Interview with Alieto Aldo Guadagni

Abstract

Guadagni was born in Buenos Aires on 27 February 1932. He graduated as an accountant from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), obtained a Master's degree in economics at Ecolatina, Santiago de Chile, and in 1967 a PhD in economics at the University of California (Berkeley). In Argentina he taught at the UBA, at the Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), at the Instituto Torcuato Di Tella (ITDT), and in Latin America, in Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Panama and Costa Rica. He also held important national and international public posts. Among others, between 1968 and 1970 and between 1987 and 1991 he was Minister of Economy and Public Services of the province of Buenos Aires. He also served on a couple of occasions as Secretary of Energy of the Nation. Between 1993 and 1996 he served as ambassador to Brazil. He was also Vice-Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Industry and Commerce of the Nation, Syndic in Servicios Eléctricos del Gran Buenos Aires (SEGBA), Secretary of Water Resources of the Nation, Vice-President of the Corporación de Empresas del Estado, Secretary of the Federal Council of Investments. From 2002 and for 4 years he was Director of the World Bank. He is the quintessential applied economist. He distinguishes himself by dealing with relevant issues, and by going to the heart of the matter with diagnosis and proposals.