Accelerating Latin America’s Economic Growth

June 2024

Past Event

Accelerating Latin America’s Economic Growth

Past Event

Hudson Institute

June 21, 2024

Torre Latinoamericana (Latin-American Tower) stands over its central location in Mexico City.

The skyline in Mexico City. (Getty Images)

June 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

William Maloney

Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank

Elena Ianchovichina

Lead Economist and former Deputy Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank

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Although Latin America’s economies have stabilized since the COVID-19 pandemic, economic growth in most of the region has stalled, and its forecasted growth rates are the lowest of any region in the world. Such low growth will mean greater poverty and inequality, leaving citizens’ expectations for greater economic opportunity unfulfilled.

While a slowing global economy, high investment costs, and many other factors play a role, persistently low productivity in the region is an important constraint on growth. The World Bank has pointed to the need for greater competition in Latin America’s economies, which would improve productivity by accelerating innovation and technological improvements, delivering important benefits to consumers. The World Bank has also highlighted the geography of productivity and outlined promising ideas for how Latin American cities can once again drive economic growth.

Join Hudson for a conversation with World Bank economists William Maloney and Elena Ianchovichina on how productivity gains could help accelerate economic growth in Latin America.

June 2026

Virtual Event | Hudson Institute

Authoritarian Persistence in Latin America: What Should the US Do?

Featured Speakers:

Elliot Abrams

Daniel Batlle

June 2026

Virtual Event | Hudson Institute

Authoritarian Persistence in Latin America: What Should the US Do?

Please join Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle for a conversation with Elliott Abrams, whose leadership on Latin America policy stretches from his service as assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs under President Ronald Reagan to his role as special representative for Venezuela in the first Trump administration.

Featured Speakers:

Elliot Abrams

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

Julio Crespo MacLennan

Daniel Batlle

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Growing the DIB: A Conversation with Deputy Assistant Secretary of War James Mismash

Featured Speakers:

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Please join Hudson Institute for a fireside chat between Hudson Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Industrial Base Growth and Director of the Office of Small Business Programs James Mismash.

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Nadia Schadlow

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Winning the Innovation Competition

Featured Speakers:

Bryan Clark

Dan Patt

Emil Michael

June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Winning the Innovation Competition

Please join Hudson Institute Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a conversation with Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael about the Department of War’s efforts to bring AI to the battlefield and implement an innovation strategy that makes the most of America’s commercial and government research sectors.