Antoni Estevadeordal
Georgetown Americas Institute
Antoni Estevadeordal is a resident fellow at the Georgetown Americas Institute, where he leads the project “Latin America in the Global Economy”, and senior research fellow at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI). He previously held senior roles at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), including IDB representative in Europe, head of the IDB Migration Initiative, and manager of the Integration and Trade Sector. His expertise spans international development, trade and investment policy, and regional integration. He has published extensively in major journals and authored several books. He served as a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on the Future of Logistics, and has also taught at leading universities in Spain, the United States, and China. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in economics from the University of Barcelona.
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January 18, 2024
News: Experts Explore Globalization, Trade, and Regionalism in Latin America
On January 18, 2024, the Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) hosted a conversation with experts to discuss the role that Latin America plays in current global dynamics surrounding globalization, trade, and regional integration.
August 2, 2023
News: GAI Hosted Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay Nicolás Albertoni
On June 27, the Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) hosted Uruguay’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicolás Albertoni (G’16) for a conversation on the role of Latin America in the new global economy and prospects for the economic integration of…
November 12, 2025
GEO-LAC: The Future of U.S. Trade Policy and Its Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean Event
With growing geopolitical tensions, shifting alliances, technological disruptions, and rising protectionism, understanding the emerging geoeconomic order is critical for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) is…
October 23, 2025
Europe and Latin America in the New Trade Order Event
With growing geopolitical tensions, shifting alliances, technological disruptions, and rising protectionism, understanding the emerging geoeconomic order is critical for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) is…
September 9, 2025
Why Does Trade Multilateralism Remain Important? Event
With growing geopolitical tensions, shifting alliances, technological disruptions, and rising protectionism, understanding the emerging geoeconomic order is critical for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) is…
January 18, 2024
Globalization, Trade, and Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean Event
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the global economy has weathered a series of shocks, including U.S.-China trade disputes and the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, that are reshaping the dynamics of globalization. These changes have…
Experts Explore Globalization, Trade, and Regionalism in Latin America Feature
The global economy is in flux. From China’s unexpected slowdown to the return of industrial policy in major economies like the United States, the world is experiencing a dramatic transformation in its economic structure. This has clear effects and…
Former Mexican Government Officials Discuss Strategies to Attract Foreign Investment Feature
The event featured Dr. Luis de la Calle of consulting firm De la Calle, Madrazo, Mancera, S.C. (CMM) who formerly served as undersecretary of international business negotiations at the Ministry of Economy, as well as Dr. Luz Maria de la Mora, former…
GAI Hosts Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay Nicolás Albertoni Feature
An Uncertain, Interdependent, and Complex World
Albertoni offered three key concepts to understand the current global economic landscape. The first is uncertainty as unexpected events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine War create an…
| August 29, 2025
Towards an Integrated EU-Latin America Economic Area Publication
In the face of growing geopolitical rivalry and protectionism from the United States, the European Union (EU) is redesigning its global trade architecture to strengthen its economic security and the resilience of its supply chains by intensifying the…
March 3, 2025
The New European Union-Mexico Agreement Publication
This paper examines the modernization of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement: what is it about, what does it imply and what will be its impact on the dynamics of bi-regional integration between the European Union (EU) and Latin America.
January 30, 2025
EU-Mercosur: A Platform for a New Era of Transatlantic (and Intra-regional Latin American) Integration? Publication
This publication proves an evaluation of the quantitative impact on trade flows of the prospective ratification of the EU-Mercosur agreement and of a more ambitious and deeper strategic integration agenda between the European Union and Latin America…
October 16, 2024
Towards a New Geometry of Global Value Chains: Lessons for the G20 Publication
Following an unprecedented surge in globalization post-WWII, notably accelerating from the mid-1980s until the 2008 financial crisis (referred to as 'hyper-globalization'), a subsequent period of 'slowbalization' emerged. The aftermath of the…
April 4, 2024
Latin America in the New Geometry of Global Supply Chains Publication
This paper assesses Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) preparedness to take advantage of potential shifts in the structure of global value chains (GVC). We start by unpacking and examining the main drivers of change in global trade and…
April 1, 2023
The EU – Mercosur Association Agreement: A Unique Strategic Opportunity for the EU and Latin America Publication
The article discusses the potential for a new phase of economic integration in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in the mid-2020s, reminiscent of a similar period in the mid-1990s. The changing global trade architecture, accelerated by events…
Latin America’s Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains Video
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Globalization, Trade and Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean Video
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The Frontiers of Nearshoring in Mexico: Understanding the Scenario Video
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