This webinar, organized by the IDB Cities Network’s, will discuss about the key role of communication, messages and actions of the authorities on citizen trust in the context of the coronavirus crisis. In addition, they will analyze how behavioral economics serves to improve public policy decisions. 

Speakers:

• Victoria Alsina, Associate Professor of Industry and Academic Director of the Center for Science and Urban Progress at New York University.
• Cecilia Güemes, Professor of Political Science at the Autonomous University of Madrid.
• Antanas Mockus, Former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia.
• Fernando Straface, Secretary General and International Relations of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

* Conversation moderated by Eric Parrado Herrera, Chief Economist and General Manager of the IDB Research Department, and María Camila Uribe, Coordinator of the IDB Cities Network.

Key info:
Friday, July 17, 9 AM (EST) - Zoom Videoconference.
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