12th Annual UTDT Economics Conference

The Economics Department at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella is pleased to announce the 12th Annual UTDT Conference: Advances in Economics. The goal of the conference is to bring together international scholars and local academics to discuss recent developments in their areas of expertise.

  • Conference Dates: December 18th & 19th, 2025
  • Venue: Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7350, Buenos Aires.
  • Contact Information: Cecilia Lafuente, economia@utdt.edu
  • Register here

PROGRAM

Thursday, December 18th, 2025 | UTDT

10.00-10.55    “Technology Adoption and Optimal Industrial Policy" | Francisco Buera (Washington University in St. Louis)

10.55-11.50     “Lock-In and Productive Innovations: implications for firm-to-firm innovation pass-through” | Lucía Casal (Columbia Business School) 

Coffee Break           

12.05-13.00     “Inelastic Capital in Intangible Economies” | Émilien Gouin-Bonenfant (Columbia University)

Lunch

14.30-15.25     “Initiative” | Héctor Chade (Arizona State University)

15.25-16.20     “Breaking the Gang: A Preventive Approach to Reduce Recruitment in Schools” | Micaela Sviatschi (Princeton University)

Coffee Break

16.35-17.30     “Marital Decline: The Role of House Prices and Parental Coresidence” | Francesco Chiocchio (ESCP Business School)

17.30-18.25     “Scoring and Cartel Discipline in Procurement Auctions" | Juan Ortner (Boston University)


Friday, December 19th, 2025 | UTDT

10.00-10.55    “Aggregation, Liquidity, and Asset Prices with Incomplete Markets” | Sebastian Di Tella (Stanford University)

10.55-11.50     “If You’re NOT So Smart, Why Are You Rich? Robust Market Selection with General Recursive Preferences” | Pablo Beker (University of Warwick)

Coffee Break           

12.05-13.00     "Rules and Regulations, Managerial Time and Economic Development” | Gustavo Ventura (Arizona State)

Lunch

14.30-15.25     “The Cost of Capital and Misallocation in the United States” | Julián Kozlowski (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

15.25-16.20     “A Theory of How Workers Keep Up with Inflation” | Andrés Drenik (The University of Texas at Austin)

Coffee Break

16.35-17.30     “Third-Country Effects of U.S. Immigration Policy” | Agostina Brinatti (University of Chicago)

17.30-18.25     “Agreeing to Implement” | Marina Halac (Yale University)