Fernando González-Vigil

Bio

Academic Background

  • BA. in Economics, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, 1969

  • Licentiate in Sociology, University of Paris V, France, 1972

  • Certificate of studies for the Ph.D.  - Economic Sciences, University of Paris I, France, 1971

  • Graduate Certificate in Planning, Centro de Estudios de Programación Económica (CEPE), Ministry of Economics and Finance of France, 1973

Areas of Expertise

  • International Economics and Economic Development

  • International Trade Policy and  Negotiations

Present Position (s)

Universidad del Pacífico

  • Director of the Centro de Estudios APEC (CEAUP)

  • President of a commission in charge of studding the creation of a Masters Program in International Business and Economics (“Comisión MENI”) in the since August 2001.

  • Professor of the Academic department of Economics

  • Researcher at the Research Center (CIUP)

Previous Position (s)

  • Viceminister of  International Economics at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Peru, 1995-1996

  • Professor Associate.  Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima (Peru), 1976-1996

  • Profesor of the Graduate School of the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, , 1992-995

  • Chief Director of the Program “Economía y Gestión en el Asia Pacífico” - PEGAP 1994-1995

  • Principal Advisor for the Congress, Peru, 1993.

  • Consultant for the General Secretariat of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) in Montevideo (Uruguay), 1993

  • “Leading Professor” at the Centro de Formación para la Integración Regional – CEFIR in  Montevideo (Uruguay), 1993-1994

  • International Consultant for the Foreign Economic Relations Division at the  Secretaría Permanente del Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA) in Caracas (Venezuela), 1992.

  • Chair of the "Unidad de Prospectiva y Asesoría" for the "Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena" (now General Secretariat of the Andean Community) in Lima (Perú), 1989-1992

  • International Consultant in economic and development issues for the United Nations in New York

  • International Consultant for Biotechnology and Technology development Issues for the Organization of American States in Washington, DC (USA), 1986

  • Visiting Professor at the Universidad de Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA), 1985

  • Visiting Researcher at the Universidad de Columbia en Nueva York (USA), 1982-1983

  • International Consultant Technical Secretariat for Technology of the Presidency Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo, 1982

  • Special Advisor to the Director at the Centro de Economía Transnacional in Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1982-1986

  • Coordinator of the Research Program at the Instituto Latinoamericano de Estudios Transnacionales – ILET in México D.F. 1977-1981

  • Principal Researcher at the Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo – DESCO in Lima (Perú), 1979-1982

  • International Consultant for the Development Center at the OECD in Paris (France), 1973 and 1975

  • UNESCO en París (Francia) hired by the magazinge “International Social Science Journal” of the intitution to write a paper regarding the primary sources of te socio-economic information in Peru, 1979

  • International Consultant for the Technology Division at UNCTAD in Ginebra (Suiza), 1979

  • International Consultant for the Science and Technology Division, World Bank, Washington DC (USA), 1979)

  • Professor, researcher and editor for the Universidad del Pacífico en Lima (Perú), 1974-1976

  • Executive Coordinator of the Office of Research and Capacity Building, Technical Director of the Proyect "Instrumentos de Política Científica y Tecnológica,"

  • Advisor in the area of economic and social planning, staff member of the office of general studies at the Instituto Nacional de Planificación en Lima (Perú), 1968-1979

  • Professor, Universidad del Pacífico en Lima (Perú), 1967-1968

Other Activities and Memberships

  • Member of Latin American Trade Network, LATN

Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (PECC)

  • Líder del Grupo de Tarea sobre Acuerdos Comerciales Regionales del Foro de Comercio del PECC, desde Diciembre del 2001.

  • Miembro del Grupo Asesor Internacional del Foro de Comercio del PECC, desde Junio del 2000.

  • Coordinador Académico del Subcomité Peruano del Foro de Comercio del PECC, desde Marzo del 2000.

  • Representante Titular de la UP ante el Comité Peruano para la Cooperación Económica en el Pacífico (PERUPEC), desde Julio de 1996.

International Networks

  • Red sobre Integración (RIN) del Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), member since July, 2001

  • Latin America-Caribbean and Asia-Pacific Economics and Business Association (LAEBA), member since March of 2001

  • Red para la Integración Latinoamericana (REDINT), member since October del 2000

  • Sector académico de apoyo al Foro de Cooperación América Latina-Asia del Este (FOCALAE): member since September, 2000

  • Consorcio Internacional de Centros de Estudios APEC (ASCC) member since August of 1999

  • Pacific Forum on Trade and Development (PAFTAD) member since June, 1999

  • APEC Independent Asessment Network (APIAN) member since February de 1999

  • Red de América Latina y el Caribe de Centros de Estudios sobre el Asia Pacífic member since July, 1997

Networks in Peru

  • APEC-Perú Commission , member since March, 2000

  •  ALCA-Perú Commission, member since May, 1998

  • Red Peruana para Estudios del Asia Pacífico (REDAP) member of a Board since the creation of the Network in August, 1997

  •  Asia Pacific Commission of the University Consortium member since the inauguration of this commission in May, 1997

Other Current Activities

  • Professor of International Economics at the Academia Diplomática del Perú, Ministry of International Affairs of Peru.

  • Member of the Board at the Instituto de Estudios Internacionales (IDEI), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Recent Publications

Books

  • "Factores Limitantes de la Inversión Extranjera Directa en el Perú." Co-authors: Mercedes Araoz Fernández, José Luis Bonifaz y Carlos Casas Tragodara. Comisión ALCA Perú, Cámara de Comercio de Lima y Universidad del Pacífico. Lima (Press). 2001

  • "El Perú y el Grupo Andino: elementos para un debate nacional." Co-author: Ignacio Basombrío Zender. Centro Peruano de Estudios Internacionales (CEPEI). Lima, 1993.

  • "Posición Peruana en el Grupo Andino." Co-authors: Jorge Cárdenas Bustíos y Drago Kisic. Fundación Friedrich Ebert. Lima, 1992.

  • Empresas Transnacionales, Estado y Burguesía Nativa, co-autor: Carlos Parodi Cevallos. Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo (DESCO). Lima, 1983.

  • "Capital Extranjero y Transnacionales en la Industria Peruana,." Instituto Latinoamericano de Estudios Transnacionales (ILET), Centro de Investigación y Capacitación (CIC) and Horizonte Ed. Lima, 1982.

  • "Alimentos y Transnacionales." Co-authors: Carlos Parodi Zevallos y Fabián Tume. Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo (DESCO), Lima, 1980.

Main Articles and Ponencia

  •  “Andean Community Trade Flows and Policies in the Nineties.” In Regional Integration and Economic Development, Saavedra-Rivano, Neantro y Akio Hosono y Barbara Stallings (eds.), Palgrave (ex Macmillan Press Ltd.), New York, pp. 11 – 29. 2001

  • “Rebaja de Aranceles a Bienes de Capital Aumentará Competitividad.” Interview in El Peruano,  December 4, p. 21, Lima. 2001

  • “Perú puede convertirse en Hub de Inversiones en el Pacífico Sur.”  Interview in Comercio & Producción, revista de la Cámara de Comercio de Lima, Nº 2301, November, pp. 54-55, Lima.

  • “Regionalism in East Asia and the Western Hemisphere: Parallelisms, Convergences, Common Challenges”, document presented at the Seminario del Foro de Comercio del PECC sobre Regional Trading Arrangements: Stocktake and Next Steps, June 12-13 , Bangkok.2001

  • “Preferential Trading Agreements in the Western Hemisphere.” Preliminar version presented at the V APEC Round Table “APEC at the Dawn of the 21st Century, Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS), June 8-9, 24 pp., Singapur.2001

  • “Política Comercial y Localización de Inversiones: Efectos de la estructura arancelaria de Perú en la década de los años noventa”, Integración y Comercio, 5 (14), Mayo – Agosto, pp. 31 – 74, BID-INTAL, Buenos Aires. 2001

  • “La Estructura Arancelaria en el Perú.” Interview in Punto de Equilibrio, 10 (71), April-May, pp. 33 – 35, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima. 2001

  • “La Comunidad Andina de Naciones ante el ALCA” In II Coloquio de las Américas, BID-INTAL,  April 3 – 4, 9 pp., Buenos Aires.

  • “Fortalecimiento de los Vínculos Económicos Interregionales: El Rol de la Información”, Presented at the seminar:  “Nuevas Alianzas para el Siglo XXI: América Latina, el Caribe y Asia, Asamblea del BID, March 17, 4 pp., Santiago de Chile. 2001

  • “The Impact of Economic Reforms”, Comentarios presentados en el Workshop on Issues of Economic Transition in Developing Economies, 8 –9 Febrero, Academia de Ciencias Sociales de Shanghai.

Current Research Projects

Recommended Links

Areas of Interest

  • Andean Community, Asia-Pacific, FTAA