ProPELAC

About

ProPELAC (Program on the Political Economy of Latin America) is a multidisciplinary research group of faculty, practitioners, and students interested in the relationship between economics and politics (broadly defined) in the region. ProPELAC aims to encourage, help, and support Georgetown University faculty and students who conduct research on the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean. The program also offers a specialized forum for scholars interested in the political economy of the region to present their research.

Key Topics of Interest

Current and Historical Migration

Labor Movements

Natural Resource Management

Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Urban History

Industrial Policy

Health and Development Economics

Social Policy

Digital Economy

International Trade and Investment Policies

Political Economy of Climate Change

ProPELAC Working Group Members

Mireya Loza

Interests: Latinx studies, U.S. immigration history, labor history, public history.

Osmel Manzano Mazzali

Interests: development economics, resource economics, public finance, Latin America.

Luis Jacome

Interests: monetary policy, banking crises.

Bryan McCann

Interests: urban history, popular culture, politics of disaster.

Gabriel Farfán-Mares

Interests: comparative and subnational fiscal policy, taxation (direct, indirect, and natural resources), public management and budgeting.

Monica de Bolle

Interests: political economy of climate change and public health, industrial policy.

Robin King

Interests: political economy, international political economy, urban studies, economic history of Latin America.

Gonzalo Paz

Interests: economic development, international relations, China-Russia-Latin America.

Antonio Ortiz-Mena

Interests: political science, international political economy.

Angelo Rivero-Santos

Interests: Political economy of development, grassroots development, international political economy, post-development, critical theories of international relations South America and the Caribbean

Barbara Kotschwar

Interests: development economics, digital economy, emerging markets, international investment policy, international trade.

Alejandro Werner

Interests: emerging markets, monetary policy, currency, financial crises, and fiscal policy in Latin America.

Elcior Santana

Interests: design and implementation of policies related to social and economic development, regional integration, trade, poverty alleviation, international financial mechanisms, and the Brazilian external debt.

Jenny Guardado

Interests: corruption, long-run economic development, Spanish colonial history, political economy of Latin America