Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets

News, stories, and thought leadership related to the role of emerging markets in the global economy.

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ANDREW KAROLYI

Professor Karolyi is an internationally-known scholar in the area of investment management, with a specialization in the study of international financial markets. He has published extensively in journals in finance and economics, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies, and has published several books and monographs. His research […]

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Emerging Market Currency Downfall and its Effect on Emerging Economies

by Nicolas Clavijo Emerging market currencies are rapidly falling due to a combination of internal pressures and the end of post-crisis stimulus measures implemented by the central banks in advanced economies. Since the beginning of 2018, the currencies of the 20 largest emerging economies (E20) have fallen on average by 8% against the dollar, with […]

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5G mobile communication in China: From imitator to innovator

Emerging Markets Institute visiting scholar Baohong Li explains how China is a top contender in the race to define and develop 5G mobile technology.

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Brazil: An Amazing Taste of South America

by Bright Botchway, MBA ’19 “Obrigado” and football facts were the two main things I armed myself with as I set off for Brazil from Paris to join my colleagues for an international trek. I was unprepared for the amazing cultural, social and corporate experiences I would encounter. Brazil is Latin America’s largest economy, with […]

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OECD EMnet Business Meeting on Latin America

EMnet Business Meeting on Latin America “Investment and Confidence through Stronger Institutions” 28 May 2018 Venue: Room Bloche Lainé – French Ministry for the Economy and Finance – Paris, France 8:30-9:00 Registration and welcome coffee 9:00-9:10 Opening remarks Introduction: Lorenzo Pavone, Head of Unit, Partnerships and Networks, OECD Development Centre (acting) Ángel Melguizo, Head of Unit, Latin […]

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The State’s Role in Emerging Economy Outward Investments: A comparison between Brazil, China and Korea

  Issue NO. 24 By Anne Miroux* Lourdes Casanova** While most emerging economies have long developed clear policies to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), few have adopted proactive policies to support outward FDI (OFDI). In what follows, we examine the various phases of OFDI comparing China, Korea and Brazil and how this OFDI became one […]

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Gender Equality Is Smart Development Economics

  Issue NO. 23 By Otaviano Canuto* Brazilian “conditional cash transfers” are small amounts of money distributed by the government directly to very poor households on condition that their children attend school and are vaccinated. Do you know why they go to the household women? Researches undertaken in the 1990s in the country – and […]

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Southeast Asia and its startup economy

by Audi Prabowo , MBA ’18 Home to more than 650 million people spread across 11 countries, Southeast Asia has seen an uptick in trade since the end of the Vietnam War. Recently, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has pushed for free trade policies that enable the flow of goods, services, and people […]