Jake is the Director of International Research at CEPR. His research has focused predominantly on economic policy in Latin America, the International Monetary Fund, and US foreign policy.
Jake has a BA in economics from Boston University and an MA in writing from Johns Hopkins University.
He is the lead author for CEPR’s Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch blog, and his articles and op-eds have been published in outlets such as The New York Times, The Nation, Le Monde diplomatique, and Al Jazeera. He is the author of Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti from St. Martin’s Press.
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Ecuador: A Decade of Progress, Undone
Ahead of snap elections scheduled for August 20, 2023, this issue brief looks at some of the results of Ecuador’s economic reforms, policy, and institutional changes over the past 15 years.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 6: CARICOM Mediators Return to Port-au-Prince
On Monday, mediators from the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group arrived in Port-au-Prince to facilitate another round of negotiations
Haiti News Round-Up No. 5: Thousands Displaced Due to Violence
Tensions in Carrefour Feuilles, a suburb of the capital, are escalating after the police clashed with the population on August 7 during a protest against the devastating violence of the gangs,
Haiti News Round-Up No. 4: Kenya Offers to Lead Intervention Force
Kenya’s foreign minister announces his government’s intentions for a 1,000-strong police force to support Haiti’s de facto authorities.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 3: Two Years Since the Assassination of Haiti’s President
July 7 marked two years since President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination. The Office of Civil Protection in Haiti denounced the “unacceptable slowness”
US Investigation into Haiti Assassination Is an Opportunity to Right Past Wrongs
The investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti presents an opportunity not just to address a long legacy of impunity and injustice in Haiti but also to reset US-Haiti relations.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 2: Calls for Foreign Intervention Continue
Following up on the previous round-up’s lead story, no official agreement was reached between stakeholders at the Kingston meeting earlier this month. Competing visions for Haiti’s future were put forward by the de facto government and its allies in the December 21 accord on the one hand, and by leaders from civil society and the political opposition on the other.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 1: Political and Civil Society Leaders Meet in Jamaica
From June 11 to 13, consultations were held between stakeholders from the Haitian government, the political opposition, and actors from Haitian civil society in Kingston, Jamaica in order to find solutions to the ongoing crises in Haiti.
Who Are Pras Michel’s “Haitian Friends”?
Last month, a jury found Prakazrel “Pras” Michel guilty for his role in a multimillion-dollar fraud and influence peddling trial. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Exclusive: How Haiti’s Assassination Plot Unraveled, Minute by Minute and Text by Text
The newly obtained WhatsApp chats provide a dramatic narrative of the events that unfolded in the hours and days after the assassination
