Events

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Events

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Nov

25

2:00—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

Mexico’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program: Progresa/Oportunidades

Human capital and its relation to poverty are central areas of study in development economics. The Mexican conditional cash transfer (CCT) program Progresa/Oportunidades is a particularly innovative human capital development program that was rigorous...

Sep

26

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

Guns, Drugs, and Military Aid: Exploring Unintended Effects of US Policy in Latin America

The last ten years have seen escalating violence south of the US border. The violence manifests in different forms and intensity levels, and affects Mexico, Central America, and several countries in South America. Politicians and pundits debate the a...

Jul

29

3:00—4:30 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

The Health Consequences of Aerial Spraying of Illicit Crops: The Case of Colombia

What are the unintended health consequences of the drug war? Adriana Camacho will present a recent paper exploiting the variation in aerial spraying on illicit crops across time and space in Colombia. The paper employs a panel of individual health re...

Jun

3

10:30—12:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street

- Fifth Floor

Enter the Dragon: Assessing Risks from China’s Financial Sector for Latin America

A slowdown in China’s growth is a serious concern for Latin America, especially for those countries that have benefited from a record-setting boom in commodity prices since 2003. Much of the slowdown is due to structural reforms in China, partl...

Jun

2

3:30—5:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street, NE

- Fifth Floor

Toward Universal Health Care: Lessons from Latin America on Health Benefits Plans

Health benefit plans (HBPs) can help ensure the best health services reach the greatest number of people possible. In times of unprecedented financial challenge and amidst a global push for universal health care, explicit HBPs are an essential too...

May

29

9:00—10:30 AM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street, NW

- Fifth Floor

Soccer and Development? A Conversation with Joshua Nadel

The excitement and controversy in the run-up to this year's World Cup in Brazil offers an apt opportunity to reflect on the wider links between soccer, national economies, and even history. The Center for Global Development is pleased to invite y...

Mar

4

2:00—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L St NW

- Fifth Floor

More Schooling, More Learning, and More Earnings: Effects of a CCT in Nicaragua

Can the proven short-term gains of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs in developing countries translate into longer-term benefits? Karen Macours will present a new paper, in which she and her co-authors use a CCT program in Nicaragua to estimat...

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