- D.Phil. in Economics, Oxford University
- Professor of the Department of Economics - Universidade de Brasilia, since
1983
- Chief, ECLAC Office in Brasilia, from April 1995 to November, 2010. Retired
from ECLAC
- Professor, Instituto Rio Branco (Diplomatic Academy), Foreign Affairs Ministry
of Brazil
- Professor, Maestría en Desarrollo Económico en América Latina – Universidad
Internacional de Andalucía – Campus La Rábida, Spain, September 2006 and
October, 2008
- Director, International Division, IPEA, since December 2012
15 books and tens of technical articles published in Economic journals
Awarded with BNDE (National Development Bank) Award of 1978 - 1st prize on
a nationwide tournament among M.A. Theses in Economics; ANPEC (National
Association of Graduate Centres of Economics) "Haralambos Simeonidis" Award
of 1983 - 1st prize on a national tournament among books and Doctoral Theses
in Economics