Welcome to my web page. I am an Associate Professor of Macroeconomics and Advanced Economic Theory at the School of Economics at Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), Caracas, Venezuela. I am also associated with the Economic Research Unit at Mercantil Servicios Financieros in Venezuela. I hold a degree in economics from UCV, a Master Degree in Economics at Roosevelt University (in Chicago), and a Ph.D. in economics at University of East London (in England). I was named “Andrés Bello Fellow” at The University of Oxford (2002-2003) and I was a former Senior Economist at the Economic Research Office for the Venezuelan Congress   (1998-1999). I have also served over the years as a consultant for several public offices in Venezuela. Among the BOOKS I have published: Stabilization and Growth in Latin America: A Critique and Reconstruction from Post Keynesian and Structuralist Perspectives. Palgrave Global Publishing Press, New York. 2001. Quiebras Bancarias y Crisis Financieras en Venezuela: Una Perspectiva Macroeconómica, (joint with Raúl González), Banco Central de Venezuela: Caracas, 1999. Contribuciones al Análisis de la Inflación: Anotaciones para el caso Venezolano, Editor, Ediciones EVE-FACES: Caracas, 1997. I have published in numerous academic journals such as Cambridge Journal of Economics, Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Review of Political Economy, Revista de Análisis Económico, Metroeconomica, Economic Letters, and Investigación Económica.

I do theoretical and empirical research in development macroeconomics, credit markets and public policy with an emphasis on issues related to the Venezuelan economy. My interest in  Post-Keynesian economics is also evident. This is the result of being utterly dissatisfied with how mainstream neoclassical economics addresses questions of stabilization, growth and development. Almost all my working papers, technical notes and early versions of published papers are available through this page in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). Most of them are in Spanish but you may find some others in English. You may download a free Acrobat reader from Adobe's web site. If you experience difficulties with the PDF files, you probably need a more recent version of Acrobat reader.

Please feel free to contact me with comments, questions, or requests for hard copies of these papers by e-mail leonardo.vera@cantv.net phone (58-212-753-5281), or postal mail at the address above. Please include your name, mailing address, and the title of the paper requested.