Conference Series: Economic Ministers in Democracy
After two and a half decades of democracy in Argentina, the Center for Financial Research and the School of Government at Torcuato Di Tella University intended to review the country’s recent economic policy history, with the help of some of its prominent actors. With this purpose we invited José Luis Machinea, Domingo Cavallo, Roque Fernández, Jorge Remes Lenicov y Roberto Lavagna, the main economic policymakers in the five presidencial periods (1983-2007). Faculty from Torcuato Di Tella University interviewed them in front of a broad audience, going over the main aspects of their tenures as Economic Ministers. Videos of the conferences can be found below.
Saliendo de la Convertibilidad: la política económica de 2002
(The aftermath convertibility: the economic policy of 2002)
Guest: Jorge Remes Lenicov
In the sixth and final meeting of the series, Jorge Remes Lenicov was interviewed by Professors Lucas Llach and Guido Sandleris. Jorge Remes Lenicov was the Minister of Economy between January and April
La política económica de la salida de la crisis: nuevos y viejos desafíos (2002-2005)
(The political economy in the aftermath of the crisis: new and old challenges 2002-2005)
Guest: Dr. Roberto Lavagna
In the fifth meeting of the series, Dr. Roberto Lavagna was interviewed by Eduardo Levy Yeyati, Associated Researcher of the CIF, in front of a broad audience. Roberto Lavagna was Economic Minister between April 2002 and November 2005. He served under two consecutive presidents, Eduardo Duhalde and Néstor Kirchner. The former minister was questioned about the economic stabilization after the 2001-2002 crisis, the public debt renegotiation, and the links between macroeconomic policy, growth and inflation.
La política ecnómica en tiempos de crisis: los quince meses de la Alianza
(Economic policy in times of crisis: the fifteen month of the Alianza)
Guest: Dr. José Luis Machinea
In the fourth meeting of the series, Dr. José Luis Machinea was interviewed by Professors Alejandro Bonvecchi and Ernesto Schargrodsky. Dr. José Luis Machinea, Minister of Economy between Dicember 1999 and March 2001 answered questions about the expectations faced by the Alianza before taking office, the initial decisions made to confront the recession, and the policy reactions to the critical economic conditions.
October 19th, 2009
Convertibilidad y turbulencia externa: la política económica argentina entre 1996 y 1999.
(Convertibility and external turbulence: the Argentine economic policy between 1996 and 1999)
Guest: Dr. Roque Fernández
In the third meeting of the series, Dr. Roque Fernández was interviewed by Professors Juan José Cruces and Lucas Llach. Dr. Roque Fernández was the President of the Central Bank in the birth of the Convertibility Regime. Later on, he served as Minister of Economy during the three final years of the Menem administration.
October 13th, 2009
La convertibilidad argentina: origen, apogeo y crisis
(The Argentine Convertibility Regime: birth, peak and crisis)
Guest: Dr. Domingo Cavallo
In the second meeting of the series, Dr. Domingo Cavallo was interviewed by Professors Guido Sandleris and Ernesto Schargrodsky. Dr. Cavallo participation in economic policy making during the last two decades was special since he served as Minister of Economy under Carlos Menem between 1991 and 1996 and under Fernando de
La experiencia de política económica en tiempos de Alfonsín
(The economic policy in times of Alfonsín)
Guest: Dr. José Luis Machinea
In the inaugural meeting of the series, Dr. José Luis Machinea was interviewed by Professors Lucas Llach and Guido Sandleris. Dr. Machinea experience is special since he was the President of the Central Bank during part of the Raúl Alfonsín administration and as the Minister of Economy in the first year of the Fernando de