Seminar

Seminar “Corruption in Latin America: What Do We Know, How Do We Measure It, and How Can We Combat It?”

Date: 11 Dec 2012

Time: 9:30 AM

Location: 1330 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC * Room CR3, United States

Webcast:   www.livestream.com/IDBanticorruption 

Who are the victims of corruption? How do we measure the incidence of corruption in the public sector? What mechanisms are countries implementing to reduce corruption? By combining presentations from experts in victimization and measurement with those of policymakers who are making advances in the fight against corruption, this seminar will answer these questions (and hopefully, many others).

PROGRAM

9:30am - Welcome and Introduction:

Ana M. Rodríguez, Manager Institutions for Development Sector, IDB

9:40am - Presentations:

Moderator: Carlos Scartascini, Research Department, IDB

“The Measurement and Diagnosis of Pulic Sector Corruption” by Daniel W. Gingerich, University of Virginia and IDB Visiting Scholar

“Street-Level Corruption: A 26-Nation View from the 2012 Americas Barometer” by Mitchell Seligson, Vanderbilt University and Director of LAPOP 

10:45am - Round Table Discussion: How are Latin America and the Caribbean Countries Challenging Corruption?”

Moderator: Carlos Santiso, Division Chief Institutional Capacity of State, IDB
Panelists:
Vania Vieira, Director of Corruption Prevention, Office of the Comptroller General, Brazil
Orazio Belletini, Executive Director Grupo Faro, Ecuador
Nathaniel Heller, Executive Director Global Integrity 

12:15pm - Questions and Answers

PRESS RELEASES: 

El País:   America Latina aboga por la transparencia para combatir la corrupción

ABC.es:  Dos de cada diez ciudadanos en América se declaran víctimas de la corrupción