Event                                                      

Policies for Peace and International Assistance: European and U.S. Perspectives

Fundación Sistema (Madrid) and the Center for Economic and Policy Research present: A Joint Spanish-U.S. Conference on Development, Trade, and Immigration.

SAIS Rome Building Auditorium and Reception Room
Washington, D.C., April 7, 2006

Program:
Panel One: Inequality and growth

• Branko Milanovic, World Bank - “The Evolution of International Inequality”
  Worlds Apart. (PowerPoint presentation).  
• Mark Weisbrot, CEPR - “The Growth Slowdown in Developing Countries Over the Past 25 Years”        
  The Scorecard on Development: 25 Years of Diminished Progress. Also available in Spanish.
  "Latin America's Long Economic Failure Spark's Desire for Change." Also available in Spanish.
  Growth: The Long-term Economic Failure in Developing Countries. (PowerPoint presentation)    
  
• Vicente Navarro, Johns Hopkins University - “Social Cohesion and Economic Growth”
  Social Cohesion, Quality of Life, and Economic Growth, (PowerPoint presentation).

Moderator: Heather Boushey, CEPR

Panel Two: International Migration

• José Félix Tezanos, Fundación Sistema - “New Migration Tendencies and Their Social and Cultural Effects on the Receiving Countries”        
  New Migratory Trends and Their Social and Cultural Effects in the Countries of Reception. Also available in Spanish .        
  Sufficient Migratory Patterns of Our Times. PowerPoint chart.   
• Thea Lee, AFL-CIO – “A Progressive, Pro-Labor Immigration Policy”        
  Responsible Reform of Immigration Laws Must Protect Working Conditions for all Workers in the U.S., AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement   
• Christina DeConcini, National Immigration Forum – “Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Due Process Rights for Immigrants in the United States.”

Moderator: Antonio Romero, Fundación de las Ciudades

Panel Three: The Politics of Cooperation for Development: Assessment and Alternatives for the Future

• Rafael Simancas, Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE), Governing Party in Spain - “The Alliance of Civilizations”         
  The Role of the Alliance of Civilizations in Peace and International Cooperation Policies. Also Available in Spanish.   
• Dean Baker, CEPR - “Paths to Development: The Relative Impact of Trade Liberalization, Intellectual Property Protections, and Effective Industrial Policy.”       
  The Relative Impact of Trade Liberalization on Developing Countries.
  Paths to Development: The Relative Impact of Trade Liberalization, Intellectual Property Protections, and Effective Industrial Policy, PowerPoint presentation
• Will Martin, World Bank – “Implications of Liberalizing Merchandise Trade Under the Doha Agenda.”        
  "Trade Policy Reform & the Doha Development Agenda."

Moderator: Carlos Westendorp, Spanish Ambassador to the United States