Ari Aisen, IMF, "Money Based vs. Exchange Rate Based Stabilization: Is There Space for Political Opportunism?" Discussant: Marcela Eslava.

Marcela Eslava, University of Maryland, "Reconciling Fiscal Conservatism and Political Fiscal Cycles". Discussant: Fabio Sánchez, Universidad de los Andes - CEDE.

Rocco Macchiavello, DELTA and LSE, "Occupational Choice, Public Sector Motivation and Development". Discussant: Emanuel Kohlscheen.

Hugo Borsani, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, "Presidents and Cabinets: The Political Determinants of Fiscal Behavior in Latin America" Discussant: Roberto Junguito - Fedesarrollo, Former Colombian Minister of Finance.

Juan Dubra, Universidad de Montevideo, "Why Do Good Cops Defend Bad Cops?" Discussant: Juan Camilo Cárdenas - Universidad Javeriana.

Mario Chacón, CEDE Universidad de los Andes, "Polarización política y violencia durante "La Violencia"; 1946-1963". Discussant: Juan Carlos Echeverry.

Victor Tanaka, University of Lund, "Blocked Political Representation and the Exploitation of Public Office: A Supply-Side Analysis of the Political Equilibrium". Discussant: Eduardo Levy Yeyati.

Germán Lodola, Pittsburgh University, "Popular Mobilization and Geographic Distributive Paths: The Case of Argentine Plan Trabajar". Discussant: Ana María Ibañez - Universidad de los Andes.

Filipe Campante, Harvard University, "Distribution, Politics and Efficiency: a Common Agency Approach". Discussant: Juan Dubra.

Eduardo Levy Yeyati, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, "The Fiscal Spending Gap and the Procyclicality of Public Expenditure". Discussant: Andrés Arias - Director of Macroeconomic Policies, Ministry of Finance (Colombia).

Mauricio Olivera, IADB, "Economic Reforms, Party Systems and Elections in Latin America". Discussant: Mauricio Cárdenas.