Claudio Ferraz
Advisory Board Member at Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE)
Claudio Ferraz is an accomplished academic and expert in economics, currently serving as a Professor at The University of British Columbia and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, along with membership on advisory boards for the Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE) and Transparência Brasil. With a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, Claudio has held notable positions such as Scientific Director at Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and has contributed to Nexo Jornal and O Globo as an op-ed writer. Additionally, Claudio has experience as a Visiting Professor at prestigious institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University.
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Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE)
The Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE) aims to favor the development and the spread of high quality research in economics and to promote top postgraduate education, with particular emphasis on economic development, international economics and economic growth. It also aims to promote the development of new views on economic thinking from the perspective of developing countries. RIDGE was born on the initiative of the International Economic Association and has the support of the Ministry of Economics and Finance or Uruguay. RIDGE stands for the promotion of economic research in general, with particular emphasis on economic development, international economics and economic growth. It is conceived as an international research center of excellence in economics working in close relation with the most prominent economists worldwide. Its location in a developing country will doubtless favor the emergence of a research agenda centered on critical development issues. In the long term, RIDGE is expected to help the profession to reshape research priorities and foster new research perspectives in the study of development problems. The originality of RIDGE resides precisely in being a research institute where relevant issues will call for new advances in economics pursued jointly by general theorists, applied economists, field specialists and policy makers. In this sense, RIDGE aims to promote the debate on economic issues of high social impact and/or those of relevance for economic policy. For this reason, RIDGE is intended to have a close relation and contribute to the work of research departments of national, regional and international institutions as well as thinktanks located in Latin America and all around the globe. RIDGE intends to involve universities and research centers from the region, particularly from South America.
