Miguel Braun
Miguel Braun | |
|---|---|
 Miguel Braun in 2015 | |
| Secretary of Economic Policy of the Argentine Republic | |
| In office 4 october 2018 – 9 september 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Guido Sandleris |
| Succeeded by | Sebastián Katz |
| Secretary of Commerce of the Argentine Republic | |
| In office 10 december 2015 – 4 october 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Augusto Costa |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio Werner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1973 Buenos Aires,  Argentina |
| Political party | Republican Proposal |
| Residence(s) | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Alma mater | University of San Andrés |
| Occupation | Economist |
Miguel Braun Cortés (b. November 30, 1973) is an Argentine economist and policymaker who served was Secretary of Commerce of the Ministry of Production (2015-2018) and Secretary of Economic Policy of the Ministry of Finance (2018-2019) of the Argentine Republic.
Biography
Miguel Braun was born in Buenos Aires on 30 November 1973. His parents were Oscar Braun Seeber and Rosalía Alba Cortés Glinoveski.
He holds a Bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in Economics from University of San Andrés.[1]He graduated with honors in 1996.[2]
He continued his postgraduate studies in the United States. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.[2][3]
Between 2000 and 2003 he was a member of the Academic Council of Universidad of San Andrés, as well as a professor of Economic Policy, Banking Theory and Macroeconomics. He also worked as a professor at the Torcuato di Tella University and at the University of Buenos Aires.[2] [2][4]
Professional activity
In 2000, he was co-founder of CIPPEC (Center for the Implementation of Public Policy for Equity and Growth), where he worked as Director of Fiscal Policy (2000-2006) and Executive Director (2007-2010).[5]
He has served as an economic consultant to the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, CELAC, UNICEF and the Ministry of Economy (Argentina), among others.[2][6][7][8][9]
Between 2010 and 2015 he served as the Executive Director of Pensar Foundation.[10][11]
In February 2013, he was appointed as Director of Bank of the City of Buenos Aires, a position he held until December 2015.[12][2]
Political career
On December 10, 2015, was appointed Secretary of Commerce of the Argentine Republic, a then dependent body of the Ministry of Production. He held this position until October 4, 2018. On 4 October 2018 he was appointed Secretary of Economic Policy, a position he held until 9 September 2019.[13][14]
Current
Between 2020 and 2021, he worked as an associate at the Harvard Kennedy School's Growth Lab.[15]
He is currently a Senior Advisor in the Americas Programme at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Senior Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank.[16]
Books
- Braun, Miguel (2005). La coparticipación en su laberinto (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Buenos Aires: CIPPEC, IAE & UNLP. ISBN 9872014248. – with Atilio Elizagaray, Juan Llach and Alberto Porto.
- Braun, Miguel (2006). Macroeconomía Argentina (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Buenos Aires: Alfaomega. ISBN 9789872311308. – with Lucas Llach.
- Braun, Miguel (2006). Cada cual ¿atiende su juego? El rol del Congreso Nacional en el proceso presupuestario en la Argentina (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Buenos Aires: CIPPEC. ISBN 987201423X. – with Luciana Díaz Frers and Gerardo Uña.
- Braun, Miguel (2018). Macroeconomía Argentina (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Buenos Aires: Sudamericana. ISBN 9789500760669. – with Lucas Llach.
Awards and recognitions
Brazil: Grand Officer of the Order of Rio Branco, Federative Republic of Brazil (2017).
Argentina: Konex Award 2008: Merit Diploma in the category of Social Development Institutions, awarded to CIPPEC.[17]- Argentina
United States: Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Fellowship, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University (2000-2001) - United States: Economics Department Fellowship, Harvard University (1996-98)
References
- ^ "Nuestros graduados". Universidad de San Andrés (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "Miguel Braun CV" (PDF). Instituto de Estudios sobre la Realidad Argentina y Latinoamericana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Miguel Braun". Harvard Club de Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Fiscal Rules for Subnational Governments. Some organizing principles and Latin American experiences". Ideas. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Miguel Braun". CIPPEC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "IDB seminar: Latin America must devise comprehensive programs to protect workers during hard times". IDB. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "¿Para qué sirven las reglas fiscales?: un análisis crítico de la experiencia argentina". CEPAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Strengthening Argentina's Integration in the Global Economy" (PDF). World Bank Group. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Quién es Miguel Braun". iProfesional. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "El remedio es peor que la enfermedad". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Infraestructura, esa idea política". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Memoria 2015" (PDF). Banco Ciudad (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Miguel Braun será el nuevo secretario de política económica". Perfil (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Miguel Braun será el nuevo secretario de política económica". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Growth Lab". Harvard University (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Growth Lab". CSIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Premios Konex - 2008". Fundación Konex (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.