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World Bank External Affairs Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean
invite you to a panel discussion featuring a recent publication
"Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America"
Book presentation and debate on the impact of US economic slowdown
Workers' remittances have become a major source of financing for developing
countries and are especially important in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC),
which is at the top of the ranking of remittances receiving regions in the
world. While there has been a recent surge in analytical work on the topic, this
book is motivated by the large heterogeneity in migration and remittances
patterns across countries and regions, and by the fact that existing evidence
for LAC is restricted to only a few countries, such as Mexico and El Salvador.
Because the nature of the phenomenon varies across countries, its development
impact and policy implications are also likely to differ in ways that are still
largely unknown. This book helps fill the gap by exploring, in the specific
context of Latin America and Caribbean countries, some of the main questions
faced by policymakers when trying to respond to increasing remittances flows.
For more information, or to order the book, please click here.
INTRODUCED BY
Pamela Cox
Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Ms. Cox is the World Bank?s Vice President for the Latin America and the
Caribbean Region. She is a development economist and has held several management
positions in various countries and regions since joining the Bank in 1980. Most
recently, she was Director of Strategy and Operations for the Africa Region,
where she oversaw the increase of Bank lending to the poorest African countries.
Ms. Cox also served as Country Director for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho,
Namibia and Swaziland. She was Chief of the Country Operations Division in East
Asia, and served as Chief of the Agriculture and Environment Operations in the
same region.
PRESENTED BY EDITORS
Pablo Fajnzylber
Senior Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Mr. Fajnzylber is a Senior Economist in the Chief Economist?s Office of the
Latin America and Caribbean Region of the World Bank. Previously, he worked at
the Bank?s Finance and Private Sector Development Department and at its
Development Economics Research Group. Mr. Fajnzylber has published in various
professional journals on a variety of development topics, including the economic
impact of workers? remittances, the dynamics of micro-enterprises in developing
countries, the impact of international trade on labor demand, and the economic
causes of violent crime. He has also contributed to publications on informality
and the determinants of economic growth in Latin America.
J. Humberto Lopez
Lead Economist and Sector Leader, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World
Bank
Mr. Lopez has been Lead Economist and Sector Leader for Poverty Reduction and
Economic Management for Central America at the World Bank since February 2008.
Previously, he was a senior economist in the Office of the Regional Chief
Economist, where he co-authored reports on pro-poor growth and on remittances
and development. He worked on operational aspects of the Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper and Heavily Indebted Poor Country initiatives at the Bank's
Central America department and on pro-poor growth and poverty and social impact
analysis in the Poverty department. Mr. Lopez has published on issues related
to fiscal policy, optimal currency areas and real exchange rate misalignment,
international business cycle synchronization, armed conflict and development,
and pro-poor growth.
COMMENTS BY
Susan Minushkin
Deputy Director, Pew Hispanic Center
Ms. Minushkin joined the Pew Hispanic Center from the Centro de Investigaciones
y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City, where she was a professor of
international studies and director of the first ongoing public and elite survey
in Mexico on foreign policy and Mexican attitudes toward international issues.
Her research expertise includes Mexican public opinion and foreign policy, Latin
American politics, and economic globalization in developing countries.
MODERATED BY
Sergio Jellinek
Communications Advisor, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Mr. Jellinek is the Communications Advisor for the Latin America and the
Caribbean Region at the World Bank, where he oversees communications for the
Bank?s entire action field within the region. He is also a founder of COM+
Alliance, which is a partnership of international organizations and
communications professionals who are committed to using communications to
advance a vision of sustainable development. He has extensive experience in
developing countries both as a working journalist and as an advisor to
international organizations.
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