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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Commenting on “One Belt One Road” Initiative Funding

Dr. Ying Zhang is the Associate Dean for China Business and Relations at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School & Cornell University.  China’s One belt one road (OBOR) policy, together with AIIB strategy can be viewed as a fundamentally creative platform to stimulate Asian and European economies, particularly through exporting […]

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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 soaring commodity prices flood the region with tax dollars, bloating government budgets, ballooning social programs, and distorting currencies. Now oversupply and shrinking Chinese demand for […]

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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 and co-?organized by the Center for Emerging Mar­kets at the D’Amore-McKim School of Busi­ness and Cor­nell University’s Emerging Mar­kets Insti­tute (EMI) at the Samuel Curtis […]

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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 know they will keep the institute in mind as their careers develop. by Richard Coyle We just graduated 31 students from our EMI Fellows program. […]

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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 tool for a country to battle unemployment and inflation. When done right, a country can obtain a boost to its economy in times of need. […]

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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 domestic growth and increasing global footprint over the last decade has bolstered the idee fixe that China will be the next superpower. Today, it attracts […]

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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 markets, it has been easy to see the presence and influence of Multi-National Corporations. I’ve eaten at KFC in Guatemala, filled up at a Total […]

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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 a unique project in Personal Care which blended technology and innovation with market analysis and consumer insights. At the heart of my project was a […]