Fedesarrollo - Universidad de los Andes
SANTAFE DE BOGOTA, October 2-4, 1997
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(as of 10/9/97)
Conference Organizers: Mauricio Cárdenas S. and Santiago Montenegro
Program Committee:
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afishlow@email.cfr.org |
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gperry@worldbank.org |
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Preliminary Conference Program
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Thursday - October 2 |
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8:00 - 8:45 am |
Registration |
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Opening Ceremony (Auditorio Lleras) |
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8:45 - 9:00 am |
Welcoming remarks |
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Mauricio Cardenas, Fedesarrollo |
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Santiago Montenegro, Universidad de los Andes |
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9:00 - 9:45 am |
Opening Speech |
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Jose Antonio Ocampo-Minister of Finance, Republic of Colombi |
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9:45 - 11:00 am |
Opening Lecture |
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Joseph Stiglitz, The World Bank |
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11:00 - 11:15 am |
Coffee Break |
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11:15 am-1:00 p |
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1A - Exchange Rates and Debt (Auditorio Lleras) |
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1B - Inequality and Poverty in Latin America (Rm LL 303) |
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1C - Regional Trade Agreements (Room LL 301) |
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1D -The Design of Environmental Regulation in Latin America (Room LL 302) |
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1E - Corruption (Room LL 306) |
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1F - Labor Markets (Room LL 307) |
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1:00 - 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
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2:00 - 3:45 pm |
Session 2: Go to full list of Session 2 Papers |
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2A - Speculative attacks (Room LL 303) |
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2B - The Real Plan: Stabilization and Growth Prospects in Brazil (Room LL 301) |
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2C - Finance and Institutions (Room LL 302) |
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2D - Political Economy of Trade (Room LL 306) |
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2E - Income Distribution and Macroeconomics (Auditorio Lleras) |
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2F - Unemployement (Room LL 307) |
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3:45 - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:00 - 5:45 pm |
Session 3 : Full list of Session 3 Papers |
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3A - Banking Spreads (Auditorio Lleras) |
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3B - Inequality, Growth and Politics (Room LL 301) |
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3C - Exchange Rates in Colombia (Room LL 302) |
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3D - Impact of Regional Integration (Room LL 306) |
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3E - Determinants of Savings in LDCs (Room LL 307) |
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3F - Inflation and Disinflation (Room LL 401) |
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3G - Central Banking (LL 303) |
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5:45 - 7:15 pm |
Invited Lectures |
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"Smoothing Consumption: Consumption Booms and Busts at Low and High Frequencies." |
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Orazio Attanasio. University College, London. |
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Chair: Ricardo Hausmann, Interamerican Developmet Bank |
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Place: Auditorio Lleras |
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"Private Participation in Infrastructure: New Developments." |
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Eduardo Engel. Universidad de Chile and MIT. |
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Chair: Guillermo Perry, The World Bank |
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Place: Auditorio Marta Trab |
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Friday - October 3 |
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8:45-10:15 am |
Session 4 |
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4A - Innovation and Diffussion (Room LL 301) |
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4B - Institutions, Law and Governance (Room LL 302) |
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4C - Monetary History of Argentina (Room LL 306) |
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4D - Investment under Uncertanty (Room LL 307) |
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4E - Lessons from Pension Reform (Room LL 303) |
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4F - Banking Disturbances (Auditorio Lleras ) |
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10:15 - 11:45 a |
Session 5 |
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5A - Economic Outcomes of Political Regimes (Room LL 301) |
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5B - Regulation and Infrastructure (Room LL 302) |
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5C - Banking (Room LL 303) |
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5D - Institutions and Fiscal Outcomes (I) (Auditorio Lleras) |
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5E - Income Distribution, Saving and Welfare (Room LL 306) |
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5F - Reform and Labor Markets (Room LL 307) |
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11:45 - 12:00 m |
Coffee Break |
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12:00 m - 1:00 pm |
Invited Lecture |
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"Inequality, Redistribution and Development" |
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Francois Bourguignon. DELTA, Paris. |
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Chair: Santiago Montenegro, Universidad de los Andes. |
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Place: Auditorio Lleras |
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1:00 - 2:00 |
Lunch |
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2:00-3:15 pm |
Session 6 |
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6A - Privatization and Regulation (Room LL 301) |
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6B - Relative and Minimum Wages (Room LL 302) |
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6C - Do Institutions Matter? (Room LL 306) |
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6D - Institutions and Fiscal Outcomes (II) (Auditorio Lleras) |
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6E - Economic Reform: Was it Worth It? (Room LL 303) |
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6F - Corruption and Justice (Room LL 307) |
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3:15-3:30 p |
Coffee Break |
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3:30-4:45 pm |
Session 7 |
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7A - Wage Curves and Wage Differentials (Room LL 301) |
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7B - Determinants of Education in LDCs (Room LL 302) |
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7C - Regulation of Public Utilities in Practice (Room LL 306) |
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7D - Models of the Real Exchange Rate: Recent Developments (Room LL307) |
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7E - Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Policies (Room LL 303) |
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7F - Distribution and Growth (Auditorio Lleras) |
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4:45 - 5:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
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5:00-6:30 pm |
Raul Prebisch Distinguished Lecture (Auditorio Lleras) |
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Guillermo Calvo, University of Maryland |
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Chair: Nora Lustig, InterAmerican Development Bank |
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Saturday - October 4 |
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9:00-10:15 am |
Session 8 |
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8A - Poverty in Latin America (Auditorio Lleras) |
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8B - Public Finance (Room LL 301 ) |
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8C - Exchange Rates and Exchange Controls: Theory and Evidence (Room LL 303) |
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8D - Industrial Organization and Trade (Room LL 302) |
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8E - Inequality (Room LL 306) |
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8F - Economic Effects of Social Conflict (Room LL 307) |
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10:15 - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 am |
Session 9 |
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9A - Privatizations and Macroeconomics (Room LL 301 ) |
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9B - Poverty (Auditorio Lleras ) |
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9C - Environmental Regulation (Room LL 303 ) |
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9D - Human Capital (Room LL 302) |
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9E - Business Cycles and Stabilization (Room LL 306) |
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9F - Monetary Transmissions and Inflation (Room LL 307 ) |
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11:45 am - 1:00 pm |
Round Tables |
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Economic Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Road Ahead. |
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Eduardo Lora, Interamerican Development Bank, Andres Velasco, NYU, Vittorio Corbo, Universidad Catolica de Chile |
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Chair: Mauricio Cardenas, Fedesarrollo |
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Place: Auditorio Lleras |
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Fiscal Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons and Future Challenges. |
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Ricardo Hausmann, InterAmerican Development Bank, Guillermo Perry, World Bank, Rogerio Wernek, PUC Rio de Janeiro |
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Chair: Roberto Steiner, Fedesarrollo |
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Place: Auditorio Marta Traba |
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1:00 - 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
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2:00-3:15 pm |
Session 10 |
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10A - Microeconomics of Inflation (Auditorio Lleras) |
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10B - Crime and Violence: Causes and Consequences (Room LL 301) |
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10C - Employement and External Shocks (Room LL 302) |
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10D - Current Account Sustainability (Room LL 306) |
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10E - Environmental Regulation (II) (Room LL 307) |
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10F - Trade and Growth (Room LL 303) |
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3:15-4:30 pm |
Session 11 |
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11A - Finance (Room LL 301) |
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11B - Capital Flows: Causes and Consequences (Room LL 302) |
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11C - Capital Controls (Room LL 303) |
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11D - Environmental Regulation (III) (Room LL 306) |
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11E - Microeconomics of Social Programs (Room LL 307) |
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11F - Pension Reform (Auditorio Lleras) |
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4:30 - 4:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:45 - 6:15 pm |
Closing Session (Auditorio Lleras ) |
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Presentation of Carlos Diaz Alejandro Award |
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Presidential Address |
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Albert Fishlow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Chair: Guillermo Calvo, University of Maryland |
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