Latin American economists at EGC in the 1960s and 70s
“The first place where he could feel safe was Yale”
A series of articles on Latin American economists at EGC and Yale Department of Economics in the 1960s and 70s, written by EGC Communications Interns Lisa Qian and Aiden Lee.
From 1960s political exile to EGC visiting scholar: development theorist Celso Furtado
Seeking safety after being exiled from his home country of Brazil, Furtado accepted an invitation to come to Yale in 1964. He would go on to become a leading scholar of development.
Edmar Bacha returns to Yale (virtually) to celebrate the program where he found his calling
The renowned economist and founding partner and director at Casa das Garças Institute for Economic Policy Studies speaks about Brazil's economy in an event marking the 65th anniversary of the International and Development Economics (IDE) masters program.
Special thanks to Edmar Bacha, David Barkin, Clóvis Cavalcanti, and Andrea Maneschi for their assistance researching these articles.
