Regional Launch of the 2022 Economy and Development Report (EDR)

CAF -Development Bank of Latin America- invites you to the regional launch of the 2022 Economy and Development Report (EDR), which will focus on the theme "Inherited Inequalities: The role of skills, employment, and wealth in the opportunities of new generations."

 

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most unequal regions in the world. This high inequality has very deep roots, which have transformed it into an inertial phenomenon that is transmitted from generation to generation. The flip side of this phenomenon - low intergenerational mobility - is not only related to equity, but also to other central aspects of the region's economic development, such as growth and political-institutional stability.

CAF -Development Bank of Latin America- presents the regional launch of the new edition of the 2022 Economy and Development Report (EDR), which will focus on the theme "Inherited Inequalities: The role of skills, employment, and wealth in the opportunities of new generations."

This new report analyzes the problem of the persistence of inequality from a novel perspective, with a multidimensional diagnosis of the evolution of intergenerational mobility over the last century. It also identifies the main barriers to social mobility that are configured on the basis of inequalities of origin, among which those of family socioeconomic level, ethnic, gender, and geographical stand out. The three central channels in which these barriers operate are the formation of human capital, access to quality jobs, and the possibilities for asset accumulation. To reduce the weight of inherited inequalities, the report proposes a wide range of policies aimed at ensuring access to better opportunities for new generations.


Date: Monday, December 5, 2022

Timetable:

7:00 AM Colombia/Ecuador/Mexico/Panama/Peru

8:00 AM Bolivia/Paraguay/Venezuela

9:00 AM Argentina/Brazil/Uruguay

1:00 PM Spain

The transmission of the event will be available on this page.

Program

*Local time (of the country where you are located)
  • Opening
    • Sergio Díaz-Granados Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
  • Presentation of the Economy and Development Report (EDR) 2022
    • Lucila Berniell Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
    • Dolores de la Mata Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-
  • Discussion Panel of the Economy and Development Report (EDR) 2022

    Moderator: Adriana Arreaza, Head of the Knowledge Department, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

    • Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Vice President for the Latin American and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
    • Rodrigo Arim Rector of Universidad de la República in Uruguay
    • Verónica Amarante Professor at Instituto de Economía at Universidad de la República (Udelar) in Uruguay
    • Ana María Baiardi Manager for Gender, Inclusion and Diversity, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
  • Closing Remarks
    • Pablo Bartol Manager for Social and Human Development, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-; Former Minister of Social Development, Uruguay
    • Christian Asinelli Corporate Vicepresident of Strategic Programming, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Panelists

Sergio Díaz-Granados
Sergio Díaz-Granados

Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Lucila Berniell
Lucila Berniell

Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Dolores de la Mata
Dolores de la Mata

Principal Economist, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo
Carlos Felipe Jaramillo

Vice President for the Latin American and the Caribbean Region, World Bank

Rodrigo Arim
Rodrigo Arim

Rector of Universidad de la República in Uruguay

Verónica Amarante
Verónica Amarante

Professor at Instituto de Economía at Universidad de la República (Udelar) in Uruguay

Ana María Baiardi
Ana María Baiardi

Manager for Gender, Inclusion and Diversity, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Adriana Arreaza
Adriana Arreaza

Head of the Knowledge Department, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-

Pablo Bartol
Pablo Bartol

Manager for Social and Human Development, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-; Former Minister of Social Development, Uruguay

Christian Asinelli
Christian Asinelli

Corporate Vicepresident of Strategic Programming, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-