Conferences

Fifth Annual Conference of the Central Bank of Chile

The Challenges of Economic Growth

Friday, November 30th, 2001

Session 4 Growth in Chile (II) Chair : José Manuel Garrido (Central Bank of Chile)

Time	Speaker	Subject
9:00-9:50	Gabriela Contreras and Pablo García (Central Bank of Chile) Discussant: Juan Eduardo Coeymans (Catholic University of Chile)	Data-based vs. Model-consistent Estimates of Gaps and Trends in the Chilean Economy. (310k)
9:50-10:40	Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel (Central Bank of Chile) Discussant: Rodrigo Valdés (Ministry of Finance of Chile)	Chile's Growth: Resources, Reforms, Results (284k)
10:40-11:10	Coffee

Session 5 Cycles and Growth Chair : Raphael Bergoeing (University of Chile)

Time	Speaker	Subject
11:10-12:00	Antonio Fatás (INSEAD) Discussant: Luis Servén (World Bank)	The effects of business cycles on growth (258k)
12:00-12:50	Andrew Harvey (Cambridge University) Discussant: Christian Johnson (Central Bank of Chile)	Trends, cycles and convergence (992k)
12:50-14:30	Lunch at Hotel Carrera (by invitation only)

Session 6 Finance, Vulnerability, and Growth Chair : Luis Oscar Herrera (Central Bank of Chile)

Time	Speaker	Subject
14:30-15:20	Ricardo Caballero (MIT) Discussant: Esteban Jadresic (Central Bank of Chile)	Coping with Chile's external vulnerability: A financial problem (411K)
15:20-16:10	María Carkovic and Ross Levine (University of Minnesota) Discussant: Fernando Lefort (Catholic University of Chile)	Finance and Growth : New Evidence and Policy Analyses for Chile (267k)
16:10-16:30	Coffee

Session 7 Panel: Economic Growth in Chile

Time	Speaker	Subject
16:30-18:30	Jorge Marshall, Deputy Governor Central Bank of Chile Jorge Rodríguez, Minister of the Economy Francisco Rosende, Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business, Catholic University of Chile	Issues Paper and Chairman : Felipe Morandé (Manager of Economic Studies, Central Bank of Chile) Chairman : Felipe Morandé (Manager of Economic Studies, Central Bank of Chile)