Effects of Inequality on Economic Performance: Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley

Network on the Effects of Inequality on Economic Performance; MacArthur Research Networks, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley

Tentative Schedule

January 17-20, 2002
Hotel Best Western Irazú
San José, Costa Rica


 

Wednesday, January 16

Participants arrive at the Hotel Best Western Irazú, San José, Costa Rica.

Kilómetro 11, Autopista General Canas, Centro Comercial, San José
Teléfono: 011-506-232-4811; Fax: 011-506-232-4549

Thursday, January 17

Hotel Irazú, San José

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon: Panel Discussion on "The Costa Rican Model of Shared Development: Origins, Policies and Effects"

Panelists:

Astrid Fischel, First Vice President of Costa Rica
Eduardo Lizano, President, Banco Central de Costa Rica
Roxana Viquéz, President, Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social (IMAS)
Andrés Rodríguez-Clare, Coordinator of the Council of Presidential Advisors

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Catered lunch at Hotel Irazú

2:00 p.m.: Depart by bus/van for Selva Verde

Selva Verde Lodge

5:00 p.m.: Cocktail reception

7:00 p.m.: Welcome dinner

Friday, January 18

Selva Verde

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.: Michael Wallerstein: "Wage Inequality and Social Insurance" [~1.3M pdf] (with tables [~113k pdf])

Coffee break

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Alberto Alesina: "Endogenous Political Institutions: A Schumpeterian Model" [~442k pdf]

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Lunch break

Rest of the afternoon free

Saturday, January 19

Selva Verde

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.: Karla Hoff: "Obstacles to the Emergence of the Rule of Law in Post-Communist Societies: Coordination Failures and Conflicts of Interest" [~313k pdf] (with figures [~392k pdf])

Coffee break

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Dilip Mookherjee: "Household Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal: The Role of Poverty, Collective Action, and Modernization" [~350k pdf]

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Lunch break

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Michael Kremer: "Local Education Financing in Kenya"

Sunday, January 20

Selva Verde

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.: Members' Meeting

Rest of the day free until the 5 p.m. bus trip to San José to the Hotel Irazú.

Monday, January 21

Hotel Irazú, San José

Breakfast at the hotel

Participants depart for San José International Airport to return home.


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