Professor Emeritus at the Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, where he taught from 1978 to 2018 in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary theory, labour economics, history of economic thought, and economic history, subjects on which he has also written extensively. He has published some 125 academic articles in scientific refereed journals or chapters of books, and has authored or edited a dozen books. He has also edited or co-edited some 45 special issues of journals. Many of these publications are of an interdisciplinary nature and cover many areas of political economy. Has been visiting professor in a number of universities in France (Université de Bourgogne, Université de Grenoble, Université Paris 13, and Université Paris-Sud) and in Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), and participates regularly in policy debate in both Europe and North America. Among other activities, since 2004, he is an editor of the International Journal of Political Economy. In 2017, he was awarded the Senate of Canada Sesquicentennial Medal “in recognition of his valuable service to the nation and for the quality of his academic work in the field of heterodox economics and for his intellectual support to the community.” In 2021, he received the John Kenneth Galbraith Prize in Economics by the Progressive Economics Forum for “[his] extensive contributions to heterodox economic analysis combined with his commitment to social justice … [that] exemplify Galbraith’s legacy as a public intellectual and scholar.”
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Universidad de Alberta
En economías monetarias de la producción, el dinero crédito es el medio para las transacciones de intercambio entre los agentes económicos. El dólar, moneda hegemónica, ha jugado un papel importante en el desarrollo económico, político y social durante las últimas siete décadas de constantes crisis económicas y financieras. Sin embargo, el dólar se está desdibujando en los mercados emergentes. Las tensiones financieras están surgiendo a raíz del alza de las tasas de interés por la injerencia de los bancos centrales y por el creciente endeudamiento de los países soberanos. Lo anterior, sumado a la crisis del cambio climático, así como al avance de la economía digital y a una frágil recuperación del empleo, vuelven necesario el análisis y el estudio del comportamiento del crédito. El libro Crédito, dinero y mercados emergentes. Crisis y retos en el nuevo orden monetario internacional aborda los cambios ocurridos a nivel mundial cuyo resultado fue la conformación de un mundo multipolar con implicaciones en los circuitos financieros.