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 |