Tulane University

Mexico at the Crossroads: Learning from History, Facing the Future
Sponsored by El Colegio de México and the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research

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PLEASE RSVP TO Angela Reed.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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NOVEMBER 17

8:45-9:00 Arrival and Registration

9:00-9:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks

• Michael Bernstein (Provost, Tulane University)
• Javier Garciadiego (President, El Colegio de Mexico)

9:30-10:30 Panel 1: The Legacy of Independence and the Revolution

• Some Consequences of the Independence of Mexico
  Josefina Z. Vázquez (Colegio de Mexico)
• Revolution One Hundred Years After
  Javier Garciadiego (Colegio de Mexico)
• Discussant: Kris Lane (Tulane University)
• Chair: Thomas F. Reese (Tulane University)

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:15 Panel 2: Foreign Policy

• Mexico's Policy Towards Latin America: Facing Diversity
  Ana Covarrubias (Colegio de Mexico)
• Mexico US Relations at a Crossroads. The Challenges for the Next Mexican and US Administrations
  Gustavo Vega (Colegio de Mexico)
• Francisco González (SAIS)
• Chair: Ludovico Feoli (Tulane University)

12:30-2:00 Keynote Speaker and Lunch
Change of venue: Kendall Cram Lecture Hall, LBC 2nd Floor

• Ambassador Julián Ventura, Under Secretary for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

2:30-4:00 Panel 3: Structural Change, Economic Growth and Equity: Part I

• Why Isn’t Mexico Rich? Why Should it be?
  Gerardo Esquivel (Colegio de Mexico)
• Economic Performance, Inequality and Poverty: 1982-2010
  Nora Lustig (Tulane University)
• Trade, Employment, and Wages: Effects of Regional and Global Integration on Mexican Manufacturing
  Robert Blecker (American University)

• Chair: James Alm (Tulane University)

4:00-5:30 Panel 4: Structural Change, Economic Growth and Equity: Part II

• Telecommunications Regulation. Political Incentives
  Alejandro Castañeda (Colegio de Mexico)
• The Impact of Economic Policy Changes on Mexico´s Rural Economy: 1985-2010
  Isidro Soloaga (Colegio de Mexico)
• Discussant (for both panels): Rolando Cordera (UNAM)
• Chair: Marco Castañeda (Tulane University)

NOVEMBER 18

8:30-10:30 Panel 1: Demographic Change and Migration

• Making Virtue Out of Necessity: Toward a New Generation of Migration Policies
  Francisco Alba (Colegio de Mexico)
• U.S. Attempts to Control Mexican Migration, 1993-2011: What Have They Accomplished?
  Wayne Cornelius (University of California, San Diego)
• Central American Immigration and Transmigration in Mexico: Current Trends and Debates
  Manuel Angel Castillo (Colegio de Mexico)
• The Population of Mexico in the 21st Century
  Manuel Ordorica (Colegio de Mexico)
• Chair: Aaron Schneider (Tulane University)

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-12:15 Panel 2: Democracy and Elections

• The Dilemmas of Mexican Democracy
  Jean-Francois Prud'homme (Colegio de Mexico)
• Political Participation and Electoral Preferences in Mexico: Towards the 2012 Election
  Fernanda Somuano (Colegio de Mexico)
• Do Mexican Presidential Campaigns Make a Difference? Lessons from Prior Elections
  Rod Camp (Claremont McKenna College)
• Effective Democracy? Political Competition, Party Attachments and Vote Buying in Mexico
  Sergio Béjar (Tulane University)
• Discussant: Andrew Selee (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
• Chair: Jimmy Huck (Tulane University)

12:15-2:35 Lunch

• (1:45 – 2:30 Visit to Latin American Library)

2:15-3:15 Panel 3: Security and Drug Trafficking

• Violence and Criminality in Mexico: An Analysis of Recent Trends
  Arturo Alvarado (Colegio de Mexico)
• Can the U.S. Do Anything to Help?
  Peter Hakim (Inter-American Dialogue)
• Discussant: Eduardo Silva (Tulane University)
• Chair: David Ortiz (Tulane University)

3:30-5:00 Keynote Address
Change of venue: Kendall Cram Lecture Hall, LBC 2nd Floor

• Scott Cowen (President, Tulane University)
• Openness and Growth in Mexico
  Jaime Serra-Puche (Former Minister of Trade, Mexico; President, SAI Consulting S.C.)

The conference is also supported by the World Affairs Council of New Orleans.

PLEASE RSVP TO Angela Reed.

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ALL SESSIONS FREE EXCEPT FOR THE LUNCHEON PRESENTATION ON THURSDAY, NOV 17