Cielito Flores HabitoAPFED Policy Dialogue on CSR for Env. Mgt and Sustainable Devt in Asia and the Pacific. . Accessed 18 October 2010. (born 20 April 1953 in Cabuyao, Laguna) or "Ciel" Habito is a Filipino economist, professor, and columnist. He served concurrently as the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Socio-Economic Planning Secretary during the Ramos administration.National Economic and Development Authority. , Retrieved, 2 October 2010.The Philippine Daily Inquirer. , Manila, 22 June 2010. Retrieved, 2 October 2010.
He is one of the 1991 Ten Outstanding Young Men Awardees for Economics.orosa.org. , Retrieved, 2 October 2010.
Early life and education Habito was born on 20 April 1953 in Cabuyao, Laguna. He studied at the Maquiling School in Los Baños for grade school, then at the Philippine Science High School for secondary education. He attended the University of the Philippines Los Baños for his tertiary education, earning a degree in agriculture, major in agricultural economics and graduating summa cum laude.
He then attended the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, where he earned a Master of Economics degree. He also obtained a Master of Arts in Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Career Academic career Habito began his academic career at the UPLB Department of Economics, where he was among its pioneering faculty members. He later served as the department's fourth chair in 1987. Habito currently teaches Economics at the Ateneo de Manila University. He was also director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, a research unit in economics and economic policy at the same university, before being succeeded by Dr. Leonardo Lanzona.Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development. School of Social Sciences (as of 2012).
Columnist He writes a weekly column entitled No Free Lunch in the Philippine Daily Inquirer's opinion section. From August 2003 to June 2010, he wrote for the same newspaper's business section. Before writing for the Inquirer, his column was formerly published at The Manila Times.The Manila Times. , 24 July 2011. Retrieved, 12 July 2012.
In 2012, Habito and the Inquirer published a book featuring a selection of his previous articles for the newspaper.Philippine Daily Inquirer. , 6 February 2012. Retrieved, 12 July 2012.National Book Store Online. , Retrieved, 12 July 2012.
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External links No Free Lunch, Philippine Daily Inquirer Latest Columns of Dr. Habito