Lecture:

“The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela under Chavismo”

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Description:

Explaining what happened in Venezuela through the lens of oil dependency and the boom and bust cycle. Conversely, understanding the collapse of the oil industry, and looking at its perspectives for the future.

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Biography:

Dr. Monaldi is the Fellow in Latin American Energy Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and a Lecturer in Energy Economics at Rice University, in Houston. He is the Founding Director and a Professor at the Center for Energy and the Environment at IESA in Caracas. He is also Nonresident Fellow at the Center for Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, Nonresident Associate in Geopolitics of Energy at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, and Faculty Associate in Energy Policy at the School of Government at the Tecnológico de Monterrey. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science (Political Economy) from Stanford University, a Master in International and Development Economics from Yale University, and a B.A. in Economics from Universidad Católica Andres Bello (UCAB).