RODNEY SCHMIDT Principal
Researcher (Finance and Debt)
Before
joining the Institute in January 2002, Rodney was
a Program Advisor for the International Development
Research Centre (IDRC) and Coordinator of the Vietnam
Economic and Environment Management Research Program
(VEEM) in Hanoi. He managed research programs in economic
and environment policy for IDRC in Vietnam, Bangladesh,
Cambodia and Nepal. Working with local researchers
and research institutions in Vietnam and Southeast
Asia, he facilitated research projects and helped
establish a network of policy-oriented researchers
and research institutions. The projects addressed
such areas as trade policy reform, trade finance and
competitiveness, the origins and impact of the Asian
financial crisis and foreign direct investment.
Rodney has been a Research Associate at the NSI for
two years. He also worked as International Economist
for the International Finance and Economic Analysis
Division, Department of Finance.
Rodney holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University
of Toronto. His most recent publications include “Credit
and International Competitiveness" (Routledge
Press, 2001), and “Efficient Capital Controls”
published in the Journal of Economic Studies, 28/3
(2001).
