The Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) was pleased to host a series of conversations with experts on various themes related to the Western Hemisphere, including economics and politics, equity, security issues, entrepreneurship, international investment, and more.
Spring 2025 events will be announced in the coming weeks.
New research by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) explores the vicious cycle between crime and low economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean…
With the waning power of Europe and the United States, Trump’s second term, and the rise of Russia and China, many experts are reconsidering Latin America’s place in the world. With competitive…
The Georgetown Americas Institute was pleased to welcome Juan Carlos Echeverry, former minister of finance of Colombia and former president of Ecopetrol (2015-2017), to talk about his book Salvar a…
In today’s rapidly evolving world, leadership is often misunderstood and idealized. In his new book, Marcos Peña, former chief of cabinet during Mauricio Macri’s presidency in Argentina, invites a…
Taxation and government spending are key policy levers the state has in its power to change the distribution of income determined by the prevailing distribution of wealth, market forces, and…
Latin America and the Caribbean face a unique set of economic, political, and social challenges. Chronic economic stagnation, caused by a stubborn lack of productivity growth, has left citizens in the…
