Nora Lustig
Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics, Tulane University
Audio:
- CGD Podcast: Reducing Inequality Does Not Equal Reducing Poverty – Podcast with Nora Lustig
- Podcast “The Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ) – Nora Lustig” on Stitcher Radio’s Global Prosperity Wonkcast by the Center for Global Development. February 3, 2015.
- Radio Interview with Isidro Soloaga on Radio Ibero Entre Paréntesis “Hablamos de la política pública para el combate a la pobreza”. Oct 2 2015.
VIDEOS:
Click on the title to watch each video.- OAS Interview: “Working for an Equity Agenda in the Americas – Interview with Nora Lustig.” Washington, D.C. February, 2016.
- CGD Panel: “From Macro to Micro-How Ready is Latin America for Tougher Times Ahead?” Center for Global Development. Washington, DC. February 25, 2015.
- Rising Inequality in the Global South: Practice and Solutions Symposium. Session 2: Policy Solutions- Resources, Taxation, Governance and Social Spending. Oxfam and University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, January 19, 2015.
- Declining Inequality in Latin America. SAIS Johns Hopkins. Washington, DC. September 17 2014.
- Assessing Income Inequality Databases: an Interview with Nora Lustig. UNU-WIDER. Helsinki, Finland. 5-6 September 2014.
- Proyectos Sociales del BID (IDB) Nora Lustig y el Proyecto Compromiso con la Equidad. 15 January 2013
- Social Projects of the International Development Bank: “Por qué los retornos a la educación se han reducido en América Latina?” 25 November 2013.
- Rencontres des Economistes: Session 3- Les Temps du Développement and Session 10-La Lutte Contre les Inégalités au Bénéfice de la Croissance. Aix-en-Provence 5 July 2013.
- Video Presentation from “Las Desigualdades y el Progreso en México: Enfoques, Dimensiones y Medición”. Colegio de México y INEGI. 20 March 2013.
- Online Forum: The Redistributive Impact of Fiscal Policy organized by VoxLACEA and the Commitment to Equity project. April 2013.
- Speakers at the CGD event on November 14 2012 “Latin America’s surging Middle Classes: Are They Really a Force for Change?”
- REPORTE WILLAX TV: El Ministro de Economía inauguró la reunión anual de la Asociación de Economistas de América Latina y el Caribe. Los profesionales venidos de diferentes países contrastarán durante tres días la realidad con la teoría económica, en plena crisis financiera internacional. Dos Premios Nobel de Economía están entre los ponentes del evento en la Universidad del Pacífico. November 1 2012.
- Nora Lustig talks about her paper “Fiscal Incidence, Fiscal Mobility and the Poor: A New Approach” presented on November in Lima, during the 2012 LACEA Annual Meeting.
- Highlights from the Inter-American Dialogue’s 30th Anniversary Gala dinner, June 7, 2012.
- “Opinion Nora Lustig: Should social benefits be targeted or universal?,” The Watson Institute for International Studies, April 2012.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Forum on Development, “Session 1: Shaping the Future OECD Strategy on Development,” Co-Chairs: Jon Lomoy and Mario Pezzini; Speakers: Ian Goldin, Nora Lustig, Marcio Pochmann, March 28, 2012.
- Nora Lustig, “Desigualdad,” Webcast for INDES (Inter-American Institute for Social and Economic Development) at the Inter-American Development Bank, February 1, 2012.
- Nora Lustig, “Desigualdad en América Latina y el Perú,” La Hora, Peru, November 9, 2010.
- Nora Lustig at “The Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Latin America,” December 11, 2008.
ARTICLES:
Click on the title to read each article.- “A Missing Target in the SDGs: Tax Systems Should Not Reduce the Income of the Poor” Nora Lustig. International Growth Center (IGC) Blog. June 23 2015.
- “Τα μέτρα δεν πρέπει να πλήττουν τους φτωχούς” Sakis Malavakis. To Vima. June 14 2015.
- How Middle Class Are Middle-Income Households in Latin America? Nora Lustig and Angel Melguizo. May 20 2015.
- Let’s Mobilize the Right Domestic Resources for Development. Charles Kenny. Center for Global Development Blog. April 16 2015.
- The Sustainable Development Goals- Reject Tax Targeting. Institute of Development Studies Opinion Blog. April 15 2015.
- Featured Q&A in the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin American Advisor: “Will Poverty Reduction Remain Stalled in the Region?” February 6, 2015.
- “Making Discovery and Change Possible” Kirby Messinger. Tulane School of Liberal Arts Newsletter. January 14, 2015.
- “¿Por qué la reducción de la desigualdad no es necesariamente algo positivo?” Luis Fajardo. BBC Mundo. January 9, 2015.
- “A renda e suas explicações” Ana Luisa Fainas. Valor Economico (Brasil). January 2, 2015.
- “Bolivia, Argentina, top equality ranking” Fermín Koop. Buenos Aires Herald. December 21, 2014.
- “Los planes asistenciales no deben ir en contra del desarrollo” Liliana Franco. Ámbito Financiero. December 16, 2014.
- “Why Raising Taxes Won’t Fix Global Inequality” Charles Kenny. Bloomberg Businessweek. December 15, 2014.
- “El parón latinoamericano amenaza la caída de la pobreza y la desigualidad” Alejandro Rebossio. El País. December 6, 2014.
- “Vanoli viajó a Chile a exponer en un seminario organizado por el FMI” Ezequiel Burgo. El Clarín. December 5, 2014.
- “Income Gap Shrinks in Chile, for Better or Worse” Eduardo Porter. The New York Times. December 2, 2014
- “Is Inclusive Growth being derailed?” The Brazilian Economy. FGV IBRE Brazilian Institute of Economics. November 2014. English here, Portuguese here.
- “Pobreza crônica no Brasil caiu para 1,1% da população” Brasil Sem Miséria. 21 November 2014.
- “The Going Gets Tougher”. The Economist. March 1st, 2014.
- “What Is the State of Poverty and Inequality in Latin America?” Nora Lustig, Jacqueline Pitanguy, and Maria Velez de Berliner. The Latin American Advisor. January 14, 2014.
- “Por Qué los Retornos a la educación se han reducido en América Latina?” Guest Post on Factor Trabajo, blog del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. November 26, 2013.
- “Wealth Redistribution Tracked in Latin America” Nick Marinello. Tulane New Wave. November 4, 2013
- “The World’s Leading Development Economists Can’t Agree on How to Tackle Inequality” Howard Schneider. The Washington Post. September 19, 2013
- “Women Will Now Collect Welfare Money” (english) “Argentina Reconoce a Madres Como Jefas de Hogar” (español) Debora Rey. Associated Press. July 6, 2013.
- ¿Es Argentina un Modelo de Políticas Redistributivas? Nora Lustig y Carola Pessino. Foco Económico. 6 May 2013.
- ¿Qué Tan Comprometidos Están los Gobiernos de América Latina Con la Equidad? Nora Lustig. Foco Económico. 28 April 2013.
- “Teaching Moment in Discussion of Governor’s Plan” Nora Lustig, Jim Alm, Steven Sheffrin. Tulane University New Wave. April 19 2013.
- “Es la Argentina un Modelo de Redistributivas Políticas?” Nora Lustig and Carola Pessino. Bastion Digital. April 10 2013.
- “Comment la Fiscalité et les Dépenses Sociales Réduisent les Inégalités?” Le Monde. April 2 2013.
- “How committed to equity are Latin American governments?” Institute of Development Studies: Development Horizons. April 2013.
- “Gini Back in the Bottle” The Economist, 13 October 2012
- Egyptian Newspaper Article, Issue 1338, page 9, September 30 2012
- “The Decline in Inequality in Latin America: The Role of Markets and the State,” LASA Forum, XLIII, Issue 3, Summer 2012.
- “Taxes, Transfers, and Income Redistribution in Latin America,” in “Inequality in Focus,” Poverty Reduction and Equity Department, The World Bank, Volume 1, Number 2, July 2012.
- Covington, Kim. “Winning the War on Inequality and Poverty in Latin America”, The InterAmerican Dialogue, May 2012
- Gibboni, Michaela. “Occupy Wall Street: ¡Basta YA!”, New Wave Tulane University Publication. May 2012.
- Haber, Carole. “Annual SLA Awards,” May, 2012. Tulane School of Liberal Arts Outstanding Research Award for 2012.
- “Presidential Pact” Nora Lustig facilitated an agreement between Tulane University president Scott Cowen and El Colegio de México president Javier Garciadiego to promote exchanges and joint academic activities between the two institutions. November 22, 2011.
- “Poverty, Inequality and the Millennium Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean,” and “Pobreza, desigualdad y Objectivos de Milenio en América Latina y el Caribe,” Prepared for la Cumbre de las Américas, in Cartangena de Indias, Colombia, Inter-American Dialogue, October 1, 2011.
- “How Should the Level of Poverty in Colombia Be Measured?,” Featured Q&A in Latin America Advisor, Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC, September 15, 2011.
- “Hail the Scholar-Practitioners: Nora Lustig,” Global Prosperity Wonkcast, By Lawrence MacDonald, Center for Global Development, August 22, 2011.
- “América Latina: ¿Menos Desigual?,” Nexos en línea, July 1, 2011.
- “Five Questions for Candidates to Head the IMF,” Blog contribution in Global Development: Views from the Center, Washington, DC: Center for Global Development, June 1, 2011.
- Peres, Leandra. “As duas esquerdas da América Latina,” Valor, May 20, 21, 22, 2011.
- Rea, Daniela. “Pide Lustig detectar huecos de pobreza,” Reforma, Mexico City, May 12, 2011, pg 14.
- “How Can ‘Mexico Cluster’ Countries Foster Economic Growth?,” Featured Q&A in Latin America Advisor, Inter-American Dialogue, May 5, 2011.
- “Inequality may have declined, but Latin America continues to be the most unequal region in the world,”The Final World in Emerging Markets, Inter-American Development Bank Edition, March 28, 2011.
- “Declining Inequality in Latin America,” Recovery Network Blog, UNICEF, March 2011.
- Zambrana, Luz María. “En una década ha logrado consolidar una serie de logros macroeconómicos: América Latina consigue importantes avances socio económicos, pero lidera en desigualdad,” El Mercurio, February 1, 2011.
- “Declining Inequality in Latin America: Market Forces, Enlightened States or the New Left,” VOXLACEA, November 6, 2010.
- Interview with Nora Lustig, Miguel Jaramillo, and Maximo Torero regarding Inequality in Latin America and Peru, La Hora, Lima, Peru, November 2010.
- “Does Pent-Up Consumer Demand Affect Crime in the Region?” Featured Q&A in Latin America Advisor, Inter-American Dialogue, September 10, 2010.
- The Economist. “Societies on the move: Expanding the middle class requires better schools and reforms in public spending,” A special report on Latin America, September 9, 2010.
- “Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?” A Latin America Initiative Event. Presentation at the Brookings Institution, June 15, 2010.
- Letters to the Editor: “On food prices, China, Vietnam, the Hoosier state,” in The Economist, May 15, 2008.
AWARDS:
Dr. Lustig received Tulane University School of Liberal Art’s Outstanding Research Award in May 2012. Click here to read more about why Dr. Lustig was chosen in the news article from the School of Liberal Arts.
- Simon Rodriguez Award for undergraduate teaching in Latin American Economics, May 2010
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