Dante Canlas
Dante B. Canlas is a Filipino economist and a professor at the UP School of Economics at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He served as Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and concurrently Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority from 2001 to 2002 under then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Dr. Canlas was also the Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Kazakhstan, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Pakistan, and the Philippines from 2003 to 2004.
Dante Canlas | |
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.jpg.webp) Dr. Canlas speaking at a PIDS conference in September 2015 | |
| 10th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Concurrently Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – 2002 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Felipe Medalla |
| Succeeded by | Romulo Neri |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Filipino  |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Profession | Economist |
He earned his B.S. in mathematics, M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of the Philippines, where he was a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi.[1][2] He completed his dissertation "Marital Fertility and Working Wives in the Philippines: An Economic Analysis" in 1978.[3] He was Visiting Professor at Northern Illinois University in De Kalb, Illinois and Research Fellow at the prestigious Princeton University in New Jersey.
References
- Torrevillas, Domini M. "Upsilonians hold 12th world congress". philstar.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- Torrevillas, FROM THE STANDS By Domini M. "Upsilon mystique". philstar.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- Dissertation title in the Philippine Economic Journal, Volume 20, Issues 46-48
| Preceded by Felipe Medalla |
Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority 2001 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Romulo Neri |