Latin America and the Caribbean Conference 2009
Latin America and the Caribbean Conference 2009
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Date
May 2009
Agenda and Papers Presented
The following papers have been submitted. As we presented
First Day:
Session One: Anti-Lemons: School Reputation and Educational Quality - Miguel Urquiola and Education and Economic Growth in Latin America - Eric Hanushek
Session Two: Do Natural Resources Fuel Authoritarianism: A Reappraisal of the Resource Curse- Stephen Haber
Session Three: The Price of Political Opposition: Evidence from Venezuela's Maisanta - Edward Miguel and Conscription and Crime - Ernesto Schargrodsky
Session Four: Renegotiation without Hold-Up:Soft Budgets, Renegotiations and Public-Private Partnerships? - Alexander Galetovic
Second Day:
Session Five: Is Sugar Sweeter at the Pump? The Macroeconomic Impact of Brazil's Alternative Energy Program - Marc Weidenmeir and Institutions vs. Policies: A Tale of Two Islands - Peter B. Henry
Session Six: Oil Booms and Their Impact through Fiscal Policy - Anamaria Pieschacon
Session Seven: Evaluating the Impact of Community Based Health Interventions: Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program - Rodrigo Soares and Sex Work and Infection: What's Law Enforcement Got to Do With It? - Paul Gertler
Session Eight: Unemployment Insurance in Chile - Andrea Repetto
Key Note Speakers
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Alejandro Toledo
Former President of Perú"Global Economic Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean"
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Anne Krueger
Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS"How Robust is Latin America to the Global Financial Crisis?"