10th Annual UTDT Economics Conference

December 19-20

Advances in Economics

We are pleased to announce the 10th Annual UTDT Conference: Advances in Economics. The conference is a regular event organized by the Economics Department at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. The goal of the conference is to bring together international scholars and local academics to discuss recent developments in their areas of expertise. The conference will take place on December 19th & 20th at the University Campus and will be streamed live.


Program 2022

Monday, December 19th, 2022 | Aula SV203, UTDT


10.30-11.30:  “A Tale of Two Networks: Common Ownership and Product Market Rivalry” | Bruno Pellegrino (University of Maryland)

11.40-12.40: “Urban Renewal, Gentrification, and Inequality: Evidence from Chicago’s Public Housing Demolitions” | Milena Almagro (University of Chicago)

14.30-15.30: “Combining a Short-Run RCT and a Structural Model for Long-Run Program Evaluation of Conditional Cash Transfers” | Juan Pantano (University of Arizona)

15.40-16.40: “Political Alignment and Inter-Jurisdictional Cooperation: Evidence from Crime in Mexico” | Emilio Depetris-Chauvin (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

16.50-17.50: “The Economic Geography of Apartheid” | Tomás Domínguez Iino (Federal Reserve Board)


Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 | Aula SV203, UTDT

10.30-11.30: “Sectoral Development Multipliers” | Nicholas Trachter (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)

11.40-12.40: “The Looming Fiscal Reckoning: Tax Distortions, Top Earners and Revenues” | Gustavo Ventura (Arizona State University)

14.30-15.30: “The Life Cycle of Concentrated Industries " | Martín Beraja (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

15.40-16.40: “The Unequal Consequences of Inflation” | Fernando Cirelli (New York University)

16.50-17.50: “The Zero-Beta Rate” | Sebastián Di Tella (Stanford University)


Lugar: Campus Di Tella: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7350, Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Contacto: Cecilia Lafuente