Antoni Estevadeordal

Bio

Antoni Estevadeordal is a Principal Trade Economist with the Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division within the Integration and Regional Programs Department of the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington D.C. He has been involved in numerous activities as a researcher and project team leader in the areas of trade, regional integration and cooperation and institutional modernization in Latin America and the Caribbean region. He has coordinated the IADB technical assistance to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) process from 1995 to 1999. Since 1999 is coordinator of studies in Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division. Prior to joining the IADB, Mr. Estevadeordal taught at the University of Barcelona and Harvard University. His fields of expertise include trade and investment policies and regional integration and cooperation agreements related to Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific region, EU, NAFTA, FTAA and GATT/WTO. He has published widely in major journals, contributed as author in several books and edited (with Carolyn Robert) Las Americas sin Barreras (IDB, 2001). Mr. Estevadeordal was born in Barcelona (Spain) and holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Barcelona.

Academic Background

  • Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass (1988/93)

  • Ph.D. Economics (1993)

  • A.M. Economics, (1990)

  • University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (1980/86)

  • Premio Extraordinario de Licenciatura (1986)

  • Licenciado con Grado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales (1986)

  • Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales (1985)

Areas of Expertise

  • Trade and investment policies

  • Regional integration and cooperation agreements in Latin America and the Caribbean,

  • Asia-Pacific region, EU, NAFTA, FTAA

  • GATT/WTO

Present Positions

  • Principal Trade Economist, Research Coordinator; Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division

Previous Positions

  • Trade Economist; Research Coordinator , Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division, 1998/99

  • Trade Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division ; Coordinator of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), 1995/98

  • Research Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. Economic and Social Department, 1993/95

  • Instructor in Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.School of Continuing Education, 1991/93

  • Teaching Fellow in Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Department of Economics, 1990/93

  • Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 1986/88

Other Activities and Memberships

  • Integration and Trade, Editorial Board

  • Regional Integration Network (RIN/LACEA), Executive Committee Member

  • Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific Economics and Business Association (LAEBA/IDB-ADBI

  • Initiative), Executive Committee Member (IDB Coordinator)

Publications

Books

  • Las Américas sin Barreras. Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. 2001. (Edited

  • with Carolyn Robert)

Books in Progress

  • New Frontiers in Trade and Regional Integration. Inter-American Development Bank,

  • Washington, D.C. Forthcoming 2002. (Edited with Robert Devlin)

Journal Articles

  • “A Century of Missing Trade?” American Economic Review, Vol.92, No 1 (2002) (with A. M.

  • Taylor)

  • “Macroeconomic Stability, Trade and Integration” Integration and Trade, Vol. 13 (January-April 2001) (with R. Devlin, P. Giordano, J. Monteagudo and R. Saez). Spanish and English versions

  • “The New Regionalism in the Americas: The case of Mercosur.” Journal of Economic Integration, Vol.16, No.2, (June 2001) (with J. Goto, and R. E. Saez)

  • “Negotiating Market Access in the Americas: The Case of NAFTA.” Journal of World Trade, 34, 1 (February 2000): 141-166.

  • “Measuring Trade Openness in the Early 20th Century.” European Review of Economic History, Vol. 1 (April 1997): 89-125.

  • “Protection, Preferential Tariffs and Rules of Origin in the Americas.” Integration and Trade, Vol. 0 (January-April 1996): 2-25. (with L.J.Garay)

  • “La evolución de la ventaja comparativa a finales del siglo XIX: un enfoque Hecksher-Ohlin.” Revista de Historia Económica, Vol. 3 (Otoño 1994): 611-648.

Chapters in Books

  • “Testing Trade Theory in Ohlin’s Time.” Forthcoming in R. Findlay, L. Jonung and M. Lundahl (Eds.), Bertil Ohlin: A Centennial Celebration 1899-1999. MIT Press (2001) (with A. M. Taylor)

  • “What´s New in the New Regionalism in the Americas?” in V. Bulmer-Thomas (Ed.) Regional Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Political Economy of Open Regionalism. London, England: ILAS (2001). (with R. Devlin)

  • “Negotiating Market Access between the European Union and MERCOSUR: Issues and Prospects.” In M.F. Durand, P. Giordano and A. Valladao. (Eds.) Towards an Agreement between Europe and Mercosur. Paris, France: Institute d’Etudes Politiques (2000). (with E. Krivonos)

  • “Some Economic and Strategic Issues in the Face of the Emerging FTAA.” In Jorge I. Domínguez (Ed.) The Future of Inter-American Relations. London, England: Routledge (2000). (with R. Devlin and L. J. Garay)

  • “A Note on Comparative Advantage and Natural Resources in the Early Twentieth Century.” In A. Carreras, P. Pascual, D. Reher and C. Sudria (Eds.) Industrialization and Economic Development in Spain. Barcelona, Spain: University of Barcelona Press (1999)

  • “Trade Liberalization in Latin America.” In Economic and Social Progress in Latin America.  Washington, D.C, United States: Inter-American Development Bank (1996). (collective work)

  • “Protection, Preferential Tariffs and Rules of Origin in the Americas.” In Integración Económica en Perspectiva. Bogota, Colombia: Departamento Nacional de Planeación-BID (1996).  Reprint. (with L.J.Garay) Working Papers

  • “The Trade and Cooperation Nexus: How Does the Mercosur-EU Process Measure Up?” INTAL-ITD Working Paper, forthcoming 2002 (with R. Devlin and E. Krivonos)

  • “Exchange Rate Volatility and International Trade in Developing Countries” INTAL-ITD Working Paper, forthcoming 2002. (with B. Frantz and R. Saez)

  • “Trade Policy and Regional Integration in Latin America: A Quantitative Assessment.” INTAL-ITD Working Paper, forthcoming 2002. (with M. Shearer)

  • “Macroeconomic Stability, Trade and Integration”. Paper presented at the Policy Forum on Macroeconomic Policy Coordination and Monetary Cooperation in Mercosur, Rio de Janeiro, October 2000. (with R. Devlin, P. Giordano, J. Monteagudo and R. Saez)

  • “What’s New in the New Regionalism in the Americas?” INTAL-ITD Working Paper, May (2001). (with R. Devlin)

  • “Negotiating Market Access between the European Union and MERCOSUR: Issues and Prospects.” INTAL-ITD Occasional Paper, December (2000). (with E. Krivonos)

  • “The New Regionalism in the Americas: The case of Mercosur.” INTAL-ITD Working Paper, April (2000). (with J. Goto and R. E. Saez)

  • “Some Economic and Strategic Issues in the Face of the Emerging FTAA.” INTAL-ITD Occasional Paper, August (1999). (with R. Devlin and L.J.Garay)

  • “Negotiating Market Access in the Americas: The Case of NAFTA.” INTAL-ITD Working Paper, June (1999). 

Papers in progress and unpublished work

  • “From Distant Partners to Close Neighbors: FTAA and the Pattern of Trade” (with Raymond Robertson)

  • “Assessing the Effect of NAFTA’s Rules of Origin” (with O. Cadot, J. de Melo and A. Suwa-Eisenmann)

  • “The Rise and Fall of World Trade, 1870-1939” (with B.Frantz and A.M.Taylor)

  • “Preferential Trade Flows and Rules of Origin: The North-American Experience (with E. Miller)

  • “Patterns of Trade Dynamics: The case of Latin American Exports.” (with J. Goto, J. Monteagudo and R. E. Saez)

Current Research Projects

  • Book Project (collective volume) on Free Trade in the Americas (IDB-INTAL/Harvard University project) (with Dani Rodrik, Alan Taylor and Andres Velasco)

  • Evaluating Market Access Policies (Tariffs, NTMs, Rules of Origin)

  • Regional Integration and Regional Cooperation Agreements linkages

  • Transpacific Business Networks (Latin America/Asia) and FTAA

Recommended Links

Areas of Interest

  • Trade Policy

  • Regional Integration and Regional Cooperation

  • Comparative Analysis of Latin America and Asia

  • Regional Public Goods