Cornell University · Emerging Markets Institute Club
The emerging world, taken seriously.
EMIC researches emerging markets and shares that research with the broader academic community — as the primary research arm of Cornell's Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets. Every member starts with a semester of foundational training, no prior background required, before joining a specialized team.
- Beating SisyphusMedia
- Emerging Market FundFund
- Semester ReportPublication
- Frontier MinuteShort-form
- Stock Pitch CompetitionCompetition
- Conference TeamConference
Sovereign Debt & Monetary Policy
How central banks and finance ministries across emerging economies navigate inflation, currency pressure, and capital controls.
Trade Corridors & Supply Chains
Shifting manufacturing bases, regional trade blocs, and the reordering of global supply chains toward emerging hubs.
Capital Markets Development
The growth of local equity and debt markets, foreign direct investment trends, and financial infrastructure buildout.
Development & Institutions
The role of multilateral institutions, governance reform, and industrial policy in shaping long-run growth trajectories.
Fintech & Financial Inclusion
Mobile banking, digital currencies, and how emerging markets are leapfrogging legacy financial infrastructure.
Sanctions & Strategic Competition
How great-power competition and sanctions regimes reshape investment flows into and out of emerging economies.
Policymakers, investors, and scholars — in one room, once a year.
Produced with the Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets, EMIC's multi-day conference brings financiers, economists, and policymakers to New York to argue about where the emerging world goes next.
About the conference team