Jorge Miguel Streb - C.V.


Universidad del CEMA (Ucema)

Professor since May 1995 (courses: Political Economy, Political Analysis, History of Economic Thought, Research Workshop)
Director of Research since February 1996
Editor, Journal of Applied Economics (JAE), since November 2008 (co-editor, November 2001-October 2008; member of Editorial Board, May 1999-October 2001)
Editor, Serie Documentos de Trabajo (D.T.), since April 2007
Email jms@cema.edu.ar, web page http://www.cema.edu.ar/~jms/  

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, U.C. Berkeley, 1993
MA in Economics, U.C. Berkeley, 1989
Licenciado en Economía, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), 1981 

Topics of interest

Political Economy, Institutions, Economic Development, Information Economics

Journal articles

13. “Checks and balances on political budget cycles: Cross-country evidence”, with Daniel Lema and Gustavo Torrens, Kyklos, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 425-446,  August 2009 [working paper version: D.T. 286, Ucema, February 2005]
12. “Separation of powers and political budget cycles”, with Alejandro D. Saporiti, Public Choice, vol. 137, no. 1/2, pp. 329-345, October 2008 [D.T. 251, Ucema, November 2003]
11. “Economic development as a matter of political geography”, with Pablo F. Druck, Estudios de Economía, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 5-20, June 2007 [D.T. 182, Ucema, January 2001]
10. “Real exchange rate cycles around elections”, with Ernesto H. Stein and Piero Ghezzi, Economics & Politics, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 297-330, November 2005  [ D.T. 174, Ucema, August 2000]
9. “Signaling in political budget cycles. How far are you willing to go?”, Journal of Public Economic Theory, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 229-252, May 2005 [D.T. 193, Ucema, July 2001]
8. “Elections and the timing of devaluations”, with Ernesto H. Stein, Journal of International Economics, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 119-145, May 2004 [D.T. 140, Ucema, January 1999]
7. “Political uncertainty and economic underdevelopment”, Estudios de Economía, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 89-114, June 2001 [D.T. 168, Ucema, May 2000]
6. “Reelection or term limits? The short and the long view of economic policy”, Estudios de Economía, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 187-206, December 1999 [D.T. 144, Ucema, March 1999]
5. “Y, si no hay más remedio ... Inflación, desconfianza y la desintegración del sistema financiero en Argentina”, Desarrollo Económico, vol. 38, pp. 199-214, Fall 1998 [D.T. 128, Ucema, April 1998]
4. “Political stabilization cycles in high inflation economies”, with Ernesto Stein, Journal of Development Economics, vol. 56, pp. 159-180, June 1998  [D.T. 123, CEMA, October 1997; CIDER W.P., U.C. Berkeley, August 1994]
3. “Economías de escala y utilización de la capacidad instalada: evidencia empírica de los bancos minoristas en Argentina”, with Laura D'Amato, Monetaria, vol. 18, no. 2, pp.149-170, April 1995; “Economies of scale and utilization of installed capacity: empirical evidence from retail banks in Argentina”, Money Affairs, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 97-117, June 1995 [D.T. 108, CEMA, November 1995]
2. “Una función de costos para la industria bancaria” , with Laura D'Amato, Beatriz López and Fabiana Penas, Económica, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 1-33, December 1994
1. “Influencia de la estabilización de precios sobre la recaudación tributaria” , with Jorge Domper, Ensayos económicos, no. 38, pp. 45-84, October 1987. Reprinted in Omar O. Chisari, ed., Aspectos fiscales de la inflación, Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Buenos Aires, 1989

Chapters in books and other publications

5. “Corporate bond markets in Argentina”, with Roque B. Fernández and Sergio Pernice, in E. Borensztein, K. Cowan, B. Eichengreen and U. Panizza, eds., On the Verge of a Big Bang? Bond Markets in Latin America, chapter 4, pp. 89-117, Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, 2008 [D.T. 348, Ucema, April 2007]
4. “Estabilización económica e incentivos políticos”, in Daniel Heymann, editor, Progresos en macroeconomía (Colección Progresos en Economía - AAEP), pp. 179-236, Buenos Aires, Editorial Temas, 2007
3. “The effect of bank relationships on credit for firms in Argentina”, with Javier Bolzico, Pablo Druck, Alejandro Henke, Javier Rutman and Walter Sosa Escudero, in Arturo Galindo and Fabio Schiantarelli, editors, Credit Constraints and Investments in Latin America,  chapter 2, pp. 23-69, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., 2003 [D.T. 216, Ucema, May 2002; IADB Research Network WP R-444, May 2002]
2. “La racionalidad en economía”, Ciencia Hoy, vol. 8, no. 48, pp. 32-36, October 1998 [D.T. 139, Ucema, November 1998]
1. On the political economy of inflation, Ph.D. dissertation, U.C. Berkeley, May 1993

Unpublished working papers

13. “Hume: The power of abduction and simple observation in economics” [D.T. 417, Ucema, March 2010]
12. “Temporal aggregation in political budget cycles”, with Daniel Lema [D.T. 403, Ucema, August 2009]
11. “Making rules credible: Divided government and political budget cycles”, with Gustavo Torrens [D.T. 395, Ucema, April 2009].
10. “Determinants of the development of corporate bond markets in Argentina: One size does not fit all”, with Roque Fernández and Sergio Pernice [D.T. 348, Ucema, April 2007].
9. “Corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and deferred checks in Argentina”, with Alejandro Bedoya, Roque Fernández, Celeste González and Sergio Pernice [D.T. 347, Ucema, April 2007] Databases: asset-backed securities, deferred checks
8. “Determinants of the development of corporate bond markets in Argentina: Survey to firms and investors”, with María Alegre and Sergio Pernice [D.T. 345, Ucema, April 2007]
7. “Database of corporate bonds from Argentina”, with Alejandro Bedoya, Celeste González, Sergio Pernice, Alejo Czerwonko and Leandro Díaz Santillán [D.T. 344, Ucema, April 2007] Database: corporate bonds
6. “Loan and bond finance in Argentina, 1985-2005”, with Roque B. Fernández, Celeste González and Sergio Pernice [D.T. 343, Ucema, April 2007]
5. “Job market signals and signs” [D.T. 326, Ucema, August 2006]
4. “Currency substitution, capital flight, and real exchange rates”  [D.T. 113, CEMA, July 1996]
3. “The politics of wage decisions. Union cooperation or harassment” [D.T. 103, CEMA, May 1995]
2. “Convertibilidad y sistema financiero” , with Beatriz López [manuscript, BCRA, September 1993]
1. “Déficit del sector público. Metodologías alternativas de medición”, with Norma Riavitz and Liliana Schumacher [Serie de Finanzas Públicas, BCRA, November 1989]

Teaching experience

Visiting Professor, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, 2009, 2007 and 2004 (Research Methodology)
Visiting Professor, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, 1998-2003, and Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, 2002 (Political Economy)
Visiting Professor, Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y Social, UBA, Universidad de San Andrés, and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1990-1995 (Political Economy and other courses)
Assistant Professor, before Teaching Assistant, UBA, 1981-1987 (Comparative Economic Systems)
Assistant Professor, Universidad Católica Argentina, 1982 (History of Economic Thought)

Professional experience

Member of Board, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política, 2002-2004.
Coordinator, Master en Economía de Gobierno / Posgrado en Economía Pública, Ucema, May 1995-March 2001
Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), August 1998, July-August 1997, February-March 1996
Visiting Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, November 1996
Deputy Manager, Gerencia de Administración de Reservas, Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA), February 1994-May 1995; Analyst, Gerencia de Investigaciones Económicas, August 1992-February 1994
Research Assistant, U.C. Berkeley, summers of 1992, 1989 and 1988
Head, Departamento de Financiamiento del Sector Público, Gerencia de Finanzas Públicas, BCRA, September 1989-January 1991; several positions, December 1982-August 1987
Research Fellowship, CONICET, February-November 1982
Statistical Assistant, Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas (FIEL), December 1979-February 1981

Evaluation experience

Referee: Cuadernos de Economía; Desarrollo Económico; Economia; Economics & Politics; Estudios Gerenciales; FinanzArchiv; Journal of Applied Economics; Journal of Banking & Finance; Journal of Development Economics;  Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization; Manchester School; Public Choice; Revista de Economía Política de Buenos Aires; Scottish Journal of Political Economy ; Trimestre Económico
President, Evaluation Comittee, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política (AAEP), 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007
Referee for congresses: AAEP 2006; CNEPE 2009, 2007, 2005 and 2003; LACEA 2004 and 2003
Evaluator, 2007 and 2004 Call for Research Projects in Science and Technology, Argentina.
Peer Evaluator of Graduate Programs in Economics: Acreditación de Posgrados, CONEAU, Argentina, 2001 and 2000; Comisión de Acreditación de Posgrados, Ministerio de Cultura y Educación, Argentina, 1995
Jury Member, Economics III Professorship Contestants, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1999
Evaluator, 1998 Awards for Advanced Study in the
UK, from the British Embassy, The British Council and Fundación Antorchas, Buenos Aires, 1998

Grants and research projects

Director, Project on “Electoral Cycles in Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Latin America: The Influence of Budgetary and Monetary Institutions”, FONCyT, 2007 (PICT 2005, Project 34790).
Researcher, Country Project on Argentina, Research Network Project on “Development of Latin-American Bond Markets”, IADB, 2005.
President Local Organizing Committee, 2001 Annual Meeting of the Asociación Argentina de Economía Política (FONCyT grant RC2001-0688).
Director, Country Project on Argentina, Research Network Project on “Determinants and Consequences of Financial Constraints Facing Firms in Latin America and the Caribbean”, IADB, 2000  

Scholarships and fellowships

John H. Wheeler and Elliot H. Wheeler Fellowship for distinguished academic record, U.C. Berkeley, 1991-1992 academic year
Scholarship, BCRA, to attend the Masters Program in Economics, U.C. Berkeley, 1987-89 

Languages

Fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese