The aim of this seminar, which will take place every other Thursdays during Trinity term 2010, is to encourage the presentation of work from second-year MPhil students and DPhil students working on Economics or Political Economy issues related to Latin America and the Caribbean. We would also like to encouarage participants to suggest outside speakers who they would like to invite and other potential activities.

During MT2010 term, the seminar will take place from 1pm to 2pm in seminar 1 at the Department of International Development on Thursdays of weeks 2, 6 and 8 and on Wednesday of week 4.

The seminar is co-organised by Professor Valpy FitzGerald and Dr Diego Sanchez-Ancochea and managed by Gisela Robles-Aguilar.

Program for MT2010

Thursday 21st Oct. 'Medium-term effects of poverty on children: a study in rural Mexico', Laura Valadez.

Wednesday 3rd Nov. 'Entitlement and access to Conditional Cash Transfers in Mexico', Gisela Robles-Aguilar.

Thursday 18th Nov. 'Inequality and the new development model in Latin America', Prof. Giovanni Andrea Cornia.

Thursday 2nd Dec. 'Can Latin American production regimes complement  universalistic welfare regimes? The case of Costa Rica', Dr. Diego Sanchez-Ancochea.

Some interesting papers

Gionvanni Andrea Cornia (2009) "Income Distribution under Latin America's New Left Regimes", Working Papers Series 2009_16, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche

Sebastian Nieto Parra and Javier Santiso (2008) " Wall Street and Elections in Latin America's Emerging Democracies" Working Paper 272 (October)

Stephany Griffith-Jones and Jose Antonio Ocampo (2009) "The Financial Crisis and its Impact on Developing Countries", International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth Working Paper, 53.

Other material

Poster for the launching prepared by Ms Maria Paula Barrantes-Reynolds.