973-9119-95-2
- Ce vom fi în Uniune, (Iaşi, Polirom, 2006), ISBN (10) 973-46-0269-1
- South East Europe and The World We Live In (Bucharest, The Romanian Diplomatic Institiute, 2008), ISBN 978-973-27-1628-1
- The Macroeconomics of EU Integration. The Case of Romania (Bucharest, Rosetti Educational, 2008), ISBN 978-973-7881-34-2
- Which Way Goes Capitalism? (Budapest/New York, Central European University Press, May 2009), ISBN 978-963-9776-47-0
- Lupta cu criza financiară. Eforturile unui membru român al PE / Combating the Financial Crisis. A Romanian MEPs Struggle, Bucharest, Rosetti Educațional, 2009, ISBN 978-973-7881-52-6
- Co-author of Whither Economic Growth in Central and Eastern Europe, Bruegel Blueprint Series, Brussels, 2010, ISBN 978-9-078910-17-6
- EU Economic Governance Reform: Are We at a Turning Point?, RCEP Policy Brief No.17, 2010