Conference on Venezuelan Politics
Roots of the Venezuelan Diaspora: The Politics and Policy of Mass Migration
The United Nations estimates that nearly 8 million people have migrated out of Venezuela since 2015, with many hundreds of thousands entering the United States. That flow is only expected to increase. In this conference sponsored by BFI-Latin America, leading economists and political scientists investigated the roots of the Venezuelan diaspora, including economic sanctions, asylum restrictions, and decades of political repression.
This event was by invitation only.
Presentation Format: Each speaker had 20 minutes to present, followed by 5-10 minutes for each discussant, and a 20–30-minute Q&A session.
PHOTOS
Agenda
Conference Dinner
By Invitation Only
Breakfast and Registration - Room C05
Opening Remarks
Dorothy Kronick, University of California, Berkeley
The Political Impacts of Mass Migration in Venezuela
Chair: Daniel Ortega, Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
Sandra Rozo, The World Bank
Discussants:
Margaret Peters, University of California, Los Angeles
Pablo Querubín, New York University
Break
Polarizing and Trash-talking Rhetoric in Venezuela
Chair: Javier Corrales, Amherst College
Susan Stokes, University of Chicago
Discussants:
Pedro Rodríguez, George Washington University
Tara Slough, New York University
Break
Collateral Censorship: Theory and Evidence from Venezuela
Chair: Stephen Haber, Stanford University
Dorothy Kronick, University of California, Berkeley
Discussants:
Scott Gehlbach, University of Chicago
Francisco Monaldi, Rice University
Lunch - Room C05
Quantifying Venezuela’s Destructive Conflict
Chair: Jennifer McCoy, Georgia State University
Francisco Rodriguez, University of Denver
Discussants:
Chang-Tai Hsieh, University of Chicago
Osmel Manzano, Georgetown University
Break
The Effect of Asylum Restrictions on Migration from Mexico, the Northern Triangle, and Venezuela
Chair: David Smilde, Tulane University
David Hausman, University of California, Berkeley
Discussants:
Jane Esberg, University of Pennsylvania
Monica Garcia-Perez, Fayetteville State University
Concluding Remarks
Chang-Tai Hsieh, University of Chicago