Ennio Rodríguez
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Mr. Rodriguez has a strong academic
background combined with the highest level of political experience. He
holds a D.Phil. from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.
Mr. Rodriguez was Minister of External Finance
and Debt of Costa Rica during the debt crisis and the beginning of the
structural adjustment processes in the mid-eighties. Later he was a member of
the Executive Committee of the Partido Liberación Nacional as Secretary for
Plans and Programs, and in that capacity, coordinated the Third National
Congress of the Party. He has taught at the University of Costa Rica, The Autonomous
National University, the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences --FLACSO--
and The University of Sussex.
Has also been in senior advisory positions both in the public and private
sectors: Principal Economist, Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Affairs
Division of the Inter-American Development Bank –IADB-- (in charge of Regional
Programming and lead economist for Central America --ITD--, and Deputy Chief
Plan Puebla-Panamá Task Force --RE2/INT--); Chief Economist and Director of
Economic Programs of the Federation of Private Entities of Central America and
Panama –FEDEPRICAP--. Has also been Senior Economic Adviser to the Minister of Planning
and Economic Policy, (in charge of structural adjustment negotiations with
multilateral organizations); and Senior Economic Adviser to the Executive
President of Agrarian Development Institute.
Has conducted large research projects: “Diagnosis of the Industrial Sector” at the
University of Costa Rica for the National Scientific and Technological Research
Council –CONICIT--; and “Banking Regulations, Cross-conditionality and Third
World Debt” for the International Development Research Center –Canada--
(researchers came from Tanzania, England, Jamaica, Mexico, Chile and Argentina).
Has developed policy tools: “Financial Planning Medium Term Model” (computer
based simulation model using econometric estimates for macroeconomic parameters)
for the electricity and telecommunications company of Costa Rica (ICE). Also, he
coordinated a regional technical cooperation program: “Strategy for Investment
Programming for Central America” a joint Inter-American
Development Bank (IADB) and Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL)
project.
Also has held distinguished positions as member of the Board of Directors of
CONICIT (National Technological and Scientific Research Council), and of the
Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Development of the Central Volcanic
Mountain Range –FUNDECOR--, both in Costa Rica.
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