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Lora, Eduardo - Chief Economist and General Manager a.i.

Professional profile:

Eduardo Lora, a native of Colombia, is the Chief Economist and General Manager a.i. of the Research Department at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC. He received his Masters (M.Sc.) from the London School of Economics in 1982 and was a visiting researcher at Oxford University in 1989. Prior to joining the Bank in 1996 he served five years as Executive Director of Fedesarrollo, one of the most important research centers in Latin America.

He has written various textbooks including Técnicas de Medición Económica (Methods of Economic Measurement), which is now in its fourth edition and has been reprinted 12 times. He has additionally edited a dozen books on economic and social policy issues, the most recent of which is The State of State Reform in Latin America. He has been the academic coordinator of the following issues of the IDB’s flagship annual publication: Latin America after a Decade of Reforms (1997), Facing Up to Inequality in Latin America (1998/99), Development Beyond Economics (2000), Competitiveness: The Business of Growth (2001) and Beyond Facts: Understanding Quality of Life(2008). He has a regular column in the Colombian magazine Dinero and has published numerous academic articles. His academic and professional awards include the title of "Distinguished Alumnus" of the London School of Economics.

E-mail: eduardol@iadb.org

Publications:

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RIT-187	RES in the Press	Estudio sobre la calidad de vida	Lora, Eduardo	Jan, 2010
B-640	Books	Unintended Consequences of the 1991 Constitution. The Influence of Politics on Economic Policies	Scartascini, Carlos Lora, Eduardo	Dec, 2009
IDB-WP-119	Working Papers	La formación de los economistas en América Latina	Lora, Eduardo Ñopo, Hugo	Dec, 2009
B-639	Books	Paradox and Perception - Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America	Graham, Carol Lora, Eduardo	Sep, 2009
RIT-170	RES in the Press	Competition with China	Lora, Eduardo	Aug, 2009
RIT-171	RES in the Press	Recovery Yes, But How Fast?	Lora, Eduardo	Aug, 2009
IDB-WP-100	Working Papers	Valuing Health Conditions - Insights from Happiness Surveys across Countries and Cultures	Graham, Carol Lora, Eduardo Higuera, Lucas	Jul, 2009

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Quality of Life in Urban Neighborhoods in Latin America and the Caribbean	Poverty Reduction and Labor	Gómez, Raquel Lora, Eduardo Powell, Andrew Sanguinetti, Pablo	Jun, 2007	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network
Understanding Quality of Life in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Multidimensional Approach	Poverty Reduction and Labor	Behrman, Jere R. Gómez, Raquel Graham, Carol Lora, Eduardo Navarro, Juan Carlos Ñopo, Hugo Pagés-Serra, Carmen Sanguinetti, Pablo	Jun, 2007	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network
Preparation of Basic Textbooks on the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean	Macroeconomics	Calvo, Guillermo A. Gómez, Raquel Lora, Eduardo Pombo, Carlos Velasco, Andrés	Feb, 2004	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network
Geography and Development in Latin America	Macroeconomics	Gallup, John Luke Gaviria, Alejandro Gómez, Raquel Lora, Eduardo	Oct, 1998	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network
The Political Economy of Institutional Reforms in Latin America	Government and Democracy	Gómez, Raquel Graham, Carol Grindle, Merilee Lora, Eduardo	Sep, 1997	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network

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