Estimados Académicos y Académicas FEN,

Les extendemos la invitación al seminario que organiza el Departamento de Economía, en el que se presentará el trabajo titulado "Government support in times of crisis: Evidence from Chile's road to socialism".

Expone: Felipe Gonzalez, Queen Mary.

Abstract: We show that transfers help governments to retain political support in times of crisis. Our context is one of the largest infant nutrition programs in the world, implemented by Salvador Allende and his left-wing coalition in Chile (1970-1973) as part of an increase in public spending that led to hyperinflation and scarcity of basic goods. We find that the delivery of three cups of milk per day to all children in the country contributed to lower infant mortality and helped to sustain the government’s popularity, particularly among women who were perceived as key for the success of the program. In the following decades, individuals with greater exposure to the infant nutrition program exhibit lower mortality rates and higher levels of college enrollment.

El formato será presencial y el seminario se desarrollará en la Sala P-304.

Saludos cordiales,

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