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AQ Top 5 Latin American Academics: Ricardo Hausmann

By Guillermo Zubillaga

Venezuela's "know-how" economist has helped countries like Colombia, Mexico and Peru shield themselves from boom and bust cycles.

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Ricardo Hausmann, director of Harvard University’s Center for International Development, has advised more than 50 countries on developing successful growth strategies. Ironically, the country that could most use his help is his own: Venezuela. Hausmann, 59, served as Venezuela’s minister of planning (1992–1993) and on the Central Bank of Venezuela’s board. The paradox is hard to miss. In the more than two decades since leaving, Hausmann’s...

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