Distinguished Full Professor

School of Economics
De La Salle University

Distinguished Full Professor and Research Fellow, School of Economics, De La Salle University (Manila, Philippines).

To determine the laws which regulate... distribution, is the principal problem in Political Economy.

Ricardo, Works, 1, p.5

My research interests spread across areas such as long-run growth in Asia (especially the debate on the sources of growth), the dynamics of structural change, industrial policy, inclusive growth and full employment, the impact of technology on employment, productivity, technological progress, the functional distribution of income, business cycles, and the path of profit rates

I am Distinguished Professor and Research Fellow in the School of Economics, De La Salle University (Manila, Philippines), where I teach Development Economics.

I am also research associate of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College; the Center for Full Employment and Price Stability, University of Missouri –Kansas City; and the Centre for Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), The University of Newcastle, Australia.

I undertook my undergraduate studies in Spain at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. I hold M.A. degrees from the International University of Japan and from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Most of my research is on two programs. One is the role of structural change in development, especially in Asia; and the other one is on the foundations of the aggregate production.

Prior to joining De La Salle University, I was Advisor to the Chief Economist, in the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines, where I worked from 1996 to 2022. During this time, I developed the work program on “Asia’s Economic Transformation”. As a Senior official of ADB, I travelled extensively throughout Asia, participated in many policy discussions with Governments, and provided advice on the design of development plans.

I have held academic positions with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong, PRC) during 1995-1996, and with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, USA), during 1999-2002 (while I was on leave from ADB).

Between 2015 and 2022, I was Managing Editor and member of the Editorial Board of the Asian Development Review. Also, I have been Editor and member of the Advisory Board Board of Metroeconomica since 2008.

I have published my work in (among others) Applied Economics, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Eastern Economic Journal, Economics of Education Review, International Review of Applied Economics, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Income Distribution, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Metroeconomica, Oxford Development Studies, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, and World Development.

I have also published the following books: Development and Modern Industrial Policy in Practice: Issues and Country Experiences (Edward Elgar, 2015); The Aggregate Production Function and the Measurement of Technical Change: ‘Not Even Wrong’ (Edward Elgar, 2013); Inclusive Growth, Full Employment and Structural Change. Implications and Policies for Developing Asia (Anthem Press, 2009); Labor Markets in Asia: Issues and Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).