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
Undergraduate Student Researchers
Upcoming Events
ProPELAC Convening- Energy Transition Challenges
February 12, 12:00 pm – 2:00pm, ECR
LARS – PROPELAC Student Research Showcase
April, location TBA
Political Economy and Development Concentration Students
Class of 2025
Class of 2025, Graduate Student Research Assistant
Class of 2025
Class of 2025
Class of 2025