NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
and
EL
COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
INTER-AMERICAN
SEMINAR ON ECONOMICS 2004
New
Perspectives on Economic History
December
2-4, 2004
Sebastian
Edwards, Gerardo Esquivel, Graciela Márquez, Organizers
El Colegio de México
Mexico
City, Mexico
PRELIMINARY
PROGRAM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2:
7:00 PM Cocktail Reception and Dinner,
Location to be Announced
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3:
9:00 AM Coffee
9:30 AM Welcome
9:45 AM SESSION 1
MICHAEL BORDO, Rutgers University and NBER
Financial Crises, 1880-1913: The Role of Foreign Currency Debt
(co-authored with CHRISTOPHER MEISSNER)
Discussant: To Be Announced
10:30 AM SESSION 2
LUIS CATAO, International Monetary Fund
Sudden Stops and Currency Crises: The Periphery in the Classical Gold Standard
Discussant: To Be Announced
11:15 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM SESSION 3
LEANDRO PRADOS DE LA ESCOSURA, Universidad Carlos III Madrid
When Did Latin America Fall Behind? Evidence from Long-run International Inequality
Discussant: To Be Announced
12:15 PM SESSION 4
KENNETH SOKOLOFF, UC, Los Angeles and NBER
Inequality and the
Evolution of Institutions of Taxation:
Evidence from the Americas
(co-authored with ERIC ZOLT)
Discussant: To Be Announced
1:00 PM Lunch and Invited Talk
3:00 PM SESSION 5
GERARDO DELLA PAOLERA, The American University of Paris
The True Measure of
Country Risk:
(co-authored with MARTIN GRANDES)
Discussant: To Be Announced
4:00 PM Coffee Break
4:15 PM SESSION 6
SEBASTIÁN EDWARDS, UC, Los Angeles and NBER
The Role of Foreign Advisors in Chile's
1955-58 Stabilization Program
Discussant: To Be Announced
5:15 PM Adjourn
7:00 PM Dinner and Invited Speaker
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4:
9:00 AM Coffee
9:30 AM SESSION 7
PEDRO LAINS, Universidade de Lisboa
Growth in a Protected
Environment: Portugal 1870-1950
Discussant: To Be Announced
10:15 AM SESSION 8
GERARDO ESQUIVEL and GRACIELA MÁRQUEZ, El Colegio de México
To Be Announced
Discussant: To Be Announced
11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:15 AM SESSION 9
STEPHEN HABER, Stanford University and NBER
Related Lending and Economic Performance: Evidence from Mexico
(co-authored with NOEL MAURER)
Discussant: To Be Announced
12:00 N Break
12:15 PM SESSION 10
ENRIQUE CÁRDENAS, CIDE
To Be Announced
Discussant: To Be Announced
1:15 PM Lunch and Adjourn
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