The Paris School of Economics interviews CEQ’s Director, Nora Lustig. Copy
July 9, 2018 Paris School of Economics, Paris, France The Paris School of Economics interviewed CEQ’s Director, Nora Lustig. This interview was originally published in the PSE newsletter n°33. English | French
The Paris School of Economics interviews CEQ’s Director, Nora Lustig. Copy
July 9, 2018 Paris School of Economics, Paris, France The Paris School of Economics interviewed CEQ’s Director, Nora Lustig. This interview was originally published in the PSE newsletter n°33. English | French
The Paris School of Economics interviews CEQ’s Director, Nora Lustig.
July 9, 2018 Paris School of Economics, Paris, France The Paris School of Economics interviewed CEQ’s Director, Nora Lustig. This interview was originally published in the PSE newsletter n°33. English | French
CEQ Institute Data Center Receives NSF Grant Copy
May 25, 2018 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana Tulane University has been awarded a two-year grant by the National Science Foundation in the amount of $241,814 to support the CEQ Institute Data Center on Fiscal Policy, Poverty, and Inequality. With Nora Lustig as the Principal Investigator and Sean Higgins as a co-PI, the project will develop a state of […]
Nora Lustig presents at the French Development Agency
June 14, 2018 French Development Agency, Paris, France Nora Lustig presented at the French Development Agency. Presentation: “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty in Low and Middle Income Countries,” by Nora Lustig. Presented at French Development Agency. Paris,France. June 14, 2018.
Claudiney Pereira presents at the Fórum Internacional Tributário
June 4-6, 2018 Fórum Internacional Tributário, São Paulo Brazil Claudiney Pereira presented at the inaugural edition of Fórum Internacional Tributário. The seminar consisted of 800 participants and aimed to identify best practices to improve the Brazilian tax model. Presentation: “Política Fiscal e Equidade,” by Claudiney Pereira. Presented at Fórum Internacional Tributário. São Paulo, Brazil. June 6, 2018.
UNDP appoints Luis Felipe López-Calva to Leadership Team
June 6, 2018 New York, USA The CEQ Institute wishes to congratulate Advisory Board member Luis Felipe López-Calva for his appointment as director of UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. From UNDP announcement: Mr. Luis López-Calva is currently the Practice Manager of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice (Europe and Central Asia) […]
CEQ Institute Data Center Receives NSF Grant
May 25, 2018 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana Tulane University has been awarded a two-year grant by the National Science Foundation in the amount of $241,814 to support the CEQ Institute Data Center on Fiscal Policy, Poverty, and Inequality. With Nora Lustig as the Principal Investigator and Sean Higgins as a co-PI, the project will develop a state of […]
Workshop on Harmonization of household surveys, fiscal data and national accounts: comparing approaches and establishing standards
May 17-18, 2018 Paris School of Economics, Paris, France The CEQ Institute’s Nora Lustig, Ludovico Feoli, and Sean Higgins participated in a workshop hosted by The World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics in Paris. The workshop focused on methods to combine household surveys, fiscal data and national accounts in order to measure […]
CEQ’s Ali Enami receives Schloss Prize
April 19, 2018 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana About Schloss Prize Mr. Lawrence M. v. D. Schloss, 1976 graduate from Tulane University and member of the Board of Tulane, has endowed the Lawrence M. v. D. Schloss Prize for Excellence in Economics. “The Schloss Prize is to be offered to outstanding full professors, associate professors, […]
CEQ Institute and the World Bank sign MOU
February 28, 2018 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana On February 28, 2018, the CEQ Institute at Tulane University and the World Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on common objectives. The forms of collaboration include data-sharing, re-estimates of studies applying new international poverty lines, advising and training, and knowledge sharing. The data-sharing component […]
Reframing Public Finance Promoting Justice, Democracy and Human Rights in Government Budgets
December 12-13, 2017 The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA Nora Lustig presented at Reframing Public Finance Promoting Justice, Democracy and Human Rights in Government Budgets. Presentation: “The Commitment to Equity Tool for Promoting Justice in Government Budgets,” by Nora Lustig. Reframing Public Finance Promoting justice, democracy and human rights in government budgets. International Budget Partnership. Washington, D.C. (virtual), […]
Towards Inclusive Social Protection Systems in LAC
November 16, 2017 Asunción, Paraguay Nora Lustig presented at Towards Inclusive Protection Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. Presentation: “Política Fiscal, Inclusión y Sustentabilidad,” by Nora Lustig. Presented at Towards Inclusive Social Protection Systems in LAC, OECD, Asuncion, Paraguay. November 16 2017. (Virtual)
LACEA 25th Anniversary Session: Populism Then and Now: What Have We Learned?
November 11, 2017 Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina Nora Lustig participated as a discussant. Presentation: “Redistribution and Poverty Reduction: Do Political Regimes Matter?,”by Nora Lustig. Presented at LACEA-President’s Panel on Populism, Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 10, 2017.
LACEA-LAMES 2017
November 9-11, 2017 Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina Nora Lustig presented at Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and the Latin American Econometric Society (LAMES) annual meetings, hosted by the Universidad de San Andres at the Hotel Intercontinental. Presentations: “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty: Methodological Innovations & New Results,” by Nora Lustig. Presented at LACEA-LAMES, […]
CEQ Handbook 2020 Workshop: Methodological Advances in Fiscal Incidence Analysis Commitment to Equity Institute (CEQ)
November 7-8, 2017 Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina Nora Lustig presented at the Universidad de San Andres as part of the CEQ Handbook 2020 Workshop. Click here to view workshop agenda. Presentations: “Towards a Taxonomy of the ‘Missing Rich Problem,” by Nora Lustig. Presented at CEQ Handbook 2020 Workshop, Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires. Argentina. November […]
The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers: Evidence from Eight Low & Middle Income Countries
September 18, 2017 The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA The event will launch a new book—The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers: Evidence from Eight Developing Countries—that provides an assessment of the effects of taxation and public expenditures on the income of different households, individuals, and socioeconomic groups as well as the distribution of income […]
Ministerio de Hacienda, Paraguay
September 1, 2017 Ministerio de Hacienda, Asunción, Paraguay Nora Lustig presented at Paraguay’s Ministry of Finance. Related Links: “Política Fiscal, Desigualdad y Pobreza: Paraguay en un Contexto Comparativo,” by Nora Lustig. Ministerio de Hacienda, Paraguay. Asunción, Paraguay. September 1, 2017. “Política Fiscal, Desigualdad y Pobreza en Países de Ingresos Bajos y Medios,” by Nora Lustig. Ministerio de Hacienda, […]
The 2017 IPP International Conference
August 19-20, 2017 Guangzhou, China Nora Lustig and Ali Enami presented at the IPP International Conference “Development and Poverty: China and the World.” The conference was held in Guangzhou, China and organized by the Institute of Public Policy of South China University of Technology in cooperation with UNESCO. The conference featured speakers and participants from the […]
Seventh Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ)
July 17-19, 2017 New York, USA Nora Lustig presented at the Seventh Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ). The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at CUNY served as host of ECINEQ. ECINEQ conferences are held biennially; the 2017 meeting was the first one ever convened in the United States. The […]
CEQ Institute partners with WID.world
Nora Lustig’s visit to the Paris School of Economics in May and June 2017, and her discussions with Professor Thomas Piketty and his colleagues, resulted in a new partnership between the CEQ Institute and the WID.world project to produce Distributional National Accounts (DINA) in a number of low and middle income countries. With this partnership, […]