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SUMMARY:The Humanitarian Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees and the Temporary Status of Migrant Protection
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Lala Lovera\, Founder of the NGO “Comparte una Vida” of Colombia\, she has been dedicated to the field of social work for more than 15 years. Betilde Muñoz\, Director of the Department of Social Inclusion at the Organization of American States. Ana María Ibáñez\, Economics Principal Advisor\, Inter-American Development Bank and professor at the University of the Andes. Dany Bahar\, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution an associate at the Growth Lab. José Ignacio Hernández G\, Fellow at the Growth Lab and professor at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Moderated by David Smolansky\, commissioner of the OAS Secretary-General for the Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees. 	  	The crisis of displaced persons from Venezuela should be address from the humanitarian perspective to achieve three objectives: (i) protect the human rights of the Venezuelan migrants and refugees; (ii)  facilitate a safe\, orderly and regular migration to promote economic growth\, and (ii) facilitate the financial international cooperation. Those are the objectives of the recently approved Decree No. 216 of 1 March 2021\, issued by the Government of Colombia\, and the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted by the United States Government on March 8\, 2021.  	  	The event will present a multi-disciplinary approach to the crisis of displaced persons from Venezuela considering its current situation in Colombia; its impact on the inclusion of vulnerable sectors; the economic impact of the Venezuelan migration; the Internacional financing of the crisis and the humanitarian standards that should be applied. Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event.
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/the-humanitarian-crisis-of-venezuelan-migrants-and-refugees-and-the-temporary-status-of-migrant-protection/
LOCATION:Zoom registration information available below.
CATEGORIES:Growth Lab
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210413T120000
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SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Reparations in Asheville\, NC
DESCRIPTION:There has been a lack of progress and consensus in designing and implementing reparation initiatives in Asheville since the passing of the reparation resolution in July 2020. As part of BSC’s MLD103M course\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education spent 7 weeks working with a former Asheville City Councilor to better understand this problem and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation\, the student team will share some of their key takeaways and policy recommendations from this experience. 	Presenters: Bethany Dill\, Student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Isabel Mejia Fontanot\, Kent Shi\, Kerianne DiBattista\, Students at the Harvard Kennedy School; William Keith Young\, Former Asheville\, NC City Councilor and Alumni of BSC’s Implementing Public Policy Executive Education course. Moderated by Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). 	Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event. 	 
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-reparations-in-asheville-nc/
LOCATION:Zoom registration information below.
CATEGORIES:Building State Capability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T120000
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SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Tackling Blood Safety in Nigeria
DESCRIPTION:The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) in Nigeria is not the sole blood collecting agency. Hospitals\, clinics and private blood establishments are also able to collect blood donations and transfuse them to patients. Safe blood is still largely unavailable in hospitals and health facilities leading to infections\, disease\, and death. 	As part of MLD103M\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard School of Public Health spent 7 weeks working with the country head of planning of the NBTS to better understand this problem and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation the student team and their authorizer will share some of their key takeaways and policy recommendations from this experience. 	Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event. 	Presenters: Allan Franklin\, Dana Radojevic\, Lauren Truong\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Hesham Gaafar\, student at Harvard School of Public Health); Dr. Adaeze Oreh\, Country Head of Planning NBTS\, Nigeria and Implementing Public Policy executive course alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC).
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-tackling-blood-safety-in-nigeria/
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CATEGORIES:Building State Capability
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T120000
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SUMMARY:PDIA in Action: Police and Community Relations in Lancaster\, PA
DESCRIPTION:There is a divide between the police department and the community which was highlighted by the events that occurred in Lancaster in 2020 in addition to the overall climate of national tension. As part of the MLD103M course\, students at the Havrard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education spent 7 weeks working with the Director of Neighborhood Engagement for the City of Lancaster and the Chief of Police to better understand this problem and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation\, the student team and their authorizer will share some of their key takeaways and recommendations from this experience. 	Presenters: Anne Dietterich\, Awab Elmesbah\, students at the Harvard Kennedy School; Amreen Bashir\, Revanth Voothaluru\, Seun Akinfolarin\, students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Milzy Carrasco\, Director of Neighborhood Engagement for the City of Lancaster and Implementing Public Policy executive course alumni. Moderator: Salimah Samji\, Director of Building State Capability (BSC). 	Please register in advance to attend this event. 
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/pdia-in-action-police-and-community-relations-in-lancaster-pa/
LOCATION:Zoom registration information below.
CATEGORIES:Building State Capability
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SUMMARY:Balance Sheets and Debt Crisis: Predicting Defaults in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Debt crises are more than just a story about primary balances. Sectoral balance sheets\, particularly the net worth of households and banks\, play an important role in determining whether an episode of increased rollover risk will deteriorate into full-blown default. \n	In this seminar\, Gon Huertas will present on ‘Balance Sheets and Debt Crisis: Empirical Regularities for Modern Cases of Sovereign Distress‘\, a research paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The paper presents the stylized facts surrounding debt crises from 1990 to 2019: the behavior of government finances\, aggregate macroeconomic variables\, and the accompanying changes in the net worth of the private sector. We then use a logistic model to estimate the probability of undergoing default for a panel of 75 countries\, finding that the net worth of the household and banking sectors is a significant predictor in addition to the usual flow variables included in standard debt sustainability analyses.  \n	Please register in advance to secure your spot at this event. \nAbout the Speaker: Gon Huertas is a macroeconomist working for the International Monetary Fund\, and a lecturer on macroeconomics at George Washington University. His current research focuses on the spillovers of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy on emerging markets. Previously\, he worked at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina.
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/balance-sheets-and-debt-crisis-predicting-defaults-in-the-21st-century/
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