2017

• “The Commitment to Equity Tool for Promoting Justice in Government Budgets.” Reframing Public Finance Promoting justice, democracy and human rights in government budgets. International Budget Partnership. Washington, D.C. (Virtual), December 12 and 13, 2017.
• “Symposium on Global Financial Governance (EPG),” Bundesbank Frankfurt Taunusanlage, Frankfurt, Germany. December 4, 2017.
• “Política Fiscal, Inclusión y Sustentabilidad,” Presented at Towards Inclusive Social Protection Systems in LAC, OECD, Asuncion, Paraguay. November 16 2017. (Virtual)
• LACEA 25^th Anniversary Session: Populism Then and Now: What Have We Learned? LACEA-LAMES, Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 10, 2017. (Discussant).
• “Redistribution and Poverty Reduction: Do Political Regimes Matter?” Presented at LACEA-President’s Panel on Populism, Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 10, 2017.
• “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty: Methodological Innovations & New Results.” Presented at LACEA-LAMES, Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 9, 2017.
• “Methodological Innovations in Fiscal Incidence Analysis and Overview of Results.” Presented at LACEA-LAMES, Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 9, 2017.
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• “Towards a Taxonomy of the ‘Missing Rich Problem.” Presented at CEQ Handbook 2020 Workshop, Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires. Argentina. November 8, 2017.
• “Methodological Advances in Fiscal Incidence Analysis Commitment to Equity Institute (CEQ).” Presented at Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 7 and 8, 2017.
• “The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers: Evidence from Eight Low and Middle Income Countries – Book Launch.” Presented at the World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA. September 18, 2017.
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  • Publication
  • World Bank Video: How Tax and Spending Policies Can Reduce Poverty and Inequality
  • Blog Post: World Bank – Let’s Talk Development: “How do taxes and transfers impact poverty and inequality in developing countries?”
• “Política Fiscal, Desigualdad y Pobreza: Paraguay en un Contexto Comparativo.” Presented at Ministerio de Hacienda, Paraguay. Asunción, Paraguay. September 1, 2017.
• “Política Fiscal, Desigualdad y Pobreza en Países de Ingresos Bajos y Medios.” Presented at Ministerio de Hacienda, Paraguay. Asunción, Paraguay. September 1, 2017.
• “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty in Low and Middle-Income Countries.” Presented at 7^th ECINEQ Meeting, City University of New York, New York, United States. July 19, 2017.
• “Fiscal Policy, Inequality, and Poverty in Iran: Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of Taxes and Transfers.” Presented at 7^th ECINEQ Meeting, City University of New York, New York, United States. July 18, 2017.

 2016

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 2015

• The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers at Oxfam America September 2015.
  

  Inequality and Fiscal Policy Panel at Center for Global Development Seated left to right: Nancy Birdsall, President, Center for Global Development, Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Nora Lustig, and Anit Mukherjee, IDRC Fellow, Center for Global Development

• “Fiscal Policy and Ethno-Racial Inequality in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala and Uruguay.” Nora Lustig. ECINEQ Conference, Luxembourg. July 15 2015.
• “Fiscal Redistribution: Analytical Dimensions and Results for Middle Income Countries” Nora Lustig. Fiscal Redistribution in Developing Countries, Institute for Fiscal Studies. London, United Kingdom. July 10 2015.
• “The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers”. Nora Lustig. Overseas Development Institute. London, United Kingdom. July 9 2015. Audio/video of conference here
• “Bringing Together Social Spending and Tax Policy” Nora Lustig. Department of International Development. London, United Kingdom. July 9 2015.
• “Inequality and Fiscal Redistribution in Middle-Income Countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa” Nora Lustig. Desafíod do Desenvolvimento Brasileiro, Seminário em homenagem a Albert Fishlow. IEPE/CdG, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. 3 July 2015.
• “Can a Poverty-Reducing and Progressive Tax and Transfer System Hurt the Poor?” Sean Higgins and Nora Lustig. The Community of Practice on the Distributional Impact of Taxes and Expenditures. The World Bank. Washington, DC. June 19 2015.
• “The Dynamics of Income Redistribution in Latin America”. Nora Lustig.
  

  Seated left to right: Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of the Iberoamerican Secretariat, Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile, and Nora Lustig.

  Declining Inequality inLatin America: Are the Good Times Over? Watson Institute for International Studies; The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.Brown University. Providence, Rhode Island. April 29 2015. Photos here

• “Growth, Redistribution, Poverty and the Middle Class“. Nora Lustig. Center for Global Development. Washington, DC. February 25, 2015.
• OAS 65th Policy Roundtable “Regional Agenda for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Look into the Future” Washington, DC. February 24, 2015. Photos here
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality and the Poor in the Developing World” Nora Lustig. Brookings Institution. Washington, DC. February 24, 2015
• “Learning Event on the Commitment to Equity Methodology” co-hosted by Tulane University and the World Bank. Washington, D.C. Wednesday, February 18 and Thursday, February 19, 2015.
• “Inequality in Latin America” Nora Lustig. Rising Inequality in the Global South, Oxfam and University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, January 19, 2015. Photo here
• “Fiscal Policy and Income Redistribution” Nora Lustig. Rising Inequality in the Global South Oxfam, and University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, January 19, 2015

2014 

• IMF High Level Conference on Latin America: “Challenges For Securing Growth and Shared Prosperity in Latin America”. Santiago, Chile. December 6, 2014.
• “Facts, Puzzles and Surprises in Inequality Research“. Nora Lustig. Consequences of Economic Inequality for Economic Performance. Columbia University, New York. December 3, 2014. Photo here
• “Slower Growth, Poverty and the Expansion of the Middle-class” LACEA, Universidad de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. November 20, 2014. Photo here
  

  World Without Poverty Seminar. Brasilia, Brazil. November 18-19 2014

• “Fiscal Policy and Ethno-Racial Inequality in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala and Uruguay” Nora Lustig. LACEA, Universidad de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. November 20, 2014.
• “Inequality, Poverty, Markets and the State: the Case of Brazil” Nora Lustig. International Seminar: A World Without Poverty. Brasilia, Brazil. November 18 and 19, 2014. Additional photo here

• “Keynote Address: Why did Inequality Decline in Latin America?” Nora Lustig. REDI Policy Symposium: Growth and Redistribution- Towards Policy Coordination. Pretoria, South Africa. November 6, 2014.
• “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and the Poor in the Developing World”. Nora Lustig. National Treasury and World Bank Workshop: Fiscal Policy and Redistribution in an Unequal Society. Pretoria, South Africa. November 5, 2014. Photos here and here
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America” Nora Lustig. IMF. Washington DC, October 30, 2104.
• “Strategic Recommendations for ‘A Measured Approach to Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity” Nora Lustig. World Bank Panel. Washington, DC. October 9, 2014.
  

  Professor Lustig at the Shared Prosperity Roundtable at the International Economic Association (IEA)-World Bank Plenary and Roundtable

• “Declining Inequality in Latin America” Nora Lustig. Johns Hopkins SAIS. Washington, DC. September 17, 2014.
• “Appraising World Income Inequality Databases: An Overview” Nora Lustig, UNU-WIDER Conference “Inequality – Measurement, Trends, Impacts and Policies” Helsinki, Finland, September 5, 2014.
• “Impacto de la política fiscal sobre la desigualdad y la pobreza en países en desarrollo”. Nora Lustig. SUCS-UNAM. México, D.F. September 2, 2014.
• “Fiscal Policy and Redistribution in Latin America” Nora Lustig. 15th Annual Global Development Conference:‘Structural Transformation in Africa and Beyond’. Accra, Ghana, June 18, 2014.
• “Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Workshop: Taking Stock of Theory, Practice and Results”. Nora Lustig. 15th Annual Global Development Conference. Accra, Ghana. June 17, 2014.
• “Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Workshop: Taxes, Transfers, Inequality and the Poor in the Developing World”. Nora Lustig. 15th Annual Global Development Conference. Accra, Ghana. June 17, 2014. Program here
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America” Nora Lustig, International Economic Association
  17th World Congress Dead Sea, Jordan, June 10, 2014
• “Measuring Fiscal Impoverishment”. Nora Lustig and Sean Higgins. International Economic Association17th World Congress Dead Sea, Jordan, June 9, 2014
• “Fiscal Policy and Redistribution in Latin America”  International Economic Association
  17th World Congress Dead Sea, Jordan, June 7, 2014
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America” Nora Lustig, CEPAL-OECD, Paris, France. May 21, 2014. Photo here
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality, and the Poor in the Developing World” Nora Lustig. USAID, Washington, DC. May 15, 2014.
• “Fiscal Policy and the Ethno-Racial Divide in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, and Uruguay”, Nora Lustig. Tulane University, CGD, and IAD, CEQ-IDB Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending byEthnicity and Race. Washington, DC. May 12, 2014.
  

  Nora Lustig in first meeting of High Level Expert Group on measuring economic and social progress; Joseph Stiglitz, Angus Deaton, Thomas Piketty, and others. Paris, January 2014.

• “Los efectos de la política fiscal sobre la desigualdad y la pobreza“, Nora Lustig, El desafío de la inclusión social RAP, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. May 5, 2014. Photo here
• “Taxation, Transfers, and Redistribution in Brazil and the United States”. Nora Lustig. Sustainable Growth in the XXIst Century. Institute for New Economic Thinking. New School, NY. April 24-25, 2014.
• “Shared Prosperity: Paving the Way in Europe & Central Asia” Nora Lustig. World Bank,
  Washington DC, April 9, 2014
• “Inequality, Poverty, and Leftist Governments in Latin America”, Nora Lustig, Social Policy in Latin America Since the Left Turn, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. April 1, 2014.
• “World Bank and Poverty Reduction: Who’s Counting and How” Nora Lustig. IEG World Bank, Washington DC, April 11, 2014.
• Taller de Avances y Resultados Preliminares UNIANDES Transferencias monetarias condicionadas y desarrollo rural en América Latina. México, D.F. April 3, 2014.
• “How can fiscal policy be better aligned with scaling up service delivery?” Nora Lustig. Making Services Work for Poor People. World Bank. Washington, DC. March 1, 2014.
• High Level Expert Group on Measuring Economic and Social Progress,  OECD, Paris, Jan 16-17, 2014
• “Fiscal Policy and Redistribution in Latin America” Nora Lustig. OECD, Paris, France. January 15, 2014.
• “Measuring Fiscal Impoverishment,” Sean Higgins (presenter) and Nora Lustig, Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association, Philadelphia, January 3-5, 2014.

2013

• “Fiscal Policy and the Ethno-Racial Divide: Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay”. Nora Lustig. Inter-American Development Bank. Washington, DC. November 21, 2013.
• “Fiscal Policy and Redistribution in Latin America”. Nora Lustig. LACEA – LAMES. Colegio de México, Mexico City. October 31, 2013. More photos here
  

  Roberto Rigobon, LACEA’s president, Nora Lustig, Raymundo Campos, LACEA 2013 chair

• “Fiscal Policy and Redistribution in Latin America”. Nora Lustig. Tulane University. New Orleans, LA. October 17, 2013
• “Los Efectos de la Política Fiscal Sobre Desigualdad y Pobreza en México y Otros Países de América Latina”. Nora Lustig y Sean Higgins. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 3 octubre 2013.
• “Latin American Economies Roundtable- Summary Report” The Inter-American Dialogue. October 1st 2013.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: Labor Markets &Policies” Nora Lustig.  New Challenges for Growth and Productivity. The Growth Dialogue G24. Washington, DC. September 25, 2013. Photo here
• “Monitoring Fiscal Effort to Reduce Inequality and Poverty” Nora Lustig. Filling the Gap: Inequality Indicators for Post-2015. Center for Global Development. Washington, DC. September 16, 2013. Photo here
• “Comparing Taxation, Transfers, and Redistribution in Brazil and the United States” Sean Higgins, Nora Lustig, Whitney Ruble, Timothy Smeeding. IARIW-IBGE Conference on Income, Wealth and Well-Being in Latin America. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. September 11-14, 2013.
• “Fiscal Policy, Poverty and Redistribution in Latin America” Nora Lustig. Inter-American Development Bank / OVE. Washington DC. July 31, 2013.
• “Latin American Economies Roundtable- Summary Report”. The Inter-American Dialogue. July 30th 2013.
  

  CEQ Conference at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. October 2014.

• “Fiscal Policy, Poverty and Redistribution in Latin America” Nora Lustig. USAID. Washington, DC. July 30 2013.
• “Inequality and Sustained Growth” Nora Lustig. Cercle Des Economistes. Aix-en-Provence. July 5, 2013.
• “The New Poor in Latin America: Challenges and Risks” Nancy Birdsall, Nora Lustig, and Christian Meyer. CDG. Washington, DC. June 25, 2013.
• “Fiscal Policy, Poverty and Redistribution in Latin America” Nora Lustig. IMF. Washington, DC. June 7, 2013.
• “Fiscal Policy, Poverty, Redistribution and Equality of Opportunity in Latin America”  Nora Lustig. Equality of Opportunities, Income Redistribution and Fiscal Policies World Bank, Washington, DC. June 5, 2013.
• “Fiscal Policy, Poverty, and Redistribution in Latin America” Nora Lustig. Inter-American Dialogue. Washington, DC. June 4 2013. Photo here
• “The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay: An Overview” Nora Lustig. LASA May 31st 2013. Washington DC. Photo here
• “Taxes, Social Spending, Inequality and the Middle Class in Latin America” Nora Lustig. LASA May 30th 2013. Washington, DC.
  

  “Is There Progress in Solving the Burden of Inequality?” Latin America:Taking Off or Still Falling Behind? Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. New Haven, CT. April 5 2013

• “Measuring Impoverishment: An Overlooked Dimension of Fiscal Incidence” Sean Higgins and Nora Lustig. XX Meetings of the LACEA/AIDB/WB/UNDP Research Network on Inequality and Poverty. The World Bank. Washington, DC. May 6 2013.
• “Taxes, Social Spending, and Income Redistribution in Latin America” Fiscal Policy, Equity and Long-Term Growth in Developing Countries. IMF and World Bank. Washington, DC. April 21-22 2013.
• “Is There Progress in Solving the Burden of Inequality in Latin America?”. Building a Financial Structure for a More Stable and Equitable Economy 22nd Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference on the State of the U.S. and World Economies Levy Institute New York, April 19, 2013
• “Roundtable discussion on Louisiana’s Tax Debate” Jim Alm, Nora Lustig, and Steven Sheffrin. Tulane University Murphy Institute and Economics Department. April 18 2013.
• “Las Desigualdades y el Progreso en México: Enfoques, Dimensiones y Medición”. Colegio deMéxico y INEGI. 20 March 2013
• “Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America” Latin American Political Economy Scholarship: The State of the Art. CIPR – Tulane University. April 11th – 12th 2013.
• “Is There Progress in Solving the Burden of Inequality?” Latin America:Taking Off or Still Falling Behind? Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. New Haven, CT. April 5 2013
• “Política Fiscal, Gasto Social y Redistribución en América Latina” Presentation with Sean Higgins. XXV Seminario Regional de Política FIscal. Santiago, Chile. 6 March 2013.
• “The New Poor in Latin America: Challenges and Risks” Presentation with Nancy Birdsall, Christian Meyer, and Andy Sumner. Center for Global Development and CIEPLAN. Assuntos Emergentes Para America Latin 2015-2020. January 21, 2013. Santiago, Chile.

2012

• “Fiscal Incidence, Fiscal Mobility and the Poor: A New Approach” Presentation with Sean Higgins. LACEA – LAMES Conference Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Perú. November 1, 2012.
• “Comments on ‘Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin American Middle Class'” LACEA- LAMES Conference Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Perú. November 1, 2012.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: Will the Good News Last?” LACEA – LAMES  Conference Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Perú. November 1, 2012. Photo here
• “Gasto Social, Impuestos y Redistribución de Ingresos en Uruguay” Presentación para el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, Montevideo, September 12, 2012.
• “Policy Roundtable on Responsible Corporate Governance and Debt Issuance” OAS (Organization of American States), Washington, DC, September 5, 2012 (additional photo here)

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  Policy Roundtable on Responsible Corporate Governance and Debt Issuance” OAS (Organization of American States), Washington, DC, September 5, 2012

  “Pobreza, desigualdad y desarrollo social en América Latina,” III Foro el Futuro de América Latina: La visión de los jóvenes, CAF (Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina) and Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 10, 2012.

• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why,”  Symposium on Impact of China’s Income Distribution-Related Policies, China Development Research Foundation, Beijing, China, July 2, 2012. Photo here
• “Under what scenarios can taxes and transfers eradicate extreme poverty and fulfill the demands/needs of the vulnerable and the emerging middle class?,” Latin America’s Coming Transformation: Escaping the Middle Income Trap, CGD-CIEPLAN, IDB Project, Washington, DC, June 11, 2012.
• “Inequality and Poverty in LA, A 30-year Bird’s Eye View,” Sol Linowitz Forum, Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC, June 8, 2012.
• “Fiscal Incidence Analysis in LA: Methodological Issues and Results,” Poverty Reduction and Equity Group, World Bank, June 7, 2012.
• “Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Mobility, and the Poor: A New Approach,” Wellbeing and Inequality in the Long Run: Measurement, History, and Ideas, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, June 1, 2012.
• “Poverty, the Middle Class and Inequality in Latin America,” LASA 2012 Toward a Third Century of Independence in Latin America, Latin American Studies Association (LASA), San Francisco, California, May 26, 2012.
• “The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989-2010,” LASA 2012 Toward a Third Century of Independence in Latin America, Latin American Studies Association (LASA), San Francisco, California, May 26, 2012.
• “Política fiscal, desigualdad y pobreza en Bolivia, Brasil, México y Perú. ¿Cómo le va al sector rural?,” Desarrollo rural en América Latina: preguntas, perspectivas y desafíos, Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA), Antigua, Guatemala, May 21, 2012.
• “Política fiscal, desigualdad y pobreza en Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, México y Perú,” Ministerio de Inclusión y Desarrollo Social, Lima, Peru, May 18, 2012.
• “Política fiscal, desigualdad y pobreza en Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, México y Perú,” II Seminario Internacional Perspectivas para el desarrollo, Finanzas Públicas y Desarrollo en América Latina, CAF (Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina) y Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Perú, May 18, 2012.
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality, and Poverty: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru,” Winning the War on Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Conference in Honor of Enrique Iglesias, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, May 15, 2012.
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality, and Poverty: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru,” Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, May 15, 2012.
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality, and Poverty: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru,” Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, DC, May 14, 2012.
• “Fiscal Policy and Equalizing Opportunities: Addressing Methodological Hurdles,” LCSPE Workshop on Fiscal Incidence Analysis, World Bank, Washington, DC, May 10, 2012.
• “Política fiscal, desigualdad y pobreza en la Argentina,” Simposio Red de Acción Política (RAP), Columbia University, New York, May 3-5, 2012.
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America,” Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM), World Bank, Washington, DC, May 1, 2012.
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America,” Strengthening Institutions Annual Workshop, Global Development Network, Istanbul, Turkey, April 25-27, 2012.
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America,” Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP), Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), Columbia University, New York, New York, April 20, 2012.
• “Taxes, Transfers, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America,” New Approaches to Poverty & Inequality Reduction in the Global South, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, April 19, 2012.
• “Gender Perspectives on Asset Ownership in Latin America,” 61st Annual Conference of the Center for Latin American Studies and the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS) “The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America,” March 31, 2012. (Chair and Discussant)
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why,” Executive Directors’ Colloquium 2012, Lessons from the Economic Crisis, World Bank, Washington, DC, March 23, 2012.
• “Fiscal Incidence, Mobility and the Poor: a New Approach,” The Economics of Ultra-poverty: Causes and Remedies, Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University (GWU), March 22, 2012.
• “Compromiso con la Equidad Política fiscal, desigualdad y pobreza en América Latina,” Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales (ICEFI), Guatemala, March 13-14, 2012.
• “Shaping the Future of OECD Strategy on Development,” 2012 OECD Global Forum on Development, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, February 28, 2012.
• “Poverty, Inequality and the Millennium Development Goals in Latin America,” Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, February 27, 2012.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why,” China Development Research Foundation, Beijing, China, February 21, 2012.(Videoconference)
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why,” Latin America in a New Global Economic Order, Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF) and University of Oxford, February 17, 2012.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America,” Global Policy Dialogue Series: Vignettes in Global Development, Global Development Network (GDN), New Delhi, India, January 13, 2012.
• “Rising Food Prices: Causes, Consequences and Policy Dilemmas,” All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), Ahmedabad, India, January 10, 2012.

2011

• “The Mexican Commission on Macroeconomics and Health,” Commission on Macroeconomics and Health: 10 Years On, Chatham House, London, December 9, 2011.
• “Commitment to Equity: A Diagnostic Framework to Assess Governments’ Fiscal Policies,” Forum on Equalizing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines, December 7, 2011.
• “Economic Performance, Inequality and Poverty: 1982-2010,” Mexico at a Crossroads: Learning from History, Facing the Future, Colegio de México and the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR), Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17, 2011. Click here to download a pdf of the Conference Booklet.
• “Trade, Poverty and Complementary Policies,” Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society (LAMES) Joint Meeting 2011, Santiago, Chile, November 11, 2011. (Moderator)
• “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty: A Comparison of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru,” Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society (LAMES) Joint Meeting 2011, Santiago, Chile, November 10, 2011.
• “Taking Stock Next Steps,” Commitment to Equity Workshop (CEQ), Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR), Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC, November 4, 2011.
• “CEQ Index or Scorecard,” Commitment to Equity Workshop (CEQ), Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR), Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC, November 4, 2011.
• “CEQ Fiscal Policy and Redistribution in Latin America: Challenging Conventional Wisdom,” Commitment to Equity Workshop (CEQ), Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR), Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC, November 3, 2011.
• “Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Mobility, the Poor, the Vulnerable and the Middle Class in Latin American,” Commitment to Equity Workshop (CEQ), Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR), Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC, November 3, 2011.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why,” Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) and School of International Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, October 13, 2011.
• “Fiscal Policy and Income Redistribution in Latin America: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom,” Center for Global Development Senior Lunch, Washington, DC, October 6, 2011.
• Seventh Annual North American Forum, World Affairs Council of Northern California, Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Participant)
• “Scholars Who Became Practitioners: the Influence of Research on the Design, Evaluation and Political Survival of Mexico’s Anti-poverty Program Progresa/Oportunidades,” Scholars, Practitioners and Inter-American Affairs, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, October 4, 2011. (Videoconference)
• “Survey of Long and Short Run Factors,” Forum on Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses, Institute for International Economic Policy, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University (GWU), Washington, DC, September 30, 2011.
• “Escaping the Middle Income Trap: What can Asia Learn from Latin America,” Social Inclusiveness in Asia’s Emerging Middle Income Countries (MICs), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Jakarta, Indonesia, September 13, 2011. (Videoconference) For more information on all presenters and their papers please click here.
• “El descenso de la desigualdad en América Latina: estado y mercados,” Retos Teóricos y Perspectivas de las Políticas de Desarrollo Social, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico, September 8, 2011.
• “El desceno de la desigualdad en América Latina: estado y mercados,” Mesa Redonda y Debate Publico, UNU-WIDER (in cooperation with CEDES, UBA, and CEDLAS), Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 5, 2011.
• “The Rise and Decline of Inequality in Mexico,” New Policy Model, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from the Last Decade and Prospects for the Future, UNU-WIDER, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 3, 2011.
• “Evolución de la desigualdad y las tendencias económicas en América Latina,” Keynote, Club Rotario de Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 29, 2011.
• “Desigualdad, pobreza y políticas públicas en América Latina,” Keynote, Reunión de Consolidación Técnica de la Red Interamericana de Protección Social, SEDESOL, Mexico City, Mexico, August 10, 2011.
• “Commitment to Equity: An Assessment of Fiscal Policies in Argentina, Mexico, and Peru,” Fourth Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), University of Catania, Italy, July 20, 2011.
• “The Decline in Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why,” Fourth Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), University of Catania, Italy, July 20, 2011.
• “Fiscal Policies, Inequality and Poverty: An Application of the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Assessment to Argentina and Mexico,” Brainstorming Session at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, July 11, 2011.
• “Inequality, Poverty and Public Policies in Latin America,” Economic Development Centre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, July 11, 2011.
• La sostenibilidad del crecimiento en América Latina, IV Encuentro SEGIB de Economistas, Santander, Spain, July 5, 2011. (Participant)
• “Fiscal Policies, Inequality and Poverty: An Application of the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Assessment to Argentina and Mexico,” Taller Finazas Públicas y Desarrollo: Presentación versiones preliminares de los trabajos comisionados para el RED 2012: Desarrollo y Políticas Fiscal, CAF Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, Bogotá, Colombia, June 16, 2011.
• “Conferencia magistral: Tendencias de la desigualdad en América Latina,” Keynote, Red de Homólogos de Pobreza: Seminario Latinoamericano de Pobreza y Política Social, Asociación de Universidades Confiadas de la Compañia de Jesús en América Latina, Universidad Iberamericana, Puebla, Mexico, June 8, 2011. (Videoconference)
• “Taxation and Equality in Latin America,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Universidad de San Andres, Washington, DC, May 24, 2011.  
• “Inequidad social y bienestar,” Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre la Medición del Bienestar y el Progreso de las Sociedades, INEGI, el Foro Consultivo Científico y Tecnológico (FCCT), la OCDE, CEPAL, BID, Mexico City, México, May 11, 2011.
• “Profundización del la reflexión,” Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre la Medición del Bienestar y el Progreso de las Sociedades, INEGI, el Foro Consultivo Científico y Tecnológico (FCCT), la OCDE, CEPAL, BID, Mexico City, México, May 11, 2011. (Moderator)
• “La caída de la desigualdad en América Latina,” Keynote, Inaugural Conference of Instituto Alternativo, La Paz, Bolivia, May 3, 2011.
• “From Opportunities to Achievements,” From Opportunity to Achievement: Socio-Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Middle Class in Latin America and the Caribbean, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), Lima, Peru, April 28, 2011. (Discussant)
• “La caída de la desigualdad en América Latina: educación y democracia,” Quo Vadis Peru 2011: Ruta al Primer Mundo: Cuatro Desafíos del Quinquenio 2011-2016, Lima, Peru, April 26, 2011.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: a decade of progress?,” Meeting of Western Hemisphere Think Tanks in Support of the Summit of the Americas, FEDESARROLLO, Inter-American Dialogue, FOCAL, Bogota, Colombia, March 14, 2011.
• “La reducción de la desigualdad en América Latina: ¿una década de progreso?,” Seminario Universitario de la Cuestión Social, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico, March 9, 2011.
• “Commitment to Equity in Argentina and Mexico: An Assessment of Governments’ Fiscal Policies,” World Bank LAC Opportunities for All: LCSPP BBL Series: Poverty and Gender, World Bank, Washington, DC, March 3, 2011.
• “Commitment to Equity (CEQ): A Diagnostic Framework to Assess Governments’ Fiscal Policies,” Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, DC, March 2, 2011.
• Meeting of Academic Experts on IDB “Strategy on Social Policy for Equity and Productivity,” Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, DC, February 28, 2011. (Discussant)
• “Latin America’s Economic Challenges: Lessons for Emerging Economies,” Can China Avoid the Middle-Income Trap?, Asian Development Bank (ADB)/NSB, Peking University, Beijing, China, February 25, 2011.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: a decade of progress?” China Development Research Foundation (CDRF), Beijing, China, February 23, 2011.
• Venezuela Conference, Tulane University, Department of Political Science, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 28, 2011. (Moderator)
• “Declining Inequality in Latin American: a decade of progress?” Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, DC, January 14, 2011.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: a decade of progress?,” Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, January 12, 2011.

2010

• “Mexico Case Study,” New Policy, Model, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from the Last Decade and Prospects for the future, UNU-WIDER, New York, New York, December 8, 2010.
• “Strengthening Long-term Growth in Argentina,” Beyond the Crisis: Returning to Sustainable Growth in Latin America, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, November 24, 2010.
• “An Evening with the Chairs: A Personal Journey,” Panel Discussion for Women in Higher Education Series: Newcomb College Center for Research on Women and Doctoral Women’s Association of New Orleans, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 16, 2010.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” 15th Annual Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) Meeting, Medellín, Colombia, November 11, 2010.
• “Commitment to Equity (CEQ): A Diagnostic Tool of Latin American Governments’ Fiscal Policy,” Research Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP), XV Meetings of LACEA/IADB/WB/UNDP, Medellín, Colombia, November 10, 2010.
• “Reducción de la desigualdad en América Latina: ¿una década de progreso?,” Grupo de Análisis Para el Desarrollo (GRADE), Lima, Peru, November 8, 2010.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” Doctoral Student Research Colloquium of the Payson Center for International Development, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 5, 2010.
• “The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Inequality and Poverty in Latin America,” Latin American Graduate Organization’s (LAGO) Working Group of Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 3, 2010.
• “CEQ Diagnostics and Results in Mexico and Peru,” Tulane University Department of Economics Brownbag Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 27, 2010.
• “Commitment to Equity (CEQ): A Diagnostic and Ranking Tool of Latin American Governments’ Fiscal Policies,” CEQ Diagnostics and Index: Wrap-up and Planning Workshop, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR), Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 27, 2010.
• “Is Latin America Transforming Itself,” Roundtable of Center for Inter-American Policy & Research (CIPR), Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 27, 2010.
• “Revisiting Structuralism,” “Is Prebisch still relevant in the era of globalization and crisis?,” LASA 2010 Crisis, Response, and Recovery, XXIX International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Toronto, Canada, October 7, 2010.
• “The Financial Crisis and its Impact on Latin America,” “Democracy, Economic Growth and Equity after the Crisis,” XXIX International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Toronto, Canada, October 6, 2010.
• First Strategic Advisory Group Meeting, Regional Bureau of Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York, New York, October 1, 2010. (Participant)
• “La novedad del siglo: ¿Por qué ha caído la desigualdad en América Latina durante la última década?,” 200 Años de Independencia: Realización de la Promesa 1810-2010, Institute of the Americas, La Jolla, California, September 30, 2010.
• “The Financial Crisis and its Impact on Latin America,” Latin American Graduate Organization’s (LAGO) Working Group of Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 13, 2010.
• “Las políticas de desarrollo productivo,” Seminario Huatusco VIII “Las políticas públicas para la productividad y el crecimiento económico,” Grupo Huatusco de economistas para el crecimiento de México, Huatusco, Veracruz, Mexico, September 3, 2010.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” Octava Sesión Ordinaria 2010 de la Comisión Ejecutiva, Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Politica de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL), Mexico City, Mexico, September 2, 2010.
•   “Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE), Mexico City, Mexico, September 1, 2010.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” Reunion Annual de la Red sobre Desigualdad y Pobreza de América Latina y el Caribe: Research Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP), Montevideo, Uruguay, August 18, 2010.
• “La reducción de la desigualdad en América Latina ¿Una década de progreso?,” Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 17, 2010.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 11, 2010.
• “Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex, United Kingdom, June 2010.
• “Social Report Card: As Assessment of Government Fiscal Efforts to Reduce Inequality and Poverty,” and “Declining Inequality in Latin America Technological Change, Educational Upgrading and Democracy,” Sol Linowitz Forum, Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC, June 26, 2010.
• “Structural Transformation and Policies: Latin America,” China Toward an Upper Middle-Income Country: Challenges and Policy Options, Asian Developmebt Bank (ADB)/National School of Development (NSD), Beijing, China, June 1, 2010.
• “Presentation and Round Table Discussion of Social Report Card,” Research Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP), XIV Meetings of LACEA/IADB/WB/UNDP, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 9, 2010.
• “Permanent effects of economic crises on household welfare: Evidence and projections from Argentina’s downturns,” Research Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP), XIV Meetings of LACEA/IADB/WB/UNDP, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 9, 2010. (Moderator)
• “The Permanent Effects of Recessions on Child Health: Evidence from Peru,” Research Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP), XIV Meetings of LACEA/IADB/WB/UNDP, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 9, 2010. (Moderator)

2009

• “Mexico: A Decade of Falling Inequality: Market Forces or State Action?” Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), Mexico City, Mexico, November 20, 2009.
• “Declining Income Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York, New York, October 16, 2009.
• “The Recent Decline in Inequality in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru,” Economía Jounal Panel of Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), October 2, 2009.
• “Declining Income Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?,” Keynote, Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP), Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 30, 2009.
• “Desigualdad y pobreza: diagnóstico y desafíos para su disminución,” CESyP, Universidad di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 29, 2009.
• “The New Dynamics of Inequality in Latin America: a Break from the Past?,” Department of Economics’ Seminar Series, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 18, 2009.
• “The New Dynamics of Inequality in Latin America: a Break from the Past?,” Inequality in Latin America, Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC, July 27, 2009.
• “Poverty, Inequality and the New Left in Latin America,” Wilson Center for International Scholars and the Center for Global Development (CGD), Washington, DC, July 21, 2009.
• “Falling Inequality in Mexico: Market Forces or State Action,” Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 12, 2009.
• “Round Table Discussion: Old and New Approaches to the Study of Inequality in Latin America,” Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 11, 2009.
• “Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Post-NAFTA Mexico,” NAFTA at 15: Assessing the Past and Preparing for the Future, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University (GWU), March 27, 2009.
• “The Current Economic Crisis and its Impact on Latin America,” Regional Impact on the Global Economic Crisis on Latin America, East and South Asia, Eastern and Central Europe, Africa and the Middle East, 2009-2010 International Economic Policy Forum Events, The Elliot School of International Affairs, The Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University (GWU), Washington, DC, March 26, 2009.