Huáscar Eguino

Huáscar Eguino

Works as a Lead Specialist in Fiscal and Municipal Management at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, D.C. Economist with specialization in public finance, public investment management, fiscal policies, and climate change. He has a master’s degree in Local and Regional Development from the University of Rotterdam (Holland) and postgraduate studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA); Harvard University (Kennedy School of Government), and University of Pennsylvania. He has more than 20 years of experience providing policy advice and designing development projects in 18 countries in Latin America. In addition, he has worked directly with more than 100 subnational governments on issues ranging from the modernization of their finances to the design and implementation of development projects. He has twice been awarded the IDB Best Project Team Award for his work in Brazil (Credit Line for Municipalities - PROCIDADES) and Mexico (Program of Strengthening of States and Municipalities). In his long career at the IDB, he worked as Coordinator of Urban Development in Brazil, Coordinator of the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative, and Coordinator of the Decentralization and Subnational Fiscal Management Cluster. Currently, he is responsible for the IDB’s agenda on Fiscal Policy for Climate Change. He has more than 20 publications on the IDB (available at http://www.iadb.org). His most recent publications cover the following topics: fiscal policy and climate change; behavioral economics and local taxation; public investment management; and land management and property tax.