CIF-MFIN Conference Series 2010
November 29, 2010
Participación en las ganancias y otras iniciativas económicas: la perspectiva sindical
(Participation in the earnings and other economic initiatives: the union’s perspective)
Speaker: Héctor Recalde
The Deputy Recalde interviewed by specialists of the UTDT, will approach topics related to the foundations, dispositions and potential effects of the Project of Law of Labor Participation in the Earnings of the Companies.
Héctor Recalde is Attorney, Deputy Nacional and Chief of Learned Advisers of the General Federation of the Work (CGT). He is also one of the authors of the mentioned project.
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September 23, 2010
(TWELVE THINGS ONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LATIN-AMERICAN ECONOMIES TODAY)
Speaker: Andrés Velasco
Andrés Velasco served as Minister of Finance for Chile during Michelle Bachelet´s presidency. He is professor of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Currently, he is teaching a course on the international financial crises: analytical framework and policy lessons in the Master of Finance at the Torcuato Di Tella University.
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August 27, 2010
The International Monetary System in the 21st Century
Speaker: Barry Eichengreen
Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science at University of California-Berkeley, Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (US) and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (UK). Is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been Senior Policy Advisor of the IMF. Eichengreen is an expert in the international financial system and in monetary regimens. His Works have been published by the most prestigious academic journals. His most famous book is Golden Fetters where he argues that the gold standard between wars was one of the causes of the great depression of 1930. Recently he has analized crucial topics in the international agenda such as, the relevance of the fiscal adjustment in developed countries, the relationship between the G20 and the IMF and the situation of the euro as a common currency of a large portion of Europe, topics related with the gold standard.
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June 15, 2010
Dos países: la fragmentación social en la Argentina del siglo XXI
(TWO COUNTRIES: THE SOCIAL FRAGMENTATION IN 21st CENTURY ARGENTINA)
Speaker: Eduardo Amadeo. He is a National Congressman. He was Minister of Social Development and Argentine Ambassador to the United States. He is an economist and presides over the Asociación Argentina de Polítical Sociales
He will speak about social situation in Argentina and will explain the most important trends in the last years. He will also give his vision on how should the government react in order to reduce exclusion and bring the argentine society back to equal oportunities
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May 4, 2010
MercadoLibre: de un garage en Buenos Aires a cotizar en el Nasdaq
(MercadoLibre: from a basement in Buenos Aires to being listed on Nasdaq)
Speaker: Nicolás Szekasy, MBA-Stanford University and a degree in Economics-UBA (MercadoLibre CFO between 2000 and 2009).
MercadoLibre is the e-commerce leading firm in Latin America. The company started its operations in 1999 in Buenos Aires and since then has survived the internet bubble, the rivalry of more than 40 direct competitors and diverse economic crises. In 2007 performed an IPO of U$S 333 millions on the Nasdaq.