| LACEA President’s Quarterly Letter |
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| Dear LACEA Members, I’m pleased to share with you LACEA’s news for the first quarter of 2026 |
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LACEA Announcement
Eduardo Engel Confirmed as Carlos Díaz-Alejandro Prize Nominee
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Following the endorsement process by LACEA’s Executive Committee, Eduardo Engel has been confirmed as the nominee for the Carlos Díaz-Alejandro Prize.
Engel is an elected Fellow of the Econometric Society and the International Economic Association, a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association, and a recipient of the Frisch Medal. He also served as President of LACEA (2014–2015) and has published extensively in leading journals such as American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Quarterly Journal of Economics.
His contributions span macroeconomics and public finance, including influential work on investment dynamics and Public-Private Partnerships, as well as more recent research on infrastructure and corruption.
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The prize will be awarded at the 2026 LACEA Annual Meeting, to be held in Lima, Peru, from November 12 to 14, 2026.
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LACEA–LAMES 2026: Updates Coming Soon |
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| Preparations for the LACEA–LAMES 2026 Annual Meeting are underway. The conference will take place in Lima, Perú, from November 12–14, 2026, and will be hosted by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Please stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding the website, key dates, and submission details. |
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Several LACEA networks will hold workshops during the upcoming 2026 RIDGE May Forum, taking place from May 18 to 22, 2026, at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
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LACEA Network Workshops at the 2026 RIDGE May Forum
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LACEA Network Political Economy Group
Workshop on Political Economy
Dates: May 18–19, 2026
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LACEA Network on Inequality and Poverty
Workshop on Inequality and Poverty
Dates: May 19–20, 2026
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LACEA Network Labor
Workshop on Labor
Dates: May 20–21, 2026
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LACEA Network Health Economics
Workshop on Health Economics
Dates: May 20–21, 2026
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LACEA Network Impact Evaluation
Workshop on Impact Evaluation
Dates: May 20–21, 2026
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LACEA Network Economic History
Workshop on Historical Development
Dates: May 20–21, 2026
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LACEA Network Behavioral Insights
Workshop on Behavioral Insights
Dates: May 21–22, 2026
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LACEA Network Human Migration
Workshop on Human Migration
Dates: May 21–22, 2026
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Further information
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Other upcoming events
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LACEA Network TIGN
16th Annual Conference of the LACEA Trade, Integration and Growth Network
Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile | May 28–29, 2026
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LACEA Network AL-CAPONE
15th Annual Meeting of America Latina Crime and Policy Network
FGV/EBAPE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | May 28–29, 2026
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Call for Proposals: LACEA @ AEA-ASSA 2027
Washington, DC · January 3–5, 2027
LACEA invites members to submit proposals for its session at the AEA-ASSA 2027 Annual Meeting. Proposals may be organized as paper sessions or panel sessions.
Submit a fully formed proposal by May 15, 2026. At least the submitter must be an active LACEA member.
Submit Proposal
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| | LACEA’s activities of the past quarter |
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LACEA Network Labor
Technological Change and Labor Markets in Latin America & the Caribbean
Washington, DC | January 29–30, 2026
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| | | | | | | | External Crisis Vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean Eduardo Cavallo, Eduardo Fernández-Arias |
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| The Fiscal Costs of Unemployment Insurance Joaquín Herrera, Martin Gonzalez-Rozada, Hernán Ruffo
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| Income Volatility and Poverty Dynamics in Brazil Pedro H. G. Ferreira de Souza, Solange Gonçalves, Alysson Portella, Rafael Guerreiro Osório, Sergio Firpo |
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| Fiscal Consolidation and Disinflationary Frictions in Argentina Guido Sandleris, Francisco Ballester, Federico Filippini |
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| Fiscal Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Cluster Analysis Based on Compliance with Fiscal Rules Eduardo Lima Campos, Rubens Penha Cysne, Carlos Henrique Dias Cordeiro de Castro
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| Deregulation: From Theory to Practice Federico Sturzenegger |
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| | | Greetings, Laura Alfaro LACEA President |
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