Regulation and Stability in Brazil: New Perspectives
Apr 11, 2016
LOCATION
Room 103
Jerome Greene Hall
Columbia Law School
Overview
This seminar will explore the legal, political, and architectural challenges of building institutions that promote capital development without spurring instability or crisis. Presentations will focus on the case study of Brazil. Questions to be addressed include:
- What are the current macroprudential and regulatory challenges facing emerging market economies, particularly Brazil?
- How do development and financial stability goals intersect, and what policies have been advanced in the Brazilian context to address these dual concerns?
- What are the institutional capacities and limits on fiscal and monetary policy in the Brazilian context?
- What role do currency swap arrangements play in promoting financial stability for emerging market economies?
Participants
Speaker
Felipe Rezende
Assistant Professor of Economics
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Speaker
Camila Duran
Assistant Professor of Law
University of São Paulo
Speaker
Leonardo Burlamaqui
Associate Professor of Economics
The State University of Rio de Janeiro