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May 30, 2013
Obama in Latin America: The U.S. Response to the Region’s Leftward Shift
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1539 Longworth House Office Building
Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street
Washington, D.C. 20003
In the past decade and a half, Latin America and especially South America have experienced unprecedented political change. This briefing will look at how the U.S. administration has responded to the region’s shifting political dynamics and offer recommendations for improving U.S. relations with the rest of the hemisphere. Panelists include CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot; Laura Carlsen, Director of the Americas Program at the Center for International Policy; Miguel Tinker Salas, Professor of Latin American Studies at Pomona College; and John Lindsay Poland, Co-director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean. Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) will co-host. To attend please RSVP here. |
June 20, 2013
Society of Government Economists Luncheon with John Schmitt
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Chinatown Garden
618 H St NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
The Society of Government Economists is hosting a luncheon and discussion with CEPR Senior Economist John Schmitt. The cost is $16 for members and affiliates and $25 for non-members. The luncheon is a joint event with the National Economists Club. To register for the lunch, please go to the National Economists Club. |
June 4, 2013
A Bold Approach to the Jobs Emergency: Setting the Political Agenda for 2014 and 2016
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
20 F Street Conference Center
20 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
There is a jobs emergency in the United States. The American people need new thinking on jobs and immediate and comprehensive action toward a better, fairer system of work, achieved through the collective efforts of diverse thinkers with strong progressive ideas. The Roosevelt Institute's Rediscovering Government Initiative will be hosting a daylong conference exploring the roles of government, policy, and activism in addressing historic levels of unemployment and economic misery. CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker will take part in a 9:30 a.m. panel on "Getting to Full Employment," and CEPR Senior Economist John Schmitt will take part in a 1:45 p.m. session titled "Is Education the Answer?" You can RSVP for the panels here. |
May 23, 2013
Venezuelan Elections and the Institutionalization of Participatory Democracy
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 14th and V
Langston Room
2021 14th Street Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20009
In honor of Venezuela Week at Busboys and Poets, the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic together with Busboys and Poets will hold a panel discussion on Venezuelan democracy and the presidential elections that took place in that country last month. CEPR Senior Associate for International Policy Alexander Main will take part in the discussion. Other panelists include James Gomez, international relations director for the Rainbow Push Coalition, and Dawn Gable, assistant director of the Center for Democracy in the Americas. For more information, visit the event website. |
April 30, 2013
Venezuela after Chávez
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The International Celso Furtado Center for Development Studies
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
How is Venezuela after the death of Hugo Chávez? was the question raised at an event in Rio de Janeiro by the International Celso Furtado Policy Development in partnership with CartaCapital. The debate "The post-Chavez Venezuela" brought together experts to discuss the political, economic and social integration of the neighboring country in Latin America. CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot took part in the discussion. A video of the event can be found below or after the jump.
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April 22, 2013
Brown Bag: Venezuela's Electoral System and the Results of The Presidential Elections
12 - 2 p.m.
IPS
Room MC - C1 - 100
1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
At an IPS event moderated by Foreign Policy in Focus Director Emira Woods, human and labor rights lawyer Dan Kovalik and CEPR's Alexander Main shared their experiences monitoring the 2013 Venezeulan elections and provided the audience with their organizations’ findings and suggestions that were made to the National Electoral Council after the election. Audio of the event is available below or after the jump.
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April 17, 2013
What Next for the Eurozone? Macroeconomic Policy and the Recession
4 p.m.
The World Bank
Room MC - C1 - 100
1818 H St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
The eurozone is mired in its second recession in three years, and the most recent IMF projections show a decline in GDP for 2013. Unemployment has hit a record level of 11.9 percent for the eurozone, with Greece and Spain having jobless rates of 26 percent. The risks of a serious financial crisis in the eurozone have subsided considerably since last year, but remain significant enough to possibly affect world economic growth and employment. CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot took part in a forum that looked at macroeconomic policy in the eurozone and the challenges to restoring employment and growth. Participants also included Prakash Loungani — an advisor in the IMF’s Research Department, co-chair of the IMF’s Working Group on Jobs and Growth, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s council on employment issues — and Jo Marie Griesgraber, executive director of the New Rules for Global Finance Coalition.
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April 17, 2013
The Great Recession: The Forces that Make it Great
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Colorado State University
A101 Clark
1126-1298 Central Avenue Mall
Fort Collins, CO, 80521
More than five years after it began the effects of the recession continue to linger. The economy is still down almost 9 million jobs from its trend growth path. CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker, a prolific blogger and columnist, took part in a discussion on why the Great Recession was so painful and what we can do to get the economy back up to speed. For more information, visit the event website. |
April 8, 2013
The Safety Net, Sequestration and Austerity Politics
5:30 - 9 p.m.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Richard Harris Terrace
199 Chambers Street
New York, NY 10013
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker took part in a panel discussion on the history and importance of the Social Security safety net. Other panelists included James Parrott of the Fiscal Policy Institute, Frances Fox Piven of the CUNY Grad Center and Michael Zweig of SUNY Stony Brook and U.S. Labor Against the War. The event was organized by the Professional Staff Congress—CUNY. For more information, visit the event website. |
March 28, 2013
Rhode Map to Economic Progress
8:30 a.m. - noon
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
60 Rhodes Pl
Cranston, RI 02905
Is the American Dream slipping away for too many Rhode Islanders? Recent data on financial security finds that many residents cannot afford to meet their basic needs, let alone save for a home, college, or retirement. CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker was the keynote speaker at a conference aimed at presenting data and discussing policy solutions that would help working families get ahead. More information about the event is available here. |
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