Key Session Topics and Discussion Points
1.International Economic Organization
1.1.International Architecture and EMs.
1.2.Macro terms and relevance of economics to EM
1.3.International capital flows to EMs.
1.4.The EM Beauty Contest
2.Argentina
2.1.Economic growth 1920-2022
2.2.IMF Agreement 2018 and 2022
2.3.Outlook and challenges in Argentina. Macro and micro discussion.
Chile
2.4.Chilean economic growth 1950-2022
2.5.Is Chile an example for other Latam nations?
2.6.What are the challenges in Chile today? Education, Health, Income Distribution and access to decision making elites
3.Economic growth and EMs
3.1.What generates growth?
3.2.Macro fundamentals and growth
3.3.Corporate structure and governance. The Multilatinas.
3.4.The “soft issues”: Education, health and pensions
4.Latam and East Asia (EA)
4.1.What reforms are needed for Latam to reach EA?
Pension fund reform and economic growth
4.2.Where will economic growth occur in the next twenty five years?
4.3.What are the right set of economic policies for economic growth to take hold?
4.4.Corporate structure and behavior in Latam and EA. Multilatinas versus Korean Chaebols?
5.Conclusions
5.1.EMs and change
5.2.Role of Government
5.3.The beauty contest
5.4.Corporate performance
