The Argentine Crisis: Past, Present, and Future

April 22-23, 2002
UT School of Law, Conally Center
Eidman Courtroom

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  • Conference Program [pdf - 11KB]

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Panel 1: Asking the Right Questions Watch the Video

Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Nicolas Shumway, Director of LLILAS, Richard Lariviere, Dean of Liberal Arts

Moderator: Michael Brandl, UT Austin

Papers:

  • "The Augemented Trilema" of Argentine Political Economics: The Current Crisis and Possible Scenarios William Smith, University of Miami
  • External Shocks or Political Shocks: What Killed Convertibility? Javier Corrales, Amherst College

Response and Discussion: Kurt Weyland, UT Austin

Panel 2: Argentina, Economic Policy, and the Crisis of Neoliberalism Watch the Video

Moderator and Discussion Leader: Nicolas Shumway, UT Austin

Paper:

  • Convertibility Law, Optimal Policy Rules, and the Fate of Free Market Reform Carlos Zarazaga, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Response and Dialogue: Paul Krugman, Princeton University

Panel 3: Politics of Failure/Politics of Possibilities Watch the Video

Moderator: Henry Dietz, UT Austin

Papers:

  • Argentina: Crisis and Democratic Consolidation? Hector Schamis, Cornell University
  • Back to the Brink: Problems and Prospects for Argentine Democracy Seven Levitsky, Harvard University

Response and Discussion: Raúl Madrid, UT Austin

Panel 4: Prospects for the Future Watch the Video

Moderator: Wendy Hunter, UT Austin

Paper:

  • Replica e ideas Jorge Rodríguez, Former Chief of Staff in Argentina

Discussion: Participants and Public

Panel 5: Keynote Lecture Watch the Video

Introduction: Steve Bronars, UT Austin

Paper:

  • Argentina: What Happened? What Now? Paul Krugman, Princeton University

Acknowledgments

This conference was made possible with the support of the following:

  • Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
  • Argentine Studies Center of LLILAS
  • College of Liberal Arts, UT Austin
  • Office of Executive Vice President and Provost, UT Austin
  • Harte Lectureship
  • Shell Oil Company Foundation