Applying Artificial Intelligence in Southeast Asia
In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, hosts Thomas Riveros, Lourdes Casanova, and Daniel Kim unpack the Cañizares Center’s latest report: Southeast Asia’s AI Moment.Joining the conversation are Johnson...
3 Elo 1h 2min
"Managerial MacGyverism" and Riding the Bronco of Emerging Markets
What separates average managers from resilient global leaders when operating in unpredictable, volatile economic landscapes? In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, we explore how innovation under pressu...
24 Heinä 38min
From Aid to Investment: Roland Siller on the Future of Development Finance
In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, hosts Anastasiia Ryshytiuk, Lourdes Casanova, and Konrad Hartung sit down with Roland Siller, CEO of DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft), one...
4 Heinä 39min
Why Venezuela Collapsed & Costa Rica Thrived | Laura Chinchilla (Former President of Costa Rica)
Former President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, sits down with Konrad Hartung, Thomas Riveros, and Professor Lourdes Casanova from the EMC2 to discuss the defining choices that shaped Costa Rica’s u...
30 Kesä 39min
Will the US Dollar Survive? Lord Jim O'Neill on BRICS and the Global Economy
In 2001, he coined the term "BRIC" to predict the massive economic shift toward Brazil, Russia, India, and China. 25 years later, Lord Jim O'Neill sits down with Thomas Riveros and Lourdes Casanova to...
13 Kesä 51min
The Global Economy's "Doom Loop": Eswar Prasad on Dollar Dominance & Globalization
Has the global economy entered a destructive feedback loop? In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, we sit down with Eswar Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of International Trade Policy at @Cornell and ...
31 Touko 40min
Can We End Extreme Poverty? Food, Aid & Innovation in the Global South | Prof. Christopher Barrett
What does it really take to break a poverty trap? In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, Cornell development economist Professor Christopher Barrett joins Thomas Riveros and Lourdes Casanova to explore ...
19 Touko 50min
The Political Economy of Populism: Corruption, Institutions, and the Argentine Experiment
How does extortionate corruption fundamentally restructure an economy? Why do voters frequently tolerate "rational hypocrisy" from their political leaders?In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, co-hosts...
8 Touko 55min
