The aim of the symposium is to bring together leading scholars of Latin American economic affairs, researchers on the economics and politics of inequality, and researchers focusing on applied policy research to discuss these matters. Issues to be considered are: -The determinants of inequality...

Possible topics: - Liberalization - Electronic competition to mail and express carriers labor economics - Service quality, reliability and pricing issues - Transition from monopoly to competition - Productivity issues - Financial viability and agency problems - Privatization, and...