The Next Leap: AI, Access, and Innovation in Emerging Market Healthcare | Beating Sisyphus
When we talk about Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, the conversation in the U.S. often revolves around optimizing administrative tasks and shaving seconds off billing processes. But in emerging ...
22 Apr 59min
President Iván Duque on Crisis, Stoicism, and the Orange Economy; Beating Sisyphus x Tres Respuestas
In this special crossover episode of Beating Sisyphus and Tres Respuestas, we sit down with Iván Duque, President of Colombia (2018–2022), to explore the realities of governing a highly volatile emerg...
15 Apr 43min
Frontier Minute: Big Tech's AI Push, Pix in Argentina & Emerging Market Risks
In this episode of the Frontier Minute, we break down the most critical business and macroeconomic developments across the Global South.Topics Covered This Week:Latin America: Banco do Brasil launches...
23 Mar 3min
Why Firms Don't Train Workers and What That Costs Developing Economies ft. Nicholas Swanson EP 12
When we look at informal labor markets in the Global South, it is easy to attribute inefficiencies to a lack of financial literacy or unavoidable cultural norms. But what if these behaviors are actual...
16 Mar 44min
"Be Bold": Decades of Navigating Emerging Markets with Lourdes Casanova & Ann Miroux; EP 11
In this special episode of Beating Sisyphus, Thomas Riveros sits down with Lourdes and Anne to discuss their incredible careers tracking the massive shift in global economic power. From the early days...
9 Mar 48min
Global Housing Affordability: Zoning, Informality, and the Cost of Regulation with Salim Furth. EP 9
In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, hosts Thomas Riveros and Lourdes Casanova welcome Salim Furth Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason Un...
2 Mar 50min
The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level & De-Dollarization Myths | Jon Hartley. Beating Sisyphus, EP8
Is the era of US Dollar dominance truly over? And why does the math on government debt rarely add up?In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, hosts Thomas Riveros and Lourdes Casanova sit down with Jon Ha...
23 Feb 39min
Is China Facing a Lost Decade? Alicia García-Herrero on Real Estate, India & The New Cold War. EP 7
In this lightning round we ask: Is the "China Model" broken? In this episode of Beating Sisyphus, hosts Thomas Riveros and Lourdes Casanova sit down with Alicia García-Herrero (Chief Economist for Asi...
16 Feb 15min
