Introduction:

Santiago Pombo, Senior Publications Officer, The World Bank

Speakers:

Guillermo Calvo, Chief Economist, Inter-American Development Bank

Jose Luis Machinea, Secretary General, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN

Guillermo Perry, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank

Three books will be presented during the event:

“Beyond Reforms: Structural Dynamics and Macroeconomic Vulnerability”, by José Antonio Ocampo (Editor), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN

“Keeping the Promise of Social Security in Latin America”, by Indermit S. Gill, Truman Packard and Juan Yermo, The World Bank

“Privatization in Latin America: Myths and Reality”, by Alberto Chong and Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes (Editors), Inter-American Development Bank