Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets

Members of Johnson’s Advisory Council discuss emerging markets and entrepreneurship and how they critically inform Johnson’s modern MBA Sept. 30: Sage Hall During back-to-back panel sessions, members of Johnson’s Advisory Council (AC) spoke to and answered questions about the Emerging Markets Institute (EMI)and Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (EII) at Johnson.  The panels were designed to provide students insights into specific AC […]

Washington Post features Prasad’s interview with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television’s “First Up” Eswar Prasad, the inagural faculty fellow for Johnson at Cornell University’s Emerging Markets Institute (EMI), senior professor of trade policy at Cornell and a former head of the International Monetary Fund’s financial studies division, talks about the outlook for the global economy. Prasad, author of “Emerging […]

EMI’s founding academic fellow says the global economy is entering a ‘difficult and dangerous phase’ Excerpt from ‘Why the global economic recovery is in trouble’ (Financial Times, Sept. 18) The world economy has hit a rough patch on the road to recovery and is in danger of skidding off course. The latest update of the Brookings […]

Johnson team among top 36 out of more than 600 original entries in National University of Singapore’s ‘Celebration 2011’ The Emerging Markets Institute (EMI)at Johnson at Cornell University is pleased to announce that a team has advanced to the quarter-finals round in the Celebration 2011 business plan competition, hosted by the National University of Singapore.  […]

Despite inherent challenges, Russia’s brand of capitalism offers some entrepreneurs unique opportunities and big rewards Seven students participated in Johnson’s inaugural study trip to the emerging market of Russia.   The trek was led by Elena Iankova, senior lecturer of management and took place this past May.  Namas Monahan, MBA ’12, shared her thoughts about the trek and a […]

Institute will enhance its reach by belonging to prestigious network of global business practitioners The Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) at Johnson at Cornell University has joined the U.S. –Russia Business Council (USRBC), with offices in Washington, DC and Moscow.  Supporting its goal to be a leading international program in emerging markets research and education by uniting preeminent practitioners […]

Media reports on Prof. Eswar Prasad’s presentation of new concept to Federal Reserve Bank at annual economic policy symposium Eswar Prasad, the founding academic Fellow for Johnson’s Emerging Markets Institute (EMI), presented new financial liquidity research to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, following opening remarks by Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, […]

Johnson’s professor of Finance & co-academic head of the Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) discusses his upcoming research and the danger of “liquidity black holes” Excerpt from “Insight: The Madness of Wall Street” (Reuters/New York Times, Aug. 19) Experts say investors should expect even more volatility in stocks, as herd trading by hedge funds, knee-jerk trader reaction […]

Recruiting trip to African nations supports Johnson’s goals of maintaining its stellar, diverse student body and increasing connections with the world’s emerging markets In support of its global outreach and recruiting efforts, Johnson’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion will be hosting four recruiting events in Africa at the end of August.  In partnership with UVA’s Darden School of Business, the […]