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Date of Birth:   June 11, 1948

Place of Birth: Córdoba, Argentina


Contact:          Mario I. Blejer
                        3022 R Street, NW

                        Washington DC

            20007

                        USA

                               

                        
                        Mobile: 1-202-316-6777



Email:
marioblejer@blejer.com                                              
             
marioblejer@gmail.com       


Argentinian contact:
Phone: 54-9-11-3173-5252
(From Argentina call 011-153-173-5252)
                                 

                                                    

                                                                   

 

Academic Degrees:

         B.A. cum laude (Economics and Jewish History, 1970) Hebrew University

M.A. cum laude (Economics, 1972), Hebrew University

M.A. (Economics, 1973), University of Chicago

Ph.D. (Economics, 1975), University of Chicago

 


Current Positions:

       Independent Economic Consultant      

       YPF S.A. (Argentine Petroleum Company) Buenos Aires, Board Director

        

       IRSA S.A. Buenos Aires, Board Director

         

       Consultants Asset Management, Buenos Aires, Board Director

  
          


Work History:

         Bank of England (2003- 2007)

          Director, Centre for Central Banking Studies

          Advisor to the Governor

        Central Bank of Argentina, Governor, 2002; Deputy Governor, 2001.


International Monetary Fund
, 1980-2001.

Worked in the Asian, European, Monetary and Exchange, Fiscal and Research Departments. Retired as Senior Advisor


The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
, Department of Economics

Walter Rathenau Professor of Economics, 1996-1999.

Lecturer, 1977-1981

Universidad de San Andrés,  Buenos Aires, Argentina,

Visiting Professor of Economics and Business, 1996-present

Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA), México City

Senior Researcher, 1975.

Boston University, Department of Economics,

Assistant Professor, 1976-1980.

New York University, Graduate School of Business,

Associate Professor of Economics and International Business, 1983-1984

The World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region (Former Soviet Union),  Senior Advisor, 1992-1993.

Central European University, Budapest,

Recurrent Visiting Professor of Economics, 1996-2000.


Other Professional Activities:

The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London

Member, Advisory Board, International Economics Program, 2004 –

Economic & Social Research Council, London

Panel Member, World Economy & Finance research Programme, 2004–

The Helmut Kohl Institute for European Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Director 1996-1997.

Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva (Switzerland), Visiting Professor, 1989.

         Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies,

Professorial lecturer in International Economics, 1986-1991.

Inter-American Development Bank,

Consultant, 1984

George Washington University

Associate Professorial Lecturer, 1982-1983.

Boston University, Center for Latin American Development Studies,

Research Associate, 1976-1982.

Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel,

Research Associate, 1977-1980

 

IMF Staff Papers, Member, Editorial Board, 1987-1996
The Word Bank Economic Review, Member, Editorial Board, 1993.
European Journal of Political Economy, Member, Editorial Board, 1997-2001


Referee:

American Economic Review 
Journal of Intl. Money and Finance
Journal of Political Economy 
International Economic Review
The Economic Journal 
Journal of Development Economics
European Economic Review
World Bank Economic Review
Review of Economics and Statistic
Journal of Economics and Business
Canadian Journal of Economics
Journal of Public Economics
Journal of Macroeconomics
Economic Development and Cultural Change
Journal of Comparative Economies