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From: Francisco Rodríguez <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, 30 de September de 2000 7:36 p.m.
Subject: Re: Moral Economics 11
> Dear Bill,
> Last Tuesday I was named to head the Venezuelan Oficina de Asesoria
Economica (this
> was the office headed by Gustavo Garcia a few years ago). I have taken
leave from
> Maryland and am now in Venezuela. I think this is very exciting work,
especially
> given that the venezuelan congress has to revise all the main laws in the
next two
> years to make them consistent with the new constitution. The office is
also
> financed with an IDB loan that enables it to pay high wages and thus
recruit a good
> team of economists.
> All this is my excuse for cancelling my upcoming Brown Bag on the 26th. I
am of
> course already up to my ears in work and will be very busy during the next
few
> weeks. I would however like to reschedule ot for sometime in the future
(say next
> year).
>
> All the best,
>
> Francisco
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > On the other hand, rich countries have much better protections for human
rights
> > than poor countries. So maybe economic development in the long run
promotes
> > human rights.
> >
> > William Easterly
> > MC3-337
> > World Bank
> > 1818 H Street
> > Washington DC 20433
> > Phone 202 473 8965
> > Fax 202 522 3518
> > Web-site: http://www.worldbank.org/research/growth
>
>
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