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

The challenges of Chinese investment in Latin America
With São Paulo hosting the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2018, Johnson faculty member Lourdes Casanova argues that it’s time to consider China’s important influence on economies and business in the region.

Will Venezuela’s New ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency Help Its Economy?
by Carlos Serquen, MBA ’18 Venezuela will Create New ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, announced the creation of a Venezuelan cryptocurrency called the “Petro.” He mentioned that […]

Redefining the emerging market multinationals
Two Johnson faculty members, Anne Miroux and Lourdes Casanova, co-author an analytical piece on the rise of emerging market multinational corporations.

Staking Startups
In their new book, co-authors Casanova, Cornelius, and Dutta shed light on the role startups play in innovation and economic development in emerging economies.

Progressing Towards an Equal and Growing Latin America
by Brian Balduzzi, MBA ’18 Introduction Tax experts have long proposed using taxation to alleviate inequality and redistribute income within developing countries (Lustig, 2016). Recent scholarship suggests that adopting and […]

Ghana and its Multinationals: Reigniting the Spark
by Farouk Appiedu, MBA ’17 With a population of 28.2 million, Ghana is considered one of the world’s fastest-growing economies—if not the fastest growing economy in Africa in 2018[1] — […]

Resilience Distinguishes Emerging Market Economies
While China continues to solidify its lead, other emerging markets show steady economic growth in the Emerging Market Multinationals Report 2017 and in discussions at the 7th Annual Emerging Markets […]

Using Israel’s playbook to benefit African economies
by Armstrong Mbi, One-Year MBA ’18 As a country that makes international news headlines constantly, Israel is a major geopolitical force in the world. A visit to its business, political, […]