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Ricardo is the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University, and Founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab. Under his leadership, the Growth Lab has grown into one of the most well-regarded and influential hubs for research on international development and economic growth. Previously he served as the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank, where he created the Research Department, and was Chairman of the IMF - World Bank Development Committee. He was the Minister of Planning of Venezuela and member of the Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela. His recent work in over 30 countries has focused on the sources of financial instability, growth in developing countries and the causes of macroeconomic volatility. He has been a consultant for the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, among others. He holds a BSc in engineering and a PhD in Economics from Cornell University and was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford.