Roberto Ruiz Blum PhD student in Economics at the University of Coimbra (Portugal). Ecuadorian economic researcher and consultant. I coordinate Rethinking Economics Ecuador and am an active member of the Dollarization Observatory and the Lawfare Observatory. I am affiliated with the Post-Keynesian Economics Society (PKES) and the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE).
My research interests focus on long waves of economic development, economic policy, central banking, international financial architecture, structural development, and theories of well-being, drawing on heterodox and pluralist economic perspectives.
My research lies at the intersection of economic policy, structural development theory, and international financial architecture, grounded in a pluralistic and heterodox approach that challenges mainstream economic thought.
I am currently a PhD student in Economics at the University of Coimbra (Portugal), focusing on the role of the IMF in dollarized economies, the function of central banks in peripheral contexts, and the need to reform the global financial system from a Global South perspective.
My work is rooted in the belief that economics must be rethought critically, integrating non-hegemonic, feminist, post-Keynesian, ecological, and decolonial perspectives. I explore:
Long waves of development and crisis (Kondratiev cycles and neo-Schumpeterian views);
The impact of IMF agreements on youth employment, public expenditure, and fiscal sovereignty;
The development of alternative well-being indicators beyond GDP, including Buen Vivir (Sumak Kawsay);
The role of economic lawfare in the neoliberal restoration process in Latin America.
My goal is to propose more just, democratic, and sustainable economic models, responding to the structural challenges of Latin America while contributing to a systemic transformation focused on social justice and collective well-being.