Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets
News, stories, and thought leadership related to the role of emerging markets in the global economy.
Is the party over in Latin America?
Latin America begins another cycle in the region’s decades-long boom/bust economy. by Brian Liberatore, MBA ’16, EMI Fellow The party is over in Latin America. Again. The last decade saw […]
Investing in Emerging Markets, with Prof. Andrew Karolyi
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“Beyond the BRICs” Conference at Northeastern University Center for Emerging Markets Co-organized with Cornell University’s Emerging Markets Institute
Opportunities exist in other emerging markets than the BRICS countries. by Chen Chen, Visiting Scholar On June 2nd 2015, a conference titled “Beyond the BRICs” was hosted at Northeastern University […]
Class of ’15 is on their Way!
We just graduated 31 students from our EMI Fellows program. They took with them the experiences, learnings, and connections built through the Emerging Markets Institute. We wish them well and […]
Hyperinflation Venezuela’s potential next crash: The Perils of Monetary Policy
As Venezuela approaches hyperinflation, they need to establish a monetary policy independent of political influences. Otherwise, the economy faces ruin. by Alejandro Martinez, MBA ‘13 Monetary policy is an incredible […]
China’s excursion to Africa
Chinese investments in Africa are bringing not only sorely needed infrastructure, but concerns about labor standards, wages, occupational health and safety, and workers’ rights. by Ankit Mandhania, MBA ‘15 China’s […]
Using Psychometrics to Reduce Default Risk in Emerging Markets
Evaluating default risk for SME’s in emerging markets can require non-traditional methods of credit worthiness. by Damian Kearney, MBA ’15 In my travels to and work in emerging and frontier […]
Nigeria and the Consumer Goods Space: A 30,000-Foot Snapshot
Understanding the Nigerian shopper should yield dividends for consumer goods companies by Vikash Khanna, MBA ‘15 During my internship with Unilever last summer, I had the privilege of working on […]
Life Sciences Research & Development in India
Companies in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices are investing in India as a way to increase research & development productivity. by Gaurav J. Shah, MBA ‘15 Introduction Healthcare has become […]