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FCG International Economics 2007: EDMUND VALPY KNOX FITZGERALD

“Professor of International Economics at the University of Oxford and Head of the Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House) at the same University. He has been awarded this prize due to his contributions to economic research in the area of international development, highlighting particularly his work on the impact of capital movements on the macro-economic behaviour of emerging economies. As an adviser to the European Commission, Professor Fitzgerald has likewise undertaken important analytical studies of investment decisions of small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe, making use of the BACH database. Since receiving his doctorate degree from Cambridge University in 1972, Professor Fitzgerald has continuously developed intense research and academic activity. He has held the position of Economics Lecturer in The Hague University and in the University of Austin (Texas). He is currently an expert adviser of the General Secretariat of the United Nations, UNICEF and UNCTAD.

According to the jury that met in Valladolid on July 2, 2007, chaired by, Mrs. Begoña Hernández, Director of ADE Financiación, and made up by the following members: Mr. Santiago Alonso Paniagua; President of the Writers’ Workshop of the Grupo Vocento Publishing Company, Mr. Julio Fermoso García, President of Caja Duero Savings Bank, Mr. José María García-Hoz Rosales; President of Grupo Negocios, Mr. Antonio Méndez Pozo; President of the Burgos Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

EDMUND VALPY KNOX FITZGERALD - Biography

Valpy FitzGerald is Professor of International Development at the University of Oxford.

Since 2007 he has been the Head of the Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House) of the University of Oxford.

He is also a ‘Professional Fellow’ of St. Anthony´s College.

Date of Birth: 30^th January 1947.

Nationality: British.

RESEARCH

International Development Finance:  The impact of external capital flows on macro-economic behaviour –and through this on the growth and distribution of income- in emerging market economies.

The long-term growth of South America, using quantitative approaches to explore tendencies from 1880 until today.

LECTURING

He undertakes postgraduate lecturing in the macroeconomics of open economies with special emphasis on the use of capacity, investor uncertainty, taxation policies, income distribution and capital flows.

He also lectures in the fundamentals of development economics for postgraduate students of anthropology, politics and history.

ADVISORY WORK

He undertakes advisory work in investment and international taxation for the United Nations, the British Government and the OCDE, along with macroeconomic policies for the governments of several developing countries.

EDUCATION

He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Oxford University (PPE, Trinity College) 1968.

He received a Master’s Degree from Oxford University in 1971.

He received his Doctorate Degree from the University of Cambridge in 1972 (Economics, Churchill College) 1972.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1972-80: Head of Development Studies, Faculty of Economic and Political Science, University of Cambridge, and ‘Tutorial Fellow’ of St. Edmund´s College.

1980-81: Tinker Professor of South American Economics, Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin, USA.

1981-92: Professor of Economics, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands

1992-2001: Grade III Research Related, University of Oxford (as Head of the Finance and Trade Policy Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth House).

2001 – : Lecturer, and later Professor, of International Development.

OTHER

Extraordinary Professor of the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands (since 1992).

Visiting Professor of International Finance, Complutense University of Madrid (since 1995).

HMG advisor, Department of International Development, in international investment matters (1997-2004).

Member of the Editing Board of the following Journals: Journal of Development Studies (Editing director, 1981-90); Oxford Development Studies; Development & Change; Principles, Studies in Economic Policy (since its creation in 2005); and the World Economic Review.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Since the year 2000, Professor FitzGerald has published six books (one monographic book and five editions of books), six articles in journals of renowned prestige, fourteen chapters of books and seven working papers.  He has presented his research at a good number of international conferences including the American Economic Association’s congress in Philadelphia, the Macro Monetary and Finances in Cambridge and London, the meetings of the South American and the Caribbean Economic Association in Puebla and in Paris, the WIDER Anniversary Conference (World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations) in Helsinki, the Menendez Pelayo International University in Santander, the first Encounter on Economic Policy in Leon, and the VI International Gathering in Salamanca on Migrations. He is also the Co-President, along with Professor Murinde (Birmingham) of the ESRC Research Seminar on Development Finance, and Member of the ESRC Workgroup on Emerging Markets, organized by Professor Phylakis en of Cass Business School (London).

Between 2001 and 2005 he advised and undertook research work for the HMG Department of International Development on private investment flows to developing countries; he created an electronic database of South American economies since the 20^th Century (OxLAD) for The Hewlett Foundation; for the European Commission he analyzed the investment decisions of small and medium-sized enterprises using the BACH database. He also carried out a series of studies requested by several international agencies, including the OECD (international investment rules); UNCTAD (capital controls and debt sustainability), UNICEF (impact of macroeconomic instability on children); UNRISD (business conduct codes of practice); UNECLAC (burden on international companies); and UN/WIDER (determinants of short-term capital flows). This applied research work has had considerable influence on international development policies, both of Governments and of the United Nations.