PAOLO SPADONI, M.A., Ph.D.4440 S.W. Archer Road, #1325, Gainesville, FL 32608(H) 352-375-3355 • (C) 352-284-2326 • (O) 504-314-2601 • E-mail: pspadoni@tulane.eduGuest lecturer/panelist• Guest speaker at Rotary Club of Orlando, Orlando, Florida, May 15, 2008• Spring 2008 Symposium, “The Road to the White House: Tough Choices,” Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government,University of Central Florida, Orlando, March 31, 2008.• Interviewed as an expert on the Cuban economy and US-Cuba relations on Voice of America, August 13, 2007.• Daytona Beach Community College (DBCC), regional <strong>for</strong>um on the subject of “Cuba After Castro – Part II,” panel organizedby DBCC <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> International Business Education, January 17, 2007.• DBCC Public Broadcasting Channel 15, “Eyes on Education – panel on Cuba,” January 17, 2007.• Orlando, “Doing Business in Cuba,” conference organized by the U.S.-Cuba Trade Association (USCTA), April 13, 2006.• Interviewed as an expert on the Cuban economy on the Voice of America program Ventana a Cuba (Window on Cuba),February 13 and 15, 2006.• Tampa, “Beyond Cigars and Coffee: Cuba’s Investment Opportunities,” panel organized by the Society of InternationalBusiness Fellows (SIBF), February 13, 2006.• Daytona Beach Community College (DBCC), regional <strong>for</strong>um on the subject of “Cuba After Castro,” panel organized byDBCC <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> International Business Education, January 25, 2006.• Interviewed as an expert on the Cuban economy on the Voice of America program Ventana a Cuba (Window on Cuba),January 5-6, 2006.• Inter-<strong>American</strong> Dialogue (Washington D.C.), “Cuba on the Brink? US Policy After the Powell Commission,” panelorganized by Florida International University's Cuban Research Institute and Inter-<strong>American</strong> Dialogue, November 29, 2005.• University of Florida, <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>Studies</strong>, course “Political Economy of <strong>Latin</strong> America,” instructor Dr. AnaMargheritis, November 2004.• University of Florida, <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>Studies</strong>, seminar “Translating <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>American</strong> Literature,” instructor Dr.Elizabeth Lowe, June 2004.• University of Florida, <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>Studies</strong>, seminar “Continuity and Change in the Cuban Revolution,”instructor Dr. Menno Vellinga, February 2004.• Stetson University, <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> course, instructor Mary E. Risner, October 2002.• University of Florida, College of Journalism, “A Bridge to Cuba”, panel moderated by Greg Stuart Smith (news director atWUFT-TV), October 2002.PUBLICATIONS• “The U.S. Congress and the Cuban Embargo: Analysis of a Learning Process,” Book chapter in M. Leann Brown, MichaelKenney, and Michael J. Zarkin (eds.), Organizational Learning in the Global Context, Ashgate Publishing, 2006.• “The Current Situation of Foreign Investment in Cuba,” in Cuba in Transition--Volume 14. Association <strong>for</strong> the Study of theCuban Economy (ASCE), 2004, pp.109-131.• “U.S. Financial Flows in the Cuban Economy,” Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, Volume 14, Number 1,Spring 2004, pp.81-117.• “The Role of the United States in the Cuban Economy,” in Cuba in Transition--Volume 13. Association <strong>for</strong> the Study of theCuban Economy (ASCE), 2003, pp. 410-429.• “Foreign Investment in Cuba: Recent Developments and Role in the Economy,” in Cuba in Transition--Volume 12.Association <strong>for</strong> the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE), 2002, pp. 158-178.• “The Impact of the Helms-Burton Legislation on Foreign Investment in Cuba,” in Cuba in Transition--Volume 11,Association <strong>for</strong> the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE), 2001, pp. 18-36.• “Cuba’s Current Economic Situation: Macroeconomic Per<strong>for</strong>mance, Structural Changes, and Future Challenges,” Bookchapter accepted on July 30, 2008 <strong>for</strong> inclusion in a University of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia (UC)-Cuba anthology under review byUniversity of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Press.• Manuscript on U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba (Title TBA) that University Press of Florida (UPF) is considering <strong>for</strong>publication. The book was favorably reviewed by the editor of the Contemporary Cuba Series at UPF. I am currentlyworking on minor revisions be<strong>for</strong>e submitting the final version.• “Foreign Direct Investment in Costa Rica’s High Technology Sectors: Economic Impact and Future Challenges,” article to besubmitted <strong>for</strong> publication in referee journal.• Article on <strong>for</strong>eign direct investment in the Dominican Republic’s free trade zones that will be submitted <strong>for</strong> publication in areferee journal during Spring 2008/Fall 2009.2
PAOLO SPADONI, M.A., Ph.D.4440 S.W. Archer Road, #1325, Gainesville, FL 32608(H) 352-375-3355 • (C) 352-284-2326 • (O) 504-314-2601 • E-mail: pspadoni@tulane.eduOPINION PIECES (op-eds)• “A new No.2 in Cuba?” Orlando Sentinel, January 13, 2008.• “How not to bring liberty to Cuba,” The Christian Science Monitor, November 20, 2007.• “On Cuba, the U.S. is an island,” Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2007.• “Bush deaf about Cuba,” Orlando Sentinel, October 31, 2007.• “Have Cuban donations reached an all-time high?” Orlando Sentinel, October 16, 2007 (also published in Cuba Trade &Investment News, v.9, n.11, November 2007).• “Look beyond Cuban dissidents,” Orlando Sentinel, September 2, 2007 (also published in Cuba Trade & Investment News,V.9, n.9, September 2007).• “All or nothing on Cuba?” Orlando Sentinel, April 1, 2007.• “Cuban economy: The good, the bad, the ugly,” Cuba Trade & Investment News, V.9, n.2, February 2007.• “What Raul’s Cuba might look like,” Orlando Sentinel, December 31, 2006.• “Cuba won’t abandon socialism just yet,” The Christian Science Monitor, November 13, 2006.• “Should Cuban oil be exempted from embargo?” Orlando Sentinel, October 14, 2006 (also published in Cuba Trade &Investment News, V.8, n.11, November 2006).• “In<strong>for</strong>mation blockade to Cuba already broken,” Orlando Sentinel, September 3, 2006 (also published in Cuba Trade&Investment News, v.8, n.9, September 2006.• “Reality in Cuba belies U.S. goals,” Orlando Sentinel, August 14, 2006.• Suppose Fidel is sitting back, watching,” South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 5, 2006.• “Was it all planned by Castro?” Orlando Sentinel, August 2, 2006.• “Tourism’s challenges: Low spending, high cost,” Cuba Trade & Investment News, v.8, n.6, June 2006.• “Cuba crackdowns are a sign of perceived strength,” Orlando Sentinel, May 14, 2006.• “Family ties could defy Cuba travel rules,” Orlando Sentinel, February 6, 2006.• “Virtues and problems of Cuba’s GDP <strong>for</strong>mula,” Cuba Trade & Investment News, V.8, n.2, February 2006.• “Uphill battle to curb flow of U.S. cash to Cuba,” Orlando Sentinel, November 28, 2005.• “Tracking the Embargo: Restrictions show little effect,” Cuba Trade & Investment News, V.7, n.11, November 2005.• “Truth about Cuba’s economy lies in middle,” Orlando Sentinel, August 29, 2005.• “Rolling back timid capitalist re<strong>for</strong>ms,” South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 7, 2005.• “Remittances could raise Cubans’ wages, pensions,” Orlando Sentinel, May 22, 2005.• “Making sense of currency changes,” Orlando Sentinel, April 18, 2005.• “Investing in Cuba: Indirect route well-worn,” South Florida Sun-Sentinel, March 14, 2005.• “New export rules on Cuba could backfire in Congress,” Orlando Sentinel, March 7, 2005.• “Foreign banks’ exposure in Cuba unaffected by U.S. pressures,” Orlando Sentinel, February 14, 2005.• “Fewer U.S. visitors, more remittances to Cuba?” Orlando Sentinel, January 17, 2005.• “Don’t change export rules on Cuba,” Orlando Sentinel, December 27, 2004.• “Only small European firms succumb to U.S. embargo on Cuba,” The Gainesville Sun, December 4, 2004.• “Reasons behind Cuba’s dollar ban,” Orlando Sentinel, November 22, 2004.• “Cuba’s war on fake cigars gets unexpected help,” Orlando Sentinel, October 18, 2004.• “Castro’s moves neutralize U.S. measures,” Orlando Sentinel, July 12, 2004.• “Bush steps strengthen Castro regime,” The Washington Times, July 4, 2004.• “U.S. measures strengthen Fidel,” Tampa Tribune, July 2, 2004.• “U.S. policies do not serve national interests,” South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 5, 2004.• “Adopt 1-track Cuba policy,” Orlando Sentinel, March 1, 2004.• “Miami’s lifeline to Fidel,” (co-authored with Terry L. McCoy), The Christian Science Monitor, September 17, 2003.• “La spada di Damocle sugli investimenti stranieri a Cuba.” <strong>Latin</strong>oamerica e tutti i sud del mondo (Italian magazine), v.82,n.1, 2003.• Paolo <strong>Spadoni</strong> is regularly quoted in major newspapers, news agencies, and magazines. In the past, he was quoted in TheLos Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, The Miami Herald, The Dallas Morning News, SouthFlorida Sun-Sentinel, Reuters, Associated Press, Bloomberg, BBC Mundo, Mother Jones, and several <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>American</strong>newspapers.3