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Faculty Participate in Presidential Forum

Several Harris School faculty members participated in a presidential forum in El Salvador focusing on security, democracy, and trade. Co-hosted by the Harris School and Fundación Salvadoreña para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (FUSADES), the meeting was held on Monday, October 29, and Tuesday, October 30. In attendance were the presidents of El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua and officials from other Central American countries. Faculty members James Heckman, William Howell, Robert LaLonde, and Jens Ludwig provided insight on the issues of human capital, presidential powers during war, immigration, and the economics of crime, respectively.

Read the faculty presentations (in PDF format):

• "What Lessons Should be Learned from Modern Welfare States?" - James Heckman
• "Democratic Checks on Presidential Power" - William Howell
• "Immigration Policy and Economic Growth" - Robert LaLonde
• "The Economics of Crime" - Jens Ludwig

There was extensive press coverage of the event throughout Latin America. Read some of the Spanish-language articles.