The Contentious Returns to Education: Evidence from Protests in Brazil
Jorge Mangonnet
Columbia University
PhD Candidate
May 2, 2018 12:00PM E53-482, The Millikan Room
Latin American Working Group
The Latin American Working Group provides an interdisciplinary forum for faculty and students across the Institute who work on issues related to Latin America. Students and Faculty are welcome.
Meetings will take place from 12:00pm – 1:30pm on Wednesdays in the Millikan Room, E53-482 (lunch will be provided), or Zoom via registration.
If you have questions about LAWG, the mailing list, or would like to attend a meeting, please email Antonio Mahana (aamahana@mit.edu) and Lucas Nobrega Augusto (lucas_na@mit.edu).
The Art of Accountability: Using Technology towards a New Democracy in Brazil
Bradson Camelo
Prosecutor of the State Accounts Court of Paraíba, Brazil
February 28, 2018 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
Political Elites and Teacher Unions: Making Sense of the Politics of Mexico's Education Reform
Blanca Heredia
Director of the research unit on education and education policy (Programa Interdisciplinario sobre Política y Prácticas Educativas -PIPE)
CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) in Mexico City
February 23, 2018 11:00AM E53-438
New Institutions for Citizen Participation in Latin America: Addressing Unanswered Questions
Thamy Pogrebinschi
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
February 21, 2018 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
“Better Together: Multinational Corporations and Domestic Business Groups in Times of Economic and Political Transitions – Evidence from Chile”
Erica Salvaj
Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
February 7, 2018 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
“Norms versus action: Voting against malfeasance in Brazil” Taylor Boas (Boston University)
Taylor Boas
Boston University
December 6, 2017 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
Electoral Concentration in Brazil, 1994-2014
George Avelino
Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo
November 29, 2017 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
Veronica Herrera from the University of Connecticut
November 15, 2017 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
“Coalition Management under Divided/Unified Government”
Carlos Pereira
Professor at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
Visiting Professor, Stanford University
October 27, 2017 2:00PM Millikan Room E53-482