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| Born September 26, 1949, in 's Gravenhage, the Netherlands, son of Harm Geert Buiter and Hendrien Buiter van Schooten. | |
| Nationality: USA and UK. | |
| Married to Anne C. Sibert, 5 June 1998. For the resume´ of Professor Anne C. Sibert click here. | |
| Children: David Michael Alejandro, born 22 February 1991, in Chincha, Peru and Elizabeth Lorca, born 6 August 1993 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. | |
| Hobbies: Science fiction and fantasy novels, poetry, music, theatre, tennis, open source/free software. |
| 1971-1975: | Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 1975: | Ph.D. in Economics with Distinction. Dissertation: Temporary Equilibrium and Long-Run Equilibrium. Dissertation Committee: James Tobin, Gary Smith, Katsuhito Iwai. Published by Garland Publishing, Inc., New York, 1979. |
| 1973: | M.Phil. in Economics. Fields of Concentration: International Economics, Economic Development. Distinction in oral examinations. |
| 1972: | M.A. in Economics |
| 1968-1971: | Cambridge University, Cambridge, England (Emmanuel College). |
| 1971: | B.A. in Economics with First-Class Honours. Awarded Honorary Bachelor Scholarship M.T. Dodds Prize and College Prize by Emmanuel College, Cambridge. |
| 1967-1968: | Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Propaedeuse Politieke en Sociale Wetenschappen |
| 1962-1967: | European School, Brussels, Belgium. European Baccalaureate |
| September 2009 - | Professor
of Political Economy, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and
Political Science, London, UK. |
| January 2010 - | Chief Economist, Citigroup, Citigroup Centre, London UK |
| June 2000- |
Professor of Economics,
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| September 2005-August 2009 | Professor of European Political Economy, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. |
| 1994- May 2000 | Professor of International Macroeconomics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. |
| 1994- May 2000 | Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, UK. |
| 1990-1994 | Juan T. Trippe Professor of International Economics, Yale University. |
| 1985-1990 | Professor of Economics, Yale University, New Haven, Ct, USA. |
| 1982-1985 | Cassel Professor of Economics with Special Reference to Money and Banking, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. |
| 1980-1982 | Professor of Economics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. |
| 1979 | Consultant, Financial Studies Division,Research Department, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, USA. |
| 1977-1979 | Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Economics Department and Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. |
| 1976-1977 | Lecturer in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. |
| 1975-1976 | Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Economics Department and Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. |
| 1974-1975 | Research Assistant to Professor James Tobin. |
| 1973-1974 | Teaching Assistant (part-time) in the Yale University Graduate Macroeconomic Theory course under Professors Gary Smith and James Tobin. |
| June 2009 - | Member Asian Development Bank’s International Monetary Advisory Group (IMAG) (other members: Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Nirupam Bajpai, Dr. Maria Socorro G. Bautista, Prof. Barry Eichengreen, Dr. Masahiro Kawai, Prof. Felipe Larrain, Prof. Joseph Stiglitz, Prof. Charles Wyplosz, Dr. Yu Yongding. |
| May 2009 - | Research associate of the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, Canberra, Australia. |
| April 2009 - December 2009 | Member Supervisory Board, Robeco Groep N.V., Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
| October 2008- | Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Economic Policy. |
| March 2008- | Senior Research Associate of the Financial Markets Group, Regulation and Financial Stability Research Programme, London School of Economics and Political Science. |
| March 2006-March 2008 | Member
ECB
Shadow Council. |
| February 2006- | Invited
contributing member, Martin
Wolf's economists' forum. |
| June 2006- | Member,
Academic Advisory Board, APG Investments (formerly ABP Investments). |
| September 2005 - November 2009 | Advisor,
Goldman Sachs International. |
| March 2005- March 2007 | Chair,
Council of
Economic Advisors, Second Chamber of Parliament, the Netherlands
(Voorzitter Raad van Economisch Adviseurs, Tweede Kamer der Staten
Generaal, Nederland). |
| March 2005- |
Member of the
Scientific Advisory Council, Kiel Institute for World Economics. |
| December 2004- |
Member Advisory Board,
International Economics Programme, Royal Institute of International
Affairs ('Chatham House'). |
| April 2004- |
Editoral Board Member,
International Economics and Economic Policy. |
| December 2003- |
Member, Houblon-Norman
Fund Advisory Committee. |
| 2003- 2009 |
Member, Council of Management, National
Institute of Economic and Social Research. |
| October 2003- |
Member, Editorial
Board, Journal of Restructuring Finance. |
| July 2003- |
Member of the Council,
Institute for Fiscal Studies. |
| 2002- |
Member Advisory Panel,
India Policy Forum. |
| 2002- |
Editorial Board Member,
Journal of International Economics and Economic Policy. |
| 2000-2003 |
International Fellow,
CD Howe Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
| 1999 |
Research Fellow, Center
for Economic Studies (CESifo), Munich, Germany. |
| January 2000-2004 |
Associate Editor,
German Economic Review. |
| 1998-2002 |
Member, Council of the
European Economic Association. |
| 1997 |
Consultant, New Zealand
Treasury, Sovereign Net Worth & Comprehensive Net Worth. |
| 1997 |
Advisory Board Member,
International Finance. |
| 1997-1998 |
Davidson Institute
Research Fellow (The William Davidson Institute at the University of
Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor, Michigan). |
| 1997 |
Member, Council of the
Royal Economic Society. |
| 1996 |
Advisory Editor,
Macroeconomic Dynamics. |
| 1996 |
Member, EMAC Panel of
Independent Advisors (Economic and Monetary Committee of the
Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists). |
| 1995-1997 |
Senior Adviser, Chief
Economist's Office, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| 1995 |
Editorial Board member,
International Journal of Finance and Economics |
| 1994 |
Consultant, European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| 1994 |
Consultant,
Inter-American Development Bank, on "Fiscal Risk". |
| 1994 |
Consultant, World Bank,
IEC, Project on "Reverse Linkage". |
| 1994 |
Consultant, World Bank
(PSD), India, Ghana, Poland, Tunisia, Ecuador, Peru. |
| 1993 |
Member, Board of
Advisors, De Economist. |
| 1993 |
Member editorial board
World Bank Research Observer |
| 1993 |
Consultant, World Bank,
Ghana. |
| 1993 |
Consultant, World Bank,
Bolivia. |
| 1993 |
Consultant,
Interamerican Development Bank (Dominican Republic). |
| 1993 |
Member International
Institute of Public Finance. |
| 1992 |
Advisor, Banco Central
de Reserva del Peru. |
| 1992 |
Consultant,
Inter-American Development Bank (Ecuador). |
| 1992 |
Consultant, Ministry of
Coordination and Planning (Cordiplan) Venezuela. |
| 1992 |
Visiting Scholar,
Research Department, IMF (August). |
| 1991 |
Visiting Scholar,
Research Department, IMF (August). |
| 1991 |
Consultant, Asian
Department, World Bank (India). |
| 1991 |
Consultant,
Inter-American Development Bank (Peru). |
| 1991-1996: |
Member Editorial Board
of the European Journal of Political Economy. |
| 1990-present: |
Academic Associate of
the Atlantic Council of the USA. |
| 1990-present: |
Consultant, Latin
American and Carribean Department, World Bank (Peru, Chile, Bolivia and
Central America). |
| 1989-1990 |
Consultant, Asian
Department, World Bank (Philippines). |
| 1989 |
Member, Visiting
Committee Economics (Evaluation of economics research programs at Dutch
universities), appointed by the Dutch Ministry of Education . |
| 1989-present: |
Chairman, Scientific
Council, The Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University, The
Netherlands. |
| 1989-1991 |
Chair, Council on West
European Studies, Yale University |
| 1988 |
Member, Scientific
Council, The Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University, The
Netherlands. |
| June 1988: |
Visiting Professor
University of Groningen, The Netherlands. |
| September
1987 -June 1988: |
Visiting Professor,
London School of Economics and Political Science. |
| 1987, July -September: |
Consultant, World Bank,
World Development Report. |
| 1986, June-July: |
Visiting Professor,
University of Groningen, The Netherlands. |
| 1986, July-August: |
Consultant,
Macroeconomics Division, Development Research Department, World Bank. |
| September
1985 -June 1986: |
Consultant, World Bank,
World Development Report and EPD. |
| 1985, June-August: |
Consultant, External
Adjustment Division Research Department, International Monetary Fund. |
| 1985-1986 |
Member,
Verkenningscommissie Economie (Investigative Committee,
Economics),appointed by the Dutch Ministry of Education to evaluate
economic research at the universities. |
| 1984-1985 |
Irving Fisher Visiting
Professor, Yale University. |
| August 1984 |
Lecturer, Yrjo Jahnsson
Foundation, Joint Course on International Economics with Avinash Dixit,
Finland. |
| January and June 1983 |
Lecturer, Yrjo Yahnsson
Foundation, Joint Course on Macroeconomic Theory with Marcus Miller,
Finland. |
| 1983-1985 |
Director, Programme in
International Macroeconomics, Centre for Economic Policy Research,
London. |
| 1983-1985 |
Advisor, Commission of
the European Economic Community ("Dornbusch Group"). |
| 1983 |
Member of the Brookings
Panel on Economic Activity. |
| 1982 |
Research Associate,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Financial Markets and Monetary
Economics Program. |
| 1982 July/August: |
Visiting Scholar,
Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund. |
| 1982 |
Member, Monetary
Affairs Study Group, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels. |
| 1982 |
Specialist Adviser,
House of Commons Select Service Committee of the Treasury and Civil
Service, Enquiry into International Monetary Arrangements. |
| 1981 |
Member, Brookings Panel
on Economic Activity. |
| 1980 |
Member, SSRC Money
Study Group Committee. |
| 1980-1985 |
Associate Editor,
Economic Journal. |
| 1980 |
Specialist Adviser,
House of Commons Select Service Committee on the Treasury and Civil
Service, Enquiry into Monetary Policy. |
| 1980 |
Co-chairman, Conference
on Control and Economics, Princeton, New Jersey, June 1980. |
| 1979 |
Research Associate,
National Bureau of Economic Research International Studies Program. |
| 1978 |
Associate Editor, World
Politics. |
| 1977 |
Consultant for Oxford
Analytica Ltd. |
| 1976 |
Consultant for AT&T
Management Training. |
| 2004 |
Fellow of the European
Economic Association. |
| 2000 |
Awarded the Mr N.G.
Piersonpenning (the N.G. Pierson medal), jointly with Johannes
Witteveen, for contributions to economics. |
| 2000 |
Awarded CBE for
'services to economics'. |
| 1998 |
Fellow of the British
Academy. |
| 1995 |
Winner of the "Dr.
Hendrik Muller Prijs", a prize for the behavioral and social sciences
awarded by the "Dr. Hendrik Muller's Vaderlands Fonds" on the
recommendation of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences. |
| 1993 |
Winner of the 1993
Second Annual Award of the Sanwa monograph on international financial
markets (with Giancarlo Corsetti and Paolo A. Pesenti). |
| 1989 |
Correspondent van de
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Correspondent
Member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences). |