Agatiello, Osvaldo

Education

Osvaldo R. Agatiello, Professor of International Economics and Governance, specialises in governance and public ethics, international economics and trade, and the role of government in socio-economic development.

He studied international economics and law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Massachusetts (MALD, PhD) and the universities of Córdoba (SJD) and Buenos Aires (JD) in Argentina.

Professional Experience

As an advisor to governments and a consultant to international organizations, Dr Agatiello specializes in international trade and finance, governance and corporate responsibility, issues on which he has published extensively.

He is a member of the International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, the Inter-American Bar Association, and the Argentine Council for International Relations.

Courses taught

Trade, money and power: advanced seminar on international economic issues

Introduction to international economics

International economics and sustainable development

Special issues in international trade

Special issues in international economics

Ethics in international relations

Current affairs and ethical governance

Economic diplomacy

Publications

• Corruption not an end. Management Decision (United Kingdom). Special issue: Daring to care: a basis for responsible management. Vol 48, Nº 10, 2010.
• Declaration on Global ethics in politics: why it matters more than ever and how it can make a difference, with B Girardin and S Sharma, Globethics.com, October 2010.
• El imperativo de la diplomacia económica. Analítica.com, Caracas, Venezuela, 17 February 2010.
• The world is one and all things are in it. Management Decision (United Kingdom). Special issue: Why and how green management matters, Vol 47, Nº 7, 2009.
• Expert panel member, Global ethics and integrity benchmarks, by J. E. Dubinsky and A. Richter, 2008-2009.
• Reducing trade transaction costs: steps to formulate a national trade facilitation strategy. World Export Development Forum, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, Switzerland, 2008.
• Ethical governance: beyond good practices and standards. Management Decision (United Kingdom). Special issue: Questions we ask about ethics in a global marketplace, Vol 46, Nº 8, 2008.
• Trade facilitation: a consensus development tool. In What if: new challenges in export development. World Export Development Forum 2007, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Montreux, Switzerland, 8-11 October 2007.
• Is South-South trade the answer to alleviating poverty? Management Decision (United Kingdom). Special issue: Alleviating poverty through trade, Vol 45, Nº 8, 2007.
• Unleashing entrepreneurship: nurturing an enabling environment for SME development in Afghanistan. Background paper for the Conference on the Enabling Environment for Private Initiative in Afghanistan, Aga Khan Development Network and Government of Afghanistan, with the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank, Kabul, Afghanistan, 3-5 June 2007.
• CSR and trade: informing consumers about social and environmental conditions of globalised production. With B A Fliess, H-J Lee and O L Dubreuil, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Trade and Agriculture Directorate. OECD Trade Policy Working Paper Nº 47, TD/TC/WP(2006)17/FINAL, 10 January 2007. Part I - Part II