At the 91st GRIPS Forum on April 21, 2014, Dr. Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr., Chairman, Board of Trustees, Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), gave a lecture titled “Philippine Macroeconomic Regimes”.

• Abstract

Dr. Paderanga will come to share his perspective on examination of
the impact of economic policies after the Second World War.

• Speakers’ Profile:

Dr. Paderanga is a professor at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. He was until recently the Secretary for Socioeconomic Planning and the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) from July 2010- April 2012. He had held the same cabinet post from 1990 to 1992 and has been a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Philippines from 1990 to 1992 and from 1993 to 1999. He was also the Chairman of the Philippine Social Science Council (1999-2001) and President of the Philippine Economics Society (1998-1999). As one of the leading economist of the country, he has been conducting a series of major researches mainly on macro economy, publishing many influential books and papers. Dr. Paderanga is currently assuming chairmanship of DAP, which has been mandated with executive development for the Government for the past forty years.