Latin American and Caribbean Labor Markets and the Global Economy
This Latin American and Caribbean Regional Conference on Trade and Employment is part of the ongoing International Collaborative Initiative on Trade and Employment (ICITE), supported by a number of leading international organizations, including the OECD, ILO, WTO, UNECLAC, IDB and the World Bank. ICITE Regional Conference, Santiago, Chile, 14-15 June 2011
Agenda y presentaciones
Day 1: Tuesday, June 14
9:00-10:00 Opening Remarks
Osvaldo Rosales, UN ECLAC
Michael Plummer, OECD
Niny Khor, ADB - Brief Report on the Manila ICITE Conference
10:00-10:55 Keynote:
"What Should Policymakers Know about Global Integration and Labor Markets?" Andrés Velasco, Former Finance Minister, Chile
Chair: Carlos Silva-Juaregui, World Bank
11:15 - 13:15 Session 1:Heterogeneous Effects of Economic Shocks on Labor Markets
Chair: Michael Plummer, OECD
- Erik Von Uexkull, ILO, (presented by Marion Jansen, ILO): "The Roles of Openness and Labor Market Institutions for Employment Dynamics during Economic Crises"
- David Kaplan, IDB: "Trade and Formal Labor Markets in Northern Mexico during the U.S. Recession of 2008-09"
- Julian Messina, World Bank: "Domestic Inflation and Labor-Market Adjustment: Implications for Macro and Micro Policies"
Discussants: Luis F. Céspedes, Central Bank of Chile
William F. Maloney, World Bank: "Trade, Employment Transitions, and Income Risk: Emerging Issues in Trade and Employment"
15:00-17:15 Session 2:Chair: David Kaplan, IDB
- Marion Jansen, ILO: "Adjustment to Trade Liberalization"
- David Kupfer, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: "Brazil Case Study"
- Nanno Mulder, UN ECLAC and ILO: "Trade Openness and Wage Gaps in Chile"
- José Antonio Rodriguez Lopez, University of California and Consultant to OECD: "Trade and Occupational Employment in Mexico Since NAFTA"
Discussant: Guido Porto, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina
17:15-19:00
Cocktail Reception
Day 2: Wednesday, June 15
10:00-12:15 Session 3:
International Integration, Informality and Job Quality
Chair: Osvaldo Rosales, UN ECLAC
- Raymond Robertson, Macalester College: "Globalization, Wages and Quality of Jobs: El Salvador and Honduras"
- Marc Bacchetta, WTO: "Globalization and Informal Jobs in Developing Countries"
- Juan De Laiglesia, OECD Development Center: "Trade, structural change and informality"
Discussant: Gerhard Reinecke, ILO
Trade, Poverty and Inequality
Chair: William F. Maloney, World Bank
- Julio Guzman, IDB: "Trade and Poverty in Latin America: What Do We Know?"
- Marcelo Lafleur, UN ECLAC: "First-Order Effects of Liberalization on Real Wages: Chile"
- Daniel Lederman, World Bank: "Who Suffers the Burden of Adjustment? Returns to Schooling and Business Cycles in Latin America"
Discussant: Oscar Landerretche, University of Chile
Policy Responses and Labor Market Adjustments in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chairs: Carlos Silva-Jáuregui, World Bank
Panel Presentations by Country Representatives and Social Partners
- Bruno Baranda - Vice Minister of Labor, Chile
- Andrés Concha - Chairman of the Chilean Manufacturers' Society (SOFOFA)
- Soledad Villafañe - Director of Studies and Macroeconomic Coordination at the Ministry of Labor, Argentina
- Jorge Arbache - Senior economic adviser to the President of the Brazilian Development Bank-BNDE (TBC)
- Roland Schneider- Senior Policy Advisor, Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC)
Discussion
Conference - Brief Closing Remarks by Chair
Boletín estadístico: "Comercio Exterior de Bienes en América Latina y el Caribe"
Statistical Bulletin: International Merchandise Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean
Boletín número 4
Tercer trimestre 2011
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Bulletin number 3
Second Quarter 2011
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First Quarter 2011
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