Author Archives: Samuel George

Good Luck, Finance Minister Levy

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Samuel George

Cornelius Fleischhaker and Samuel George on Brazil’s fiscal state of affairs

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Bolsa Familia, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, finance minister, fiscal balance, fiscal probelms, fiscal spending, Growth, Joaquim Levy, Latin America blog | Leave a comment

Five Steps to Kickstart Brazil

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Samuel George

A new paper from Samuel George and Cornelius Fleischhaker

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Brazil infrastructure, cornelius fleischhaker, dilma, economic strategy, education, fiscal, Growth, Inflation, Investment, Latin America blog, Lula, monetary, samuel george | Leave a comment

Brazilian Infrastructure: The Good, the Bad, and the Opportunity

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Samuel George

By Political economist and Latin America-specialist Samuel George

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, dilma, Growth, infrastructure, Latin America blog, pre-sal, sao paulo, traffic | 1 Comment

Q&A: How Will Plummeting Oil Prices Affect Venezuela?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George responds to a journalists questions

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Mexico + Central America | Tagged Brazil, Colombia, energy, falling, Latin America blog, Mexico, oil, oil prices, opec, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela | Leave a comment

Interview with Jason Furman, Obama’s Top Economic Adviser

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Samuel George

As part of the Global Economic Dynamics project, I had a chance to speak with Dr. Furman, Chairman of the White House Counsel of Economic Advisers on globalization

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Economy, Globalization, jason furman, Latin America blog, Obama, samuel george, United States, white house | Leave a comment

Will Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance Strengthen Ties?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George responds for the Inter-American Dialogue’s Daily Advisor

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged Arturo Sarukhan, endesa, EU, FTA, Latin America blog, mecosur, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, peter hakim, samuel george | Leave a comment

50 Photos of Colombia

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Samuel George

Some photos from recent trips to Colombia.

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean | Tagged bogota, boyaca, ciudad perdida, Colombia, filandia, getsamani, Latin America blog, magdalena, photos, photos of Colombia, quindio, salento, santa marta, tayrona, villa de leyva | 2 Comments

Who Really Wins from Globalization?

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Samuel George

Inside a new study on the winners and losers of interconnection

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, China, Globalization, Latin America blog, measuring, trade, TTIP, who wins from trade | Leave a comment

Q&A: Argentine Energy Reform Bill

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on what it does and why it matters

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, energy reform bill, Latin America blog, provinces, samuel george, vaca muerta, YPF | Leave a comment

Inside Brazilian-German Economic Relations

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Samuel George

A new study by economists from the Getulio Vargas Foundation and the Bertelsmann Foundation, including No Se Mancha’s Samuel George, reviews the potential of Brazil- German relations, and what it means for Mercosur and the EU