RESUMO O texto ilustra o caminho teórico seguido pelo Professor Fabio Erber na construção de sua formação acadêmica, mostrando as conclusões da tese que escreveu para obter o grau de Doutor em Economia na Universidade de Sussex , assim como, aquela que lhe propiciou o título de professor titular do Instituto de Economia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Este artigo apresenta, também, os estudos sobre Convenções que estava realizando no Pós-Doutorado na Université de Paris XIII. Erber era um profissional respeitado por ex-colegas, alunos e amigos brasileiros e estrangeiros (latino-americanos, franceses, ingleses, etc.), tendo contribuído para o pensamento latino-americano no que diz respeito aos temas que estudou.

ABSTRACT The present paper illustrates the academic line of Professor Fabio Erber, focusing on the conclusions of his doctoral dissertation from the University of Sussex in Economics, “Technological development and State intervention: a study of the Brazilian capital goods industry”, and another important thesis he wrote to became a tenured professor of the Institute of Economics of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro with “A transformation of regulatory framework: development, technology and state intervention in industrialized nations and in Brazil”. Also included in this paper are Dr. Erber’s studies on Conventions during his post-doctorate programme at Université de Paris XIII. With vast academic experience, Dr. Erber wrote more than 120 papers besides holding significant government positions. Colleagues, students and friends both Brazilian and from abroad held Dr. Erber in high regard for his Latin America perspective on the topics he pursued.