Economic Freedom of the World Network – Annual Conference -“Liberty and Property Rights”
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – November 12-14, 2008, Hotel Windsor Excelsior
November 12
21:00-23:00 Dinner/Cocktail at the Windsor Excelsior [Miramar Room, top floor], hosted by Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
November 13
9:00-9:30 Opening Session: Introduction and Welcoming Remarks
[Plaza Room]
Mr. Arthur Chagas Diniz, President, Instituto Liberal, Brazil
Mr. Uli Wacker, Director Regional, América Latina Fundación Friedrich Naumann para la Libertad
Mr. Fred McMahon, Director, Centre for Globalization Studies, Fraser Institute, Canada
Mr. Paulo Antonio Uebel, Diretor-Executivo do Instituto Millenium, Brazil
9:30-10:40 Economic Freedom and Its Benefits
Chairman: Mr. Rainer Erkens, Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, Brazil
Overview of the Economic Freedom of the World: 2008 Annual Report
Dr. James Gwartney, Florida State University, USA, and Dr. Robert Lawson, Auburn University, USA
10:40-11:00 Break – coffee provided
11:00-12:30 Liberty and Property Rights
Chairman: Mr. Fred McMahon, Director, Centre for Globalization Studies, Fraser Institute, Canada
Property Rights, Uncertainty and Economic Development
Dr. Michael Walker, President, Fraser Institute Foundation and Senior Fellow at The Fraser Institute, Canada and Ms. Amela Karabegović, Associate Director, Centre for Globalization Studies, The Fraser Institute, Canada
Liberty and Property Rights: the way toward human development
Mr. Paulo Antonio Uebel, Diretor-Executivo do Instituto Millenium, Brazil
12:30-14:00 Lunch provided, Restaurant Excelsior [ground floor], sponsored by Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
14:00-15:30 Property Rights in Latin America
Chairman: Mr. Roberto Fendt, Vice-President, Instituto Liberal, Brazil
Property Rights in Venezuela: A Decade of Violations and Changes
Dr. Rafael Alfonzo, CEDICE (Centro de Divulgación del Conocimiento Económico para la Libertad), Venezuela
Looking Forward: Property Rights and Rule of Law
Dr. Hugo Maul, CIEN (Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Nacionales), Guatemala
15:30-15:45 Break – coffee provided
15:45-17:15 Property Rights, Rule of Law, Institutions and Economic Development
Chairman: Mr. Otto Guevara, Costa Rica, President of RELIAL
The Cultural Roots of Successful States: Is There a Role for Libertarian Values?
Mr. Claudio D. Shikida, Mr. Ari Francisco Araujo Jr., and Mr. Pedro H.C. Sant’Anna, (IBMEC)
Second speaker-to be confirmed
18:30- 21:00 Dinner, Miramar Room [top floor], Windsor Excelsior
November 14
9:00-10:30 Property Rights: Case Studies
Chairman: Mr. Paulo Antonio Uebel, Diretor-Executivo do Instituto Millenium, Brazil
The Formation of Private Property Rights in Iceland: Problems and Perspectives
Prof. Hannes Gissurarson, University of Iceland, Iceland
El Salvador: A Central American Tiger?
Mr. Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Project Coordinator for Latin America
Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute
10:30-10:45 Break – coffee provided
10:45-12:00 Economic Freedom of the World and Future Meetings and Activities Discussion
Chairpersons: Mr. Uli Wacker, Director Regional, América Latina Fundación Friedrich Naumann para la Libertad and Mr. Fred McMahon, Director, Centre for Globalization Studies, The Fraser Institute, Canada
12:00-14:00 Lunch provided, Restaurant Excelsior [ground floor], sponsored by Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit