Schedule

 

Noon–1 p.m.Lunch
1–1:30 p.m.Introduction to the Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America Project
Juan Pablo Nicolini, Minneapolis Fed and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
1:30–2:30 p.m.Monetary and Fiscal History of Venezuela 1960-2015
Diego Restuccia, University of Toronto
Discussants:
Pedro Palma, The Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA)
Pablo Druck, IMF
2:30–3:00 p.m.Break
3–3:30 p.m.Oil Sector/Political Economy
Ramon Espinasa, Inter-American Development Bank
3:30‐4 p.m.Period 1960–1997
Manuel Toledo, CAF Development Bank of Latin America
Omar Bello, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
4:30–5 p.m.Period 1998–2015
Felipe Perez, former Venezuela Planning Minister
Jose Pineda, University of British Columbia
5–5:30 p.m.Summarizing and Concluding Remarks
Tim Kehoe, University of Minnesota