The Enigma: Cryptocurrency, Trade, and Emerging Markets

How to measure risk in emerging markets? What is the deal with the US dollar? And what is the impact of the US-China Trade Conflict? We explore global trade policies, cryptocurrency, and what it all means for markets around the world. Eswar Prasad is the Nandlal P. Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy and professor of economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and the former head of the International Monetary Fund.Andrew Karolyi is Deputy Dean and College Dean for Academic Affairs at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. He is also a professor of economics in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Karolyi is a scholar in investment management with a specialization in international financial markets, and the author of Cracking the Emerging Markets Enigma.He is a professor of finance and holder of the Harold Bierman Jr. Distinguished Professorship in the College’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. , where he holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was chief of the Financial Studies Division in the research department of the International Monetary Fund; before that, he was the head of the IMF's China division. He is the author of several books and monographs, including The Dollar Trap and Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi.Episode Article: Johnson Business FeedFaculty Profile: Andrew Karolyi | Eswar PrasadResearch: Andrew Karolyi SSRN | Eswar Prasad SSRNTwitter: @EswarSPrasad