The main objective of the Twentieth Annual Conference is to encourage debate on important economic issues for the region through the active and joint participation of academics, policy-makers, officers from international organizations and government, private sector economists, and students....

The 2012 LACEA and LAMES meetings will share a common program, under a single local organization. By registering for LACEA-LAMES 2012, participants will be welcome to attend to all sessions of both meetings.

The Meeting will gather nearly 500 participants, including top academicians, national and local high-level policy makers, central bankers, scholars from around the world, junior and senior researchers, students in the social sciences, and members of the business community. The Conference will...