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The Latin American and Caribbean Economic
Association (LACEA) or Asociación de Economía de América Latina y
el Caribe (ADEALC) was founded in July of 1992 in order to
encourage greater professional interaction and foster increased
dialogue among researchers and practitioners who focus their work
on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean. The idea of
creating such an association of economists was first put into
action during the April 1991 Washington, D.C. meetings of the
Latin American Studies Association by Michael Conroy, then a
professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin. At a
meeting attended by close to forty participants, a seven-member
Organizing Committee, led by Nora Lustig, was appointed. LACEA has
since grown to an organization with more than 500 active members.
LACEA has been served by
five presidents to date: Albert Fishlow (1993-1997), Nora Lustig
(1998-1999), Guillermo Calvo (2000-2001), Sebastian Edwards
(2002-2003), and Mariano Tommasi (2004-2005).
Objectives
1) To encourage research and teaching related
to the economies of Latin American and Caribbean countries and to
foster dialogue among researchers and practitioners whose work
focuses on the economies of the region. As a matter of policy,
LACEA welcomes economists of all nationalities, theoretical
orientations and policy perspectives.
2) To encourage
interaction among scholars, teachers and policy-makers residing
and working in Latin America and the Caribbean and professionals
residing outside the region.
3) To sponsor
programs, meetings, conferences and other opportunities for
scholarly exchange among individuals and organizations concerned
with the economies of Latin American and Caribbean nations. In
this capacity, LACEA can act both independently and as a member of
other professional or nonprofit associations.
Sponsors
Inter-American Development Bank
The World Bank
The Global Development Network
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The Ford Foundation
Please visit the LACEA website for more
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