Creating an intellectual safe haven for international economists
Throughout its history, EGC has welcomed leading economists from around the world – including many forced to flee repressive regimes – offering them an intellectual home in New Haven. This series tells their stories.
“The first place where he could feel safe was Yale”
A series of articles on international economists at EGC and Yale Department of Economics in the 1960s and 70s.
EGC provided an academic home for Nurul Islam and his family when he was forced to flee East Pakistan under threats to his life from the military junta.
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.
Motivated by a desire to improve the lives of those in his native country, Cuba, the economist became come one of the youngest full professors at Yale, an expert on Latin American economics, and an advocate for U.S.-Cuba relations.
As part of our series, Edmar Bacha has allowed us to publish journal entries from his time as a masters student in the International and Development Economics (IDE) program.
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.
