Lecturer About Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos Carlos Fernández Valdovinos is a part-time lecturer at the University of Chicago with vast experience as a policymaker. He earned his degree in economics from Universidad Federal do Paraná, Brazil (1990). He received his M.Sc. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1994) and his Ph.D. in economics from University of Chicago (1999), with the presentation of the doctoral thesis "Inflation and welfare in an endogenously growing economy". Robert E. Lucas (Chairman), Larry Sjaastad, and Fernando Alvarez served as members of the evaluation committee. He was Governor of the Central Bank of Paraguay between 2013 and 2018. During his tenure, he received several international awards and recognitions for his work including Central Bank Governor of the Year 2017 and 2018 by Central Banking Magazine and Central Banker of the Year, Americas 2017 by The Banker Magazine, a publication of the Financial Times. Previously he served as an economist at the World Bank (2004-2006) and the IMF (2006-2913), where he was appointed as the IMF Resident Representative for Bolivia and Brazil in 2011. In the academic field, Fernández Valdovinos was a professor in Paraguay at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción and Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. He has also lectured at Georgetown University and Universidad San Andres, Argentina. His extensive publication record includes articles in numerous collective volumes and academic journals. He also has co-authored or edited several books and monographs on the Paraguayan economy. Contact Information cfv@uchicago.edu Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Ariel Kalil: Multigenerational households are key to better support for kids of single mothers Thu., April 25, 2024 America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population Wed., April 24, 2024 Upcoming Events More events SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Challenge Program for High School Students: Navigating US College Admissions with Ranjan Daniels Mon., April 29, 2024 | 8:00 AM Data & Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Roundtable with Alumni Mon., April 29, 2024 | 7:30 PM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 30, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States