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Dr. Jesus Felipe

Full Professor and Research Fellow

I am Distinguished Professor and Research Fellow in the School of Economics, De La Salle University (Manila, Philippines), where I teach Development Economics. I am also Director of the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies, where I lead a multidisciplinary research program on the “The Future of the Philippine Economy.”

I am also research associate of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College; the Center for Full Employment and Price Stability, University of Missouri –Kansas City; and the Centre for Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), The University of Newcastle, Australia.

I undertook my undergraduate studies in Spain at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. I hold M.A. degrees from the International University of Japan and from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining De La Salle University, I was Advisor to the Chief Economist, in the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines, where I worked from 1996 to 2022. During this time, I developed the work program on “Asia’s Economic Transformation”. As a Senior official of ADB, I travelled extensively throughout Asia, participated in many policy discussions with Governments, and provided advice on the design of development plans.

I have held academic positions with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong, PRC) during 1995-1996, and with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, USA), during 1999-2002 (while I was on leave from ADB).

Between 2015 and 2022, I was Managing Editor and member of the Editorial Board of the Asian Development Review. Also, I have been Editor and member of the Advisory Board Board of Metroeconomica since 2008.

Educational Background

Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration (Operations Research), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) 

Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Economics, International University of Japan (Japan) (1991) Master of Arts (M.A.) in Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania (USA)  

Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania (USA)  

Research Interests