Conferences

Seventh Annual Conference of the Central Bank of Chile

Labor Markets and Institutions

Thursday, November 7th

 

Session 3
Moderator: Mario Marcel (Budget Director, Ministry of Finance)

Time Speaker Subject
9:15-10:05 Olga Fuentes and Simon Gilchrist (Boston University)
Discussant: Norman Loayza (World Bank)

 Trade liberalization and labor market evolution:
Evidence from Chilean plant level data. (275k)
10:05-10:55 Andrea Repetto (Universidad de Chile) and Cristóbal Huneeus (Stanford University)
Discussant: David Bravo (Universidad de Chile)

 The Dynamics of Earnings in Chile (469k)
10:55- 11:10 Coffee  
11:10-12:00 Elias Albagli, Pablo García and Jorge Restrepo (Central Bank of Chile)
Discussant: Palle Andersen ( Bank of International Settlements)		 Labor Market Flexibility and Structural Shocks: An International Perspective (681 Kb)
12:00-12:50 Invited Speech: Kevin Cowan and Alejandro Micco (IADB) Diagnosis of Unemployment in Chile
12:50-14:20 Lunch at Hotel Carrera (by invitation only)  
 

Session 4
Moderator Ricardo Solari (Minister of Labor and Social Security)

Time Speaker Subject
14:20-15:10 Ricardo Caballero(MIT), Eduardo Engel (YALE) and Alejandro Micco (IADB)
Discussant: Fernando Coloma (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

 Microeconomic Flexibility in Chile (116 Kb)
15:10-16:00 Claudio Montenegro (World Bank) and Carmen Pagés (IADB)
Discussant: Rómulo Chumacero (Central Bank of Chile and Universidad de Chile)

 Who Benefits from Labor Market Regulations? Chile 1960-1998 (242 Kb)