Can Brazil Stop Spiraling Covid-19 Cases and Deaths?
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Monica de Bolle
Brazil | Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
Adjunct Lecturer, Latin American Studies Program, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Monica de Bolle is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and director for Latin American studies and emerging markets at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Named as “Honored Economist” in 2014 by the Order of Brazilian Economists for her contributions to the Brazilian policy debate, de Bolle focuses on macroeconomics, foreign exchange policy, monetary and fiscal policy, trade and inequality, financial regulation, and capital markets. Prior to joining the Institute, De Bolle was professor of macroeconomics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as managing partner of Galanto MBB Consultants, a macroeconomics advisory firm. She was also a director at the Rio de Janeiro-based Institute for Economic Policy Research, and an economist at the International Monetary Fund.
De Bolle has authored and coauthored several books on the global economy and Brazil’s policy challenges. Her views on Brazil’s economy and economic policy have been widely published by international and Brazilian media. She contributes regularly to major Brazilian newspapers Exame, O Globo, and O Estado de São Paulo.
De Bolle joined the Dialogue as a Member in 2020.
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