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