Alberto Dahik

Alberto Dahik is an Ecuadorian economist and director of the Center for Economic and Social Studies for Development (Cesde) at Universidad Espíritu Santo. He is known for his critical views on Ecuador's economic policies, particularly regarding the sustainability of the country's social security system, the Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS). Dahik emphasizes the need for comprehensive reforms to address structural issues in the pension system and the impact of subsidies on poverty and income distribution. Recently, he highlighted the challenges facing Ecuador's public finances and the urgent need for a national consensus to tackle these issues during a forum, drawing attention to the precarious state of the IESS pension fund.