Network on Inequality and Poverty
The LACEA/IDB/WORLD BANK Network on Inequality and Poverty is a joint initiative that aims to advance the state of knowledge and expertise regarding the causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion, and the whole range of policies, institutions, and social structures that influence their dynamics as well as the impact of public action.
The structure of the Executive Committee for the next year
Matias Busso
Inter-American Development Bank
Network Head
Josefa Aguirre
PUC Chile
Scientific Committee
Antonella Bancalari
Institute for Fiscal Studies
Scientific Committee
Noelia Bernal
Universidad del Pacifico
Scientific Committee
Maria Pia Basurto
Universidad del Pacifico
Scientific Committee
Miguel Angel Carpio
Universidad de Piura
Scientific Committee
Cesar Huaroto
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Scientific Committee
Pamela Medina
University of Toronto
Scientific Committee
Hugo Ñopo
The World Bank
Scientific Committee
Fernanda Ramirez Espinosa
PUC Chile
Scientific Committee
Annual Meetings
Workshop on Inequality and Poverty (NIP)
The Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE), the LACEA Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP) and Pontificia Universidad del Pacífico celebrated their Workshop on “Inequality & Poverty”, in Lima, Peru on 13-14 May 2025. The workshop focused on NIP’s main areas, which are: the causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion, and the whole range of policies, institutions, and social structures that influence their dynamics as well as the impact of public action. In addition to this, the workshop this year included papers that explore issues related to the social consequences of climate change and climate action.