Ricardo Hausmann, a former minister of planning of Venezuela and former Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank, is Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at Harvard University, where he is also Director of the Center for International Development. He is Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Meta-Council on Inclusive Growth.
Donald Trump doesn’t like Latin Americans and advocates building a wall to separate them from the US. But many of those whom Trump dislikes, in Latin America and elsewhere, share his passion for restr… read more
The chaos into which Venezuela has fallen may seem to be beyond belief, given that the country sits on the world's largest oil reserves. In fact, Venezuela's meltdown is a product of belief – and it i… read more
Of the 24 teams that qualified for this year’s UEFA European Cup tournament, only one came from Germany, but three came from the UK: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Brexit vote is less surpr… read more
Ever since the 2008 crisis, it has been common to chastise economists for not having predicted the disaster, offering the wrong prescriptions to prevent it, or failing to fix it after it happened. But… read more
Across Latin America, voters who, until recently, were enthusiastic about their leftist governments seem to be having a change of heart. But if voters are now jettisoning the left and its supposedly “… read more
How can we make countries more competitive, growth more sustainable and inclusive, and genders more equal? In most of the situations we face, we lack a theory of the relationship between actions and o… read more
Many organizations, from government agencies to philanthropic institutions and aid organizations, now demand that programs and policies be “evidence-based.” But the way this idea is being implemented … read more
Today's executives can call, email, and even watch their counterparties on FaceTime, Skype, or GoToMeeting. So why do companies fork out more than $1.2 trillion a year – a full 1.5% of the world’s GDP… read more
Two years ago, public protests erupted in both Kyiv and Caracas, and political change in Venezuela, while slower than in Ukraine, is set to accelerate, following the opposition's massive victory in th… read more
