Call for Papers
VIII Meetings of the LACEA/IADB/WB Research Network on Inequality and Poverty at Universidad de Puebla, Mexico, July 8 and 9, 2005

The seventh meeting of the LACEA/IDB/WB Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP) will be held in Mexico, at the Universidad de las Americas, Puebla (http://www.udlap.mx) on July 8 and 9, 2005.

The NIP is an initiative that aims to advance the state of knowledge and expertise regarding the causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion, as well as the whole range of policies, institutions, and social structures that influence their dynamics, as well as the impact of public action.

Contributions are invited on the macroeconomic, microeconomic and institutional aspects of poverty and inequality, particularly related to Latin America and the Caribbean.

The meeting program will include a keynote address, and papers selected on the basis of academic merit, each with a formal discussant. Submited papers will be reviewed by a program committee, which includes members of the Executive Committee of the Network. Abstracts should be sent by May 15th 2005, and final papers should be sent by May 30th, 2005. Authors chosen to present papers will be notified through email on June 15th, 2005. Strict compliance with these deadlines is required.

Abstracts, papers (Word and PDF files) and any inquiries concerning the meeting should be sent by e-mail to:

Sebastian Galiani
sgaliani@udesa.edu.ar

Samuel Freije
sfreije@mail.udlap.mx

Universidad de las Americas will provide accommodation to all participants. The NIP may partially finance travel expenses of those participants who are not able to obtain complete financial support form their institutions.