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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

 

Anahita Asudani

Daniel Greilsheimer

Lucas Holden

CC Mesa

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

Jianan Huang

Class of 2025

Fabiola F. Martinez Cabrera

Class of 2025, Graduate Student Research Assistant

Lucas N. Pires de Freitas

Class of 2025

Geraldine Wambersie

Class of 2025

Marina Chen

Class of 2025

ProPELAC News

LARS-ProPELAC Student Research Showcase Fall 2024

ProPELAC: Convening on the Political Economy of Climate Change 

ProPELAC: China’s Expanding Role in Latin America

REPAL Conference

ProPELAC Event

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