The Argentine Crisis: Past, Present, and Future
April 22-23, 2002
UT School of Law, Conally Center
Eidman Courtroom
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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 , University of Miami
- External Shocks or Political Shocks: What Killed Convertibility?
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 , 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? , Cornell University
- Back to the Brink: Problems and Prospects for Argentine Democracy , 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 , 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? , 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