XXVII Workshop in International Economics and Finance, Asunción, 2025
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 | Central Bank of Paraguay, Asunción
9:15-9:30 Welcoming Remarks
9:30-10:15 Policy Panel I. Rethinking Taxation
Chair: Javier Charotti (Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Paraguay)
Joao Ayres (Inter-American Development Bank)
Jessica Roldán-Peña (CAF)
Guillermo Vuletin (The World Bank)
10:30-12:30 Policy Panel II. The Reform Agenda in Argentina, Paraguay and the United States
Chair: Andy Neumeyer (UTDT)
Fernando Alvarez (University of Chicago)
Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos (Ministry of Economy and Finance, Paraguay)
Federico Sturzenegger (Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation, Argentina)
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15 Informality, Enforcement and Firm Growth | Cezar Santos (IADB)
Coauthored with Luiz Brotherhood, Daniel Da Mata, Nezih Guner, and Philipp Kircher
Chair: Pedro Cavalcanti (Fundação Getulio Vargas)
15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:45 “Voting Restrictions, Education and Poverty” | Pedro Cavalcanti (Fundação Getulio Vargas)
Coauthored with Tiago Cavalcanti, Felipe Fiedler, Luciene Pereira and Cezar Santos
Chair: Carlos Viana de Carvalho (PUC-Rio)
16:45-17:00 Coffee Break
17:00-18:15 Keynote Lecture:"Rethinking Keynesian Fiscal Stimulus" | Valerie Ramey (Hoover Institution, Stanford University)
Chair: Javier Charotti (Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Paraguay)
19:00 Conference Dinner
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 | Itaipú Dam
6:00 Check out & transfer from Hotel Aloft/Sheraton to the airport
7:00-8:00 Charter flight to Ciudad del Este/Itaipú
9:00-10:30 Visit to the Itaipú Dam
10:30-11.45 “Hegemonic Globalization” | Alberto Martin (CREI & UPF)
Coauthored with Fernando Broner, Josefin Meyer and Christoph Trebesch
Chair: Andy Neumeyer (UTDT)
11:45-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14.30 "The Macroeconomics of Itaipú" | Constantino Hevia (UTDT)
Coauthored with Javier Charotti and Andy Neumeyer
Chair: Francisco Ciocchini (UTDT)
14:30-14:45 Coffee Break
14:45- 16:00 “Natural Resources and Sovereign Risk in Emerging Economies: A Curse and a Blessing” | Paulina Restrepo-Echavarría (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
Coauthored with Franz Hamann, Juan Camilo Mendez-Vizcaino, Enrique Mendoza
Chair: Francisco Roch (UTDT)
16:00- 17:15 “On the Dynamics of a Big Push” | Nicholas Trachter (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
Coauthored with Fernando Alvarez and Francisco Buera
Chair: V.V. Chari (University of Minnesota)
17:15-17:30 Coffee Break
17:30-18:50 Keyonote Lecture: "Trade Shocks in Distorted Economies" | Chang-Tai Hsieh (Chicago Booth)
Chair: Vanessa Alviarez (IADB)
18:45 Transfer & check in at Bisinii Boutique Hotel
20:00 Dinner at Bisinii Hotel Boutique
Friday, May 30th, 2025 | Itaipú Dam
7:30 Check out & transfer from Bisinii Boutique Hotel to the venue
08:00-09:15 "Taxing the Rich? A Theory of Income and Wealth Inequality" | V.V. Chari (University of Minnesota)
Coauthored with Patrick Kehoe, Pierlauro Lopez, Elena Pastorino, Sergio Salgado
Chair: Fernando Álvarez (University of Chicago)
09:15-10:30 "Investors in Emerging Market Debt: Implications for Sustainability" | Karen Lewis (Wharton School, UPenn)
Chair: Andy Neumeyer (UTDT)
10:30 Closing Remarks
10:40- 11:00 Brunch
11:00 Transfer to the Iguazú Falls (Brazil)
13:00- 16:00 Tour at the Iguazú Falls
