Venezuela is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. The UN High Commission for Refugees estimates 5,000 people per day are leaving the country through forced migration and more than 1.9 million have done so since 2015, placing strain on neighbouring countries who have given them refuge. The Venezuelan people face shortages of food and other basic supplies, the economy has been hit by a range of international sanctions and its government has been decried by the US administration as part of a 'troika of tyranny' amidst talk of military intervention against President Maduro. What does the future hold for this nation, and how will political and economic developments unfold? Professor Ricardo Hausmann, Director of the Centre for International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, offers his insight and analysis.
Professor Ricardo Hausmann (@ricardo_hausman) is Director of Harvard's Center for International Development and Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at the Kennedy School of Government. He also teaches a capstone course on the MPAID program. Previously, he served as the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank (1994-2000), where he created the Research Department. He has served as Minister of Planning of Venezuela (1992-1993) and as a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela. He also served as Chair of the IMF-World Bank Development Comittee.
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