Event Description
Economic and social inequality are critical issues throughout the Americas. Using the web, CLAS has organized a real-time dialogue across the hemisphere, connecting experts and the community at Berkeley to colleagues and audiences throughout Latin America.
Speakers
Sergio Fajardo was elected governor of Antioquia (economically the most important province of Colombia) in 2011. As mayor of Medellín (2003-07), he received international recognition for his innovative and effective policies. Governor Fajardo holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Emmanuel Saez is Professor of Economics and directs the Center for Equitable Growth at UC Berkeley. Among many honors, he was awarded the John Bates Clark medal by the American Economics Association in 2009 and a MacArthur Fellowship for his research on income inequality in 2010.
Cosponsors
Co-sponsored with the Berkeley Law School.
More Information
Read an article about this event in The Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies.