Dr. Cielito Habito
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Dr. Cielito Habito is a Professor of Economics at the Ateneo de Manila University and also a Senior Fellow of Ateneo Eagle Watch. He was also a former director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, a research unit in economics and economic policy at the same university. Before becoming a part of the academe, he was Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
Dr. Habito is also an adviser for Mindanao Economic Development at the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and a member of the Council of Advisers of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, the National Advisory Council of World Wildlife Fund Philippines, and the Sub-regional Environmental Policy Dialogue of the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia-Pacific (UNEP-ROAP).
Dr. Habito holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, where he also earned a Master of Arts. He also holds a Master of Economics from the University of New England in Australia. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Major in Agricultural Economics from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).
He has authored and co-authored books, monographs, journal articles, papers, and government policy papers on economic policy issues, quantitative economic modelling, and sustainable development. He writes a weekly column titled “No Free Lunch” in the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s opinion section.
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