MESA-LAGO, Carmelo

MESA-LAGO, Carmelo. American (born Cuba), b. 1934. Genres: Economics, Medicine/Health. Career: University of Madrid, School of Law, assistant professor, 1961-62; University of Miami, research associate, 1962-65; University of Pittsburgh, assistant professor, 1967-70, associate professor, 1970-76, director of the Center for Latin American Studies, 1974-86, professor of economics, 1976-80, distinguished service professor of economics and Latin American studies, 1980-99, distinguished professor emeritus of economics and Latin American Studies, 1999-; Florida International University, professor and research scholar, 1999-2002. Cuban Studies, editor; board of editors: Statistical Abstract of Latin America, Hemisfile, and Caribbean Review; visiting professor and researcher at universities worldwide. Publications: The Labor Sector and Socialist Distribution in Cuba, 1968; Revolutionary Change in Cuba, 1971; The Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment in Cuba 1898-1970, 1972; Cuba in the 1970's, 1974; Comparative Socialist Systems, 1975; Social Security in Latin America, 1978; The Economy of Socialist Cuba, 1981; Ascent to Bankruptcy, 1989; La Seguridad Social y el Sector Informal, 1990; Health Care for the Poor in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1992; Changing Social Security in Latin America, 1994; Are Economic Reforms Propelling Cuba to the Market?, 1994; Breve historia economica de cuba socialista, 1994; Market, Socialist and Mixed Economies, 2000. EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTOR: Cuba in the World, 1979; Cuba in Africa, 1982; The Crisis of Social Security, 1985; Cuba after the Cold War, 1993; Do Options Exist?, 1998. Address: Dept. of Economics, 4P25 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, U.S.A. Online address: cmesa@pitt.edu