Robert Devlin

Bio

Since 1994, he has been an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. and currently is Deputy Manager of the Integration and Regional Programs Department. Formerly, he had worked since 1975 with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Santiago de Chile; his last position was Deputy Director of the Division of International Trade, Finance and Transport.

Devlin has a Ph.D. in Economics from American University, Washington D.C. He was a lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, in Washington D.C. during the period 1987-1990. He has published four books and numerous articles in the area or international economics and economic development.

Academic Background

Areas of Expertise

• International Economics

• Economic Developement

Present Position (s)

• Deputy Manager of the Integration and Regional Programs Department, Inter-American Development Bank

Previous Position (s)

Other Activities and Memberships

• Member of Latin American trade Network (LATN)

Recent Publications

Articles

• "Towards an Evolutions of Regional Integration in Latin America in the 1990's." The World Economy, Vol.22 No.2, March 1999 261-290 (with Ricardo Ffrench-Davis)

• "Some Economic and Strategic Issues in  the Face of the Emerging FTAA" in Jorge Dominguez (editor), The Future of Inter-American Relations.  Rutledge, 1999 (with Antoni Estevadeordal and Luis Jorge Garay)

• "What's New in the New Regionalism?" (with Antoni Estevadeordal) in Victor Bulmer Thomas (editor), Regional Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS), London (2001)

• "Macroeconomic Stability , Integration and Trade" (with Antoni Estevadeordal et. al) Integration and Trade No. 13, Jan-April, 2001.

Current Research Projects

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Areas of Interest