Research themes

• Sustainability and green transition
• Trade and productive structure specialization
• Structural change and environmental sustainability
• Growth and development from north-south & south-south perspectives
• Inequality in Latin America

Research questions

• Where does regional integration go from here? In the past years, there has been a change in the direction of regional integration for Latin America. What are the implications for regional trade in Latin America?
• Growth and development from north-south & south-south perspectives: The nature of the relationship between Latin American economies and those of the global north has had a strong influence on Latin America’s growth.
• How do we make sure that we can make compatible equality with structural change and environmental sustainability?
• What kind of new social compacts / political agreements would be necessary to ensure an integrated set of policies for sustainability and equality?
• Should public development banks have bigger role? How could they serve to the transition to a low carbon and fair economy?
• How do we put innovation at the centre of the welfare state?
• What is the Political Economy behind direct and indirect climate change effects?
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