By Jorge Iván Soto (MPP 2021) It’s been 6 months since the pandemic wreaked havoc in the East. While many nation-states have taken premeditated and exhaustive measures to mitigate the outbreak, the United States’ desultory plan have left many of its working population vulnerable to the virus. New studies in […]
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by Alejandro Páramo, MPP’21, Former Mining and Energy Policy Advisor at the National Planning Department in Colombia Colombia, like most countries in the world, is facing new and significant public policy challenges caused by the current pandemic. However, it is also an example of how these challenges are magnified in […]
By Fernando Moura, MA’20, Former Researcher at the Department of Science and Technology Policies at UNICAMP Brazil is having alarming numbers on coronavirus infections, recently becoming the 6th county to reach 10,000 deaths to COVID-19. Ian Bremmer briefly summarized what has been Bolsonaro’s approach to the pandemic:[1] “Trump would have to fire […]
by Gabriela Saade, MPP’21, Researcher at La Mejor Venezuela, a think tank affiliated to the opposition political party Voluntad Popular The coronavirus outbreak has sparked concern around the world. But the plight of Venezuelans was already acute following five years of an economic and humanitarian crisis as well as lingering problems […]
By Paulino Díaz, MPP’20, former Communications Consultant at Golin As the world grapples with the spread of COVID-19, social distancing (SD) has been championed as an effective preventative measure to slow down the pandemic. While economists recognize that SD carries a significant economic toll, there are other tradeoffs that have […]
By Nicolás Zerbino, MPP’20, Former researcher at the Universidad de Montevideo focused on Education and Economic Development. A country often overlooked unless the topic of discussion is football, Uruguay sits somewhat snugly between the two South American giants: Brazil and Argentina. On one side, Argentina is being hailed as an […]
By Giuliana Huarcaya, MPP’21. Former IADB consultant and former Project Coordinator at tras100d Consultoria (Peruvian consulting firm that advises in policies and development projects for the public sector, private sector, and international cooperation) COVID-19 pandemic has meant a tremendous challenge for all affected countries, even for developed countries with strong […]
By Paola Riveros, MPP’21, former Advisor to the Directorate of Economic Regulation of Social Security at the Ministry of Finance in Colombia Social movements in Colombia have risen in the streets demanding social changes. One of the demands was related to the Pension Reform that the government is proposing. Some […]
By Edoardo Ortiz, MPP’20, former economic consultant Puerto Rico’s unique political status as a Latin American U.S. territory breeds endless confusion from all angles. On one hand, people from the United States see Puerto Rico as something less than a U.S. state – an appendage to the country. On the […]
By Nelson O. Puc Cruz, MPP 2021, Fulbright Scholar, former consultant for the Quintana Roo State Government in México. Announced in September 2018, the Mayan Train has been one of the flagship projects of the Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, AMLO, government. It has been hailed as a development-detonating project that […]