Centers & Institutes

Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

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EMI Fellows Recognized in May Ceremony

06/14/2016 Graduating fellows honored and awarded for work and study in emerging markets Thirty-eight graduating fellows from the Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) were honored by family and friends in a […]

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Social Impact Bond in Emerging Markets: Funding Chinese Migrant Workers’ Children Digital Education

06/02/2016 The goal in our pilot study is to assess whether an education via digital media can help the educational outcomes of migrant workers’ children in China. by David Ng, […]

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Brazilian Challenges: Untying Political and Economic Knots

04/25/2016 To revert current economic trends, Brazil will need a stable governing coalition that is willing to face reality and implement a reformist agenda. by Leonardo Freitas, MBA ’16 RISE […]

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Finance as the Key to Growth in Mexico

04/01/2016 Leaders in Emerging Markets speaker Timothy Heyman, president of Franklin Templeton Asset Management Mexico, pointed to the importance of developing financial markets as a key to achieving economic growth […]

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A Dragon far from home

03/23/2016 The rise of Chinese influence in Latin America and the reasons for South-South collaboration by Evodio Evodio Kaltenecker, Faculty BBS business school Over the last years the world witnessed […]

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Data Privacy: the search for an expanded debate to include Emerging Markets’ cultural values, policies and regulatory frameworks

03/22/2016 Data privacy is an important topic for emerging markets by Nathalia Foditsch, Google PhD Fellow at American University and Evodio Kaltenecker, Faculty BBS business school Data is the currency […]

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Combatting Poverty with Technology

03/16/2016 Diego Molano, Former Minister of ITC in Colombia, discusses the program that helped millions By Katie O’Brien ‘16 When Diego Molano took office as Colombia’s Minister of Information and […]

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Bent on Success: Juan Matienzo’s REDtalk on creativity and persistence

02/29/2016 Juan Matienzo, EMI Fellow Candidate, delivers a REDtalk on how he applied creativity and persistence to land a unique and exciting job in the hospitality industry. By Giorgi Tsintsadze […]

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Innovation can change the quality of life in emerging markets

02/26/2016 M-PESA is a transformative mobile phone-based platform for money transfer and financial services. by Leandro Chique MBA’16 EMI Fellow, MJ Myungwon MBA’16 and Trisha Chang AMBA’16 EMI Fellow Last week […]