Conference Sessions

Session I: Saturday, 25 February 11:00 AM

Session Organizers: Jamee K. Moudud, Sarah Lawrence College (jmoududslc.edu); Esteban Perez Caldentey, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC (Esteban.Perezeclac.org); and Enrique Delamonica, United Nations Children"s Fund, UNICEF (edelamonicaunicef.org)

Session Chair: Edward J. Nell, New School University (NellEnewschool.edu)

1) Beyond Neoliberalism and Demand Management Policies: What Do Harrod and Domar Teach us About Long-Run Growth? Some Policy Implications for Developing Countries
Jamee K. Moudud, Sarah Lawrence College (jmoududslc.edu)

2) Modeling differences in size and development: an application to the FTAA
Esteban Perez Caldentey, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC (Esteban.Perezeclac.org) and Anesa Ali, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC (Anesa.Alieclac.org)

3) Macroeconomic Effects of NAFTA on the Mexican Economy
Pablo Ruiz Napoles, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) ruiznaservidor.unam.mx

Session II: Saturday, 25 February 2:00 PM

Session Organizers: Jamee K. Moudud, Sarah Lawrence College (jmoududslc.edu); Esteban Perez Caldentey, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC (Esteban.Perezeclac.org); and Enrique Delamonica, United Nations Children"s Fund, UNICEF (edelamonicaunicef.org)

Session Chair: Jamee K. Moudud, Sarah Lawrence College (jmoududslc.edu)

1) Financial Intermediation in the Caribbean: issues and implications for smaller economies.
Michael Hendrickson, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (michael.hendricksoncepal.org)

2) Social security in the English-speaking Caribbean
Oliver Paddison, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (oliver.paddisoncepal.org)

3) Fiscal policy and child well-being : some methodological and empirical observations.
Paper
Presentation
Enrique Delamonica, United Nations Children"s Fund (UNICEF). (edelamonicaunicef.org)

Session III: Saturday, 25 February, 4:00 PM

Session Chair:Oliver Paddison, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (oliver.paddisoncepal.org)

1) Long term growth in the Caribbean - A balance of payments constraint approach
Esteban Perez Caldentey, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC (eperezeclac.org)

2) Avoiding the Dutch Disease
Alicia Puyana Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) (alicia.puyanaflacso.edu.mx)

3) The balance of payments constraint growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Similarities and differences.
Juan Carlos Moreno, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (jcmorenoun.org.mx)

Discussants: Members of the panel will be the discussants

Contact Information:

Jamee K. Moudud
Department of Economics
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY 10708
Tel: (914) 395-2623
Fax: (914) 395-2662
jmoududslc.edu

Esteban Perez Caldentey
Economic Affairs Officer
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean
1 Chancery Lane, P.O. Box 1113, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Tel: (868) 623-5595. Ext. 2304.
Fax: (868) 623-8485
esteban.perezcepal.org


Enrique Delamonica
Division of Policy and Planning
UNICEF
3 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 303 7975
edelamonicaunicef.org


Anesa Ali
Research Assistant
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean
1 Chancery Lane, P.O. Box 1113, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Tel: (868) 623-5595. Ext. 2304.
Fax: (868) 623-8485
anesa.alicepal.org


Michael Hendrickson
Economic Affairs Officer
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean
1 Chancery Lane, P.O. Box 1113, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Tel: (868) 623-5595. Ext. 2304.
Fax: (868) 623-8485
michael.hendricksoncepal.org


Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid
Senior Economic Affairs Officer
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations
Avenida Masaryk 29, piso 13
Mexico, D.F., 11570
Mexico
Phone (52 55) 52-639709, 52-639713
Fax (52 55) 55-311151
jcmorenoun.org.mx


Edward J. Nell
Department of Economics
Graduate Faculty
New School University
65 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Tel: (212) 229-5717
Fax: (212) 229-5724


Oliver Paddison
Economic Affairs Officer
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean
1 Chancery Lane, P.O. Box 1113, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Tel: (868) 623-5595. Ext. 2304.
Fax: (868) 623-8485
oliver.paddisoncepal.org


Alicia Puyana
Diurectora de Investigaciones
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)
Carretera al Ajusco 377, Héroes de Padierna, C.P. 14200 México D.F.
Telephone: (5255) 30 00 02 00 fax (5255) 30 00 02 84,
alicia.puyanaflacso.edu.mx


Pablo Ruiz Napoles
Professor of Economics
Graduate Studies Program in Economics
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
Av. Universidad 3000- 1er. Piso
Ciudad Universitaria
México D.F. C.P.04510
MEXICO
Tels.home 52+55+5573-1059
office (FLACSO) 52+55+3000-0259
fax 52+55+3000-0284
ruiznaservidor.unam.mx

Links

ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

Eastern Economic Association (EEA)

The relationship between fiscal and external performance in Latin America and the Caribbean - University of Utah