JUAN J. BUTTARI
4730 Briar Patch Lane
Fairfax, Va. 22032
Phone: 703-978-1746(R);202-712-1589(O)
Fax : 202-216-3025
E-mail: jbuttari@usaid.gov
jbuttari@worldnet.att.net
BACKGROUND SUMMARY.
• Application of economics to problem-solving in economic policy, labor/capital market issues, and social sector concerns; • Policy reform negotiation and related policy dialogue activities in behalf of international and bilateral organizations leading to policy reform in developing countries; • Economic and financial evaluation of projects and programs, including social sector projects; • Design and coordination of applied economic research by Ph.D. level researchers in top national institutions in diverse developing countries; • Management and leadership in the conceptualization, negotiation, and implementation of projects; • Oral presentation of technical, sensitive, complex issues in international, academic, and policymaking fora; • Publication of results of applied macro and microeconomic analysis in books and technical papers; • Overseas professional assignments include: Brazil, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mozambique, Republic of Macedonia, Poland, and Portugal. • Language capabilities in Spanish, Portuguese, and French in addition to English.
EDUCATION
Diverse training programs and workshops in financial sector issues, management practices, and computer applications, (1985-1995). Ph.D., Georgetown University (1973), Economics M. A., Georgetown University (1971), Economics B. A., University of Puerto Rico (1967), Economics Department of Business Administration, University of Florida (1964), Basic Courses
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY (with illustrative achievements)
Senior Economist for Program and Policy Analysis, Economic Growth Center, Global Bureau. U.S. Agency for International Development (Washington D.C.). Senior economic advisor to the Economic Growth Center on economic policy and project related issues. Lead the analysis of financial, social and labor market policies and projects averaging obligations of $100 million yearly. Staff management. (1994 to present.) · Spearheaded USAID's involvement in pension-system reform as part of the Agency's support to social safety net strengthening in transition countries; through analysis and seminars demonstrated the need to be at the forefront in social safety net issues. · Pioneered methodology and field work to analyze the impact on poverty of capital market development; based on economic theory, and quantitative and survey methods, the resulting analysis positively influenced shift in USAID global policies. · Developed a strategic approach framework for negotiating policy reform in Haiti and identified the policy conditionality options; framework served as the basis for the successful negotiation of a $45 million emergency balance of payments support program. · Developed a methodology for the analysis of how economic reform has affected labor market opportunities for women in developing countries; prototype method applied in El Salvador and extended to countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East; the analysis shows how development institutions can act in behalf of women workers consistently with the promotion of economic growth and competitive markets. Supervisory Economist and Coordinator of Policy Reform, Center for Development Information and Evaluation, Policy Directorate, U.S. Agency for International Development (Washington D.C.). Managed sector teams engaged in the evaluation of policy reform, public sector management, and private sector development. (1991 to 1994). · Advanced the state-of-the-art of USAID credit project programming through a clearly written professional review and critique of the experience with targeted credit and of the theory on which it is based; the review has influenced the practices of USAID Missions and has influenced policy decisions of aid-recipient governments --e.g., Government of Swaziland, USAID Missions in Asia. · Directed the development and successful conclusion of a methodology to assess the impact of structural reform programs; the methodology provided USAID, and other bilateral and multilateral agencies, with a useful tool to gauge the results of reform programs they have supported. · Determined USAID strategy to help the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia strengthen its social safety net and pension fund policies; revised the work of an outside contractor and led discussions with FYROM and USAID in-country officials; recommendations accepted and funds set aside for suggested activities. · Developed and applied the methodologies used in the early 1990s in USAID's evaluations of population and child survival activities in Latin America, Asia, and Africa; this work led to successful insights for a more efficient programming of USAID's multi-million dollars interventions in this area. · Designed and managed USAID evaluations of donors' social safety net interventions in support of structural adjustment; the result of this work influenced social safety net efforts in the tens of millions($) intended to compensate for potential short-term adverse social effects of economic reform. Senior Program Economist and Evaluation Officer, Bureau for Asia, the Middle East and Europe, U.S. Agency for International Development (Washington D.C.). Coordinated technical economic analysis support to A.I.D. missions in the Middle East and Europe (1990 to 1991). · Shaped USAID's early 1990's analysis of Eastern European countries' social safety net needs and of USAID strategy for strengthening them; chaired an inter-agency committee and gained support for USAID safety net initiatives from the U.S. State and Labor Departments. · Completed and presented a seminal work on the policy reform process in Central American countries; the work contributed to USAID's understanding of policy reform sequencing, a crucial issue for Eastern Europe, and on the interaction between political and external forces influencing the timing and direction of stabilization and structural adjustment. · Directed the analysis of program performance indicators to be used in connection with programs in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Yemen; work resulted in improved Mission performance indicators and better defined development impacts. Deputy Chief, Planning and Economic Analysis Office, USAID Mission to El Salvador. (San Salvador, El Salvador). Coordinated the: policy dialogue with host government in promotion of policy reforms; Mission's economic analysis of projects; specification of the Mission's long-term strategy; and, the applied economic research program. Managed staff (1988 to 1990). · Negotiated changes in labor market, monetary, trade, and price policies with cabinet level government officials; through position papers, special studies, oral presentations, and discussions with top government officials and private sector leaders significantly contributed to moving forward the structural reform process. · Motivated USAID El Salvador's reassessment of its strategy through the quantification of alternative strategy-based scenarios, oral presentations, position papers, and debate; the result was a change in Mission's emphases toward a much stronger and effective policy dialogue involvement in its $400 million annual program of economic assistance. · Secured compliance with structural reforms and stabilization conditions in El Salvador as part of a $300 million bilateral balance-of-payments support country agreement; achieved compliance through the development of an effective monitoring and consultation mechanism; with country real GDP annual growth of over 6% per year,compliance resulted in one of the outstanding country-economic successes in Latin America. Deputy Chief, Office of Economic and Program Analysis, USAID Mission to Honduras (Tegucigalpa, Honduras). Coordinated and monitored stabilization and structural reform programs and directed economic analyses of projects. Managed staff (1986 to 1988). · Conceptualized and carried out an influential analysis of a proposed $20 million small-business project ; the analysis significantly enhanced the potential for successful impact of USAID interventions. · Spearheaded the Mission's efforts to analyze the impact of the macroeconomic and institutional settings on small businesses; the resulting studies significantly influenced the design of the Mission's multi-million($) private sector program. · Developed a methodology to estimate the GDP and employment contributions of USAID projects and programs; the results enabled USAID to compare GDP and employment contributions across projects and to assess the economy and/or sector wide dimensions of the impact of the Mission's portfolio. Senior Economist, Bureau of Program and Policy Coordination, Agency for International Development(Washington D.C.). Economic policy design and evaluation; project analysis and management; technical backstopping to USAID missions overseas (1983 to 1985). · Led the design and adoption of Agency-wide and region specific approaches to interest rate, labor market, and capital market policies; conducted Agency- wide workshops; resulted in a much more effective application of Agency programs involving billions of dollars. · Secured resolutions favorable to United States Government positions in an international conference of Labor Ministers; relied on negotiations with high ranking officials and presentations during conference meetings; a result was more efficient labor market policies leading to faster productive employment growth. Economic Consultant: The World Bank, The Organization of American States, The Government of Jamaica, American Institute for Free Labor Development (Washington D.C.). Evaluated economic conditions in selected countries for the adoption of policy actions; prepared development manuals for use in training applications (1982 to 1983). · Spearheaded the changes in training programs and labor market statistics in Barbados and Jamaica; actions resulted in more accurate and policy-relevant labor market statistics, as well as more cost-effective training policies. · Developed a methodology for measuring the labor market impacts of tourism in English-speaking Caribbean countries; methodology successfully implemented by number of tourism and planning ministries after dissemination by the Organization of American States. Regional Labor Markets and Population Advisor for Central America and the Caribbean, United Nations International Labor Office (Guatemala,Panama). Technical assistance to governments; monitoring and technical backstopping of other United Nations personnel; project development and execution. Managed staff (1980 and 1981). · Led negotiations with high-level government officials in Guatemala and brought a United Nations-financed prominent national project out of an ominous impasse; readjusted objectives, identified needed activities and corresponding input requirements, redistributed tasks among national and international personnel, and steered antagonistic parties to the acceptance of a pertinent work program; the project enhanced demographic assessment practices in Guatemala. · Spearheaded the identification and development of technical assistance projects relating to labor market, population, and social sectors in behalf of the governments of Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Honduras; identified issues, assessed means and goals, clarified technical aspects and presented mission reports to top level government officials; interventions resulted in cost-effective development activities. Technical Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme (Brazil). Supervised and coordinated multi-country comparative applied economic research activities. Managed staff (1974 to 1979). · Salvaged an ongoing applied research project involving institutions in twelve countries; developed, supervised, and managed the project to a successful completion by providing needed orientation, resetting goals, reallocating funds, and contributing to the solution of technical problems; the effort resulted in the publication and widespread dissemination of influential works. Research Associate (1971 to 1974) and Research Assistant (1969 to 1970), The Brookings Institution (Washington D.C.). Economic and multivariate statistical analysis; research coordination; administration of project resources; preparation and editing of technical papers. · Designed the structure, and negotiated its adoption, of a regional organization linking the activities of more than thirty research and policy- oriented institutions in 15 countries; used scenario analysis, position papers and presentations in numerous workshops to obtain consensus; the result was an institution which impacted economic policy analysis and research in many Latin American countries.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University and American University (Washington D.C.). Professor of economics (1979; 1982-1985). Lecturer at Georgetown University (1974) and Visiting Professor at Georgetown 1970-1973. During 1972 and 1973 programmed and coordinated the teaching of economics at the Inter- American Labor Economics Program. Frequent lecturer at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies during 1968 to 1974, and 1982 to 1985.
OTHER RELEVANT POSITIONS
Administrative Officer of the ECIEL Program of Joint Economic Studies on Latin America, The Brookings Institution (Washington D.C.). Budgeting and financial management, preparation of financial reports, participant in grant negotiation (1972 to 1974). Contributing Editor for Handbook of Latin American Studies Library of Congress (Washington D.C.). Prepared reviews of economic literature relating to selected South American countries (1972 to 1974). PUBLIC SPEAKING EXPERIENCE : More than 60 seminars and conferences in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and Asia.
SCHOLASTIC HONORS AND AWARDS
•Performance awards in 1984, 1992, and 1994; special letter of commendation, 1995 (U.S. Agency for International Development.) •Organization of American States Fellow, Georgetown University; •Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico; •University Scholar, University of Havana and University of Puerto Rico;
LANGUAGES
•Spanish excellent (native language); •English excellent; •Portuguese working knowledge (U.S. State Dept. Foreign Service Institute : R 4, S 3+); •French working knowledge (State Dept. Foreign Service Institute : R 3, S 2 +). OVERSEAS PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS: Most Latin American and Caribbean countries, Bulgaria, FYR of Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Mozambique, Swaziland, and Indonesia.
TECHNICAL PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
• PUBLISHED BOOKS AND RECENT SPECIAL STUDIES
Women in El Salvador's Labor Market: Present, Trends, and Prospects. Author. United States Agency for International Development, Center for Economic Growth, Economists Working Paper Series No 1, 1996. Subsidized Credit Programs: The Theory, The Record, The Alternatives. United States Agency for International Development, USAID Evaluation Special Study Report No. 75, Center for Development Information and Evaluation, 1995. Methodological Approaches to The Evaluation of Economic Reforms in The Context of Adjustment: Issues, Solution Tools, and Suggestions for USAID. Project manager and coauthor with Paul McNelis and James Walker. USAID Working Paper No. 157, Center for Development Information and Evaluation, Washington D.C., 1994. Labor Market Issues in Tourism in the Enqlish Speakinq Caribbean Countries. Author. Organization of American States, 1984. An Introduction to The Economics of Labor in Developing Countries. Author. Monograph in Spanish. American Institute for Free Labor Development, 1983. Employment and Labor Force in Latin America : A Review at National and Reqional Levels. Coordinator, leading contributor and editor. Organization of American States, 1979. The Wage Structure in LAFTA Countries. Collaborating author with Jorge Salazar. Book in Spanish published by Ediciones SIAP, Argentina, 1979. Employment, Industrial Concentration and Technology. Coordinator, leading contributor and editor. Book in Spanish published by Ediciones SIAP, Argentina, 1978. • PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND TECHNICAL REPORTS The Impact of The Indonesian Stock Exchange on Employment and Growth. Monograph in process; advanced draft available. Coauthor with Jerre Manarolla and Michael Shea. USAID Economic Growth Center, 1996. "A Review of Economic Policies and Strategies for Trade and Industrialization in Central America" in Irma T. de Alonso, editor, Trade Industrialization and Integration in Twentieth-Century Central America. Praeger, 1994. "The Labor Market and Retirement Pensions in Cuba During The Transition: Reflections on The Social Safety Net Experience of Former Socialist Countries", in Association for The Study of The Cuban Economy Cuba in Transition, Volume 4. Florida International University, 1994. "The Adjustment Effects on The Poor: A Literature Review", Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of The Eastern Economic Association, Washington D.C. 1993. "Reflections on Systemic Economic Policy Reform: Lessons, Evaluation and Social Costs" in Association for The Study of The Cuban Economy, Cuba in Transition, Volume 2. Florida International University 1993. A Proposal for Assessing USAID's Support for Reform of Financial Sector Policies. Discussion paper for USAID's Center for Development Information and Evaluation. Coauthor with James Walker. Washington D.C., 1993. "Economic Reforms in Four Central American Countries: Patterns and Lessons Learned," in Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, Vol 34, No 4. Spring 1992. "Evaluating Broad Economic Policy Changes Aimed at Structural Reform: A Concepts Piece on Methodology." Paper presented at the Workshop Assessment of The Agency for International Development's Policy Reform Program. USAID and Institute for Policy Reform Washington D.C., 1992. "Comments on Analyses of The Energy and Tourism Sectors of Socialist Cuba" in Cuba in Transition, Volume 1. Florida International University, 1992. Economic Analysis of Family Planning in Honduras. An evaluation study prepared for USAID's Center for Development Information and Evaluation. Washington D.C., 1992. A.I.D. Assistance for the Social Safety Net in Poland: Report and Recommendations. Paper prepared for USAID's Bureau for Europe and The Near East. Washington D.C., 1991. Supporting Structural Change in Bulgaria: Project Paper for An Agriculture Sector Grant. Coauthor. Paper prepared for USAID's Bureau for Europe and The Near East. Washington D.C., 1991. Methodological Guidelines for the Analysis of the Export-Support Services Industry. Background paper prepared for the evaluation of Export Projects. Prepared for USAID's Center for Development Information and Evaluation. Washington D.C., 1991. USAID Assistance to Eastern Europe: A Social Safety Net and Other Avenues for Assistance. Concept paper prepared for USAID's Bureau for Europe and The Near East. Washington D.C., 1991. Note on the Issue of Potential Moral Hazard and the A.I.D. Financial Guaranty Initiative. Discussion paper prepared for USAID's Bureau for Europe and The Near East. Washington D.C. 1990. Economic Analysis of A Technology Transfer Project for Agriculture. Study done for a pre-project assessment. USAID Mission in El Salvador. El Salvador, 1989. A Scenario Approach to Labor Market Variables in El Salvador. Background paper for USAID El Salvador's program development activities. El Salvador, 1989. Addressing Frequent Financial Sector Issues. Discussion paper prepared for The USAID Mission in El Salvador. El Salvador, 1989. The Politics of Economic Reform. Background paper prepared for USAID El Salvador and the Government of El Salvador. El Salvador, 1988. Economic Analysis of A Free Zone Project. Study done for a pre-project assessment. USAID Mission in El Salvador. El Salvador, 1988. Modeling of El Salvador's Economic Performance : A Gap Approach. Background paper for USAID El Salvador programming activities. El Salvador, 1988. Trends and Lessons Learned in Contemporary Economic Development Thinking. Concept paper prepared for The United States Embassy in El Salvador and USAID, El Salvador. El Salvador, 1988. Guidance for Evaluating USAID Strategy to Help Honduras Enhance Its Export Potential. Concept paper for the Assessment of USAID Honduras' export strategy. Honduras, 1988. A Stock Exchange for Honduras? Discussion paper prepared for USAID Honduras and The Honduras Stock Exchange Commission. Honduras, 1987. Economic Implications of Strengthening Democratic Institutions in Honduras. Concept paper for USAID Honduras programming activities. Honduras, 1987. Honduras and The Lowest Income Economies. What Do Selected Indicators Say? Concept paper prepared for USAID Honduras. Honduras, 1988. Economic Analysis of A Small Business Project. Economic assessment of a USAID Honduras project. Honduras, 1987. Economic Analysis of A Vocational Training Project. Aconomic Assessment of a USAID Honduras project. Honduras, 1987 Guidelines for Measuring the Contributions to GDP and Incomes of Rural Projects. Methodological paper for the assessment of selected impacts of USAID Honduras and USAID projects. Honduras, 1986. Measuring Project Contributions to Social and Economic Objectives. Concept paper prepared for USAID Honduras. Honduras, 1986. Reflections on Small Enterprises and The Private Sector Connection to Development. Concept paper prepared for USAID Honduras. Honduras, 1986. Economic Analysis of A Farming Project: Farmers' Organizations Strengthening. Study manager and coauthor with Randall Peterson. Pre-project assessment for a project by USAID Honduras. Honduras, 1985. The Case for A Unified Exchange Rate System. Concept paper prepared for USAID El Salvador as background for discussions with El Salvador's Central Bank and Ministry of Finance. El Salvador, 1985. A.I.D. Funding of Intermediate Finance Institutions (IFIs): Lessons Learned and Guidance. Background paper prepared for USAID Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination's Agency policy setting. Washington, 1984. A Policy Approach to The Employment Problem in Developing Countries. Paper presented at The International Conference on Employment Policy Implementation held under the auspices of USAID Panama and The Government of the Republic of Panama. Panama, 1985. Employment Issues in Jamaica -- A Report for The World Bank. Background paper for World Bank's discussions with the Government of Jamaica. Washington D.C. 1983. "Labor and Employment in Barbados", in World Bank, Economic Memorandum on Barbados, 1982. Employment and Training Needs in Jamaica During the 1980's. Report commissioned by the Government of Jamaica. Jamaica, 1982. Adjusting a Macroeconometric Model for Social Variables. Study prepared for the International Labor Office and The Government of Costa Rica. Panama, 1981. "Unemployment in Latin America: Priority Areas for International Action in the 1980's", in Governance in the Western Hemisphere Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1981. The Development of Colon, Panama, and Employment Creation. Working Paper Series, PREALC. Coauthor with Ricardo Lagos and Jose Wurgaft. Study prepared at the request of the Government of Panama. International Labor Office, 1981 (in Spanish). Population Dynamics and Employment in Guatemala. Paper prepared for The International Labor Office and The Government of Guatemala. International Labor Office, 1980 (in Spanish). Sectoral Development and Productive Employment in Panama. Paper presented in a Workshop for the Analysis of Employment Issues. Held under the auspices of the Government of Panama. Washington D.C. 1979 (in Spanish) . "Labor Supply in Latin America", Ensayos ECIEL, No. 5. Rio de Janeiro, 1978 (in Spanish). A Proposal for Research on Economic and Demographic Determinants of Labor Supply in Latin America. Paper prepared for the ECIEL Program of Joint Economic Studies and The Rockefeller Foundation. Rio de Janeiro, 1978. Labor Market Participation Rates in Latin America. Analysis prepared for the ECIEL Program of Joint Economic Studies. Rio de Janeiro, 1978 (in Spanish). "Manufacturing Wage Differentials in Venezuela and in Uruguay", Ensayos ECIEL, No. 4. Rio de Janeiro, 1977. "Intraindustry Differentials in Labor Productivity", in Victor Tokman and Paulo R. Souza (eds.), El Empleo en America Latina, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, 1976 (in Spanish). "Considerations on Labor Productivity Differentials: A Comparative Analysis", in Jorge Salazar (editor) Industrialization and Employment, Organization of American States, 1976 (in Spanish) . Aspects of Population Growth in Latin America. Study prepared for the Employment Project, ECIEL Program of Joint economic Studies. Brazil, 1976. Labor Markets and Labor Force Absorption. Concept paper for the ECIEL Program of Joint Economic Studies. Brazil, 1975 (in Spanish). "Human Resources in Latin America", in Guidelines for Achieving Maximum Employment and Growth in Latin America, Organization of American States, 1973. Coauthor with Jorge Salazar. The Wage Structure in Developing Countries : Issues and Findings. Study prepared for the ECIEL Program of Joint Economic Studies' on wages. Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., 1973. "Colombia, Ecuador, The Guianas and Venezuela", in Donald E. J. Stewart (editor) Handbook of Latin American Studies No. 35, Library of Congress/University of Florida Press, 1973. Venezuela. 1950-1976 : Variables. Parameters and National Accounts Methodology, Inter-American Development Bank, 1968. Contributor with Oscar Echevarria, main author. 15 August 1996
