The New Constitution and the Chilean Economy: A Break with the Past? / Nueva Constitución y economía chilena: ¿una ruptura con el pasado?

Date: 

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 9:30am to 10:30am

ET / Chile Time

This event is part of the Academic Forum for the New Constitution in Chile. It will be held in Spanish with simultaneous English translation. To register, click here.

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Welcoming Remarks: Steve Levitsky, Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and Professor of Government, Harvard University

Keynote Speaker: Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School
Speakers: Rodrigo Vergara, Senior Researcher CEP, Fmr. President Central Bank, Chile and Research Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Rodrigo Valdés, Associate Professor School of Government, Universidad Católica and Former Minister of Finance of Chile; Claudia Sanhueza, Director of the Center for Economics and Social Policies, Universidad Mayor, Economist and Advisor for Frente Amplio
Moderated by: Cristián Rodríguez-Chiffelle, DRCLAS Luksic Visiting Scholar 2021-2022

The May 16 elections for the constitutional convention in Chile sent a strong and clear message in favor of independent representatives over political parties, while also shifting politics markedly to the Left. The composition of the new constitutional convention raises important questions about the future of the Chilean economic model, such as the opportunities and constraints facing the convention as it rewrites the economic rules, and the potential benefits and pitfalls of such changes. 

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Las elecciones de la Convención Constituyente del 16 de mayo hablaron fuerte y claro, dando un decidido apoyo a los representantes independientes por sobre los partidos políticos, y a su vez girando políticamente hacia la izquierda. La conformación de la nueva Convención Constitucional crea una serie de preguntas importantes sobre el futuro del modelo económico, como las oportunidades y limitaciones que enfrenta la Convención al reescribir o ajustar las reglas económicas, y los potenciales beneficios y dificultades en generar tales cambios.

In Collaboration with / En colaboración con:

Facultad de Gobierno, Universidad de Chile
Instituto Milenio Fundamentos de los Datos
Laboratorio Constitucional, Universidad Diego Portales
Facultad de Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica
Instituto de Ciencia Política, Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política, Pontificia Universidad Católica
Harvard Association of Chilean Students

Sponsored by / Patrocinado por:

Fundación Luksic Scholars