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

Regional Integration Amid Growing Protectionism
ISSUE NO. 15 by Iwan J. Azis* Over the last 30 years or so, openness and technological progress have fostered economic integration around the world. Regional integration, defined as […]

World Economic Forum: The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Lourdes Casanova moderates panel, Argentina 2017 – Productive Latin America, during the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Getting warmer: China and Latin America strengthen economic and cultural ties
Scholars convened by Johnson’s Emerging Markets Institute and Cornell’s Latin American Studies Program shared their views on “Sino–Latin American Relations in the Age of Trump.” by Giorgi Tsintsadze ’17 During […]

China: A sneak peek at the future
China is taking advantage of the accelerated growth of its economy. Contrary to other emerging markets, China has managed to disburse growth to large pools of its population, increased disposable […]

Mobile Money, Financial Inclusion and Development in Africa
The symposium focused on addressing questions and issues within a multidisciplinary framework that covered the topics related to the trends in financial instruments, areas of tension and broader finance frameworks. […]

Andean Peaks and Silicon Valleys: Entrepreneurship in Colombia
Shifting consumer behaviors, supported by advances in infrastructure, have increasingly enabled the Colombian economy through technology. More than ever before, Colombian entrepreneurs today have new opportunities within their reach – and […]
The Brazilian Productivity Anemia
ISSUE NO. 14 by Otaviano Canuto Brazil has been suffering from “anemic productivity growth”. This is a major challenge because in the long run, sustained productivity increases are necessary […]
The Impact of Political Capital on Firm Internationalization: Evidence from Russian FDI and Exports
Issue No. 13 by Lilac Nachum*, Andrei Yu. Panibratov** and Rajeev J. Sawant*** Is a firm’s political capital in the home country of value internationally? As a form of […]