Hunger caused by climate change is driving migration to the US
In 2010, US law enforcement arrested around 50,000 undocumented migrants at the border with Mexico.…
Impunity, tax privileges, and weak institutions threaten fiscal policy in Central America’s Northern Triangle
Commentary by Icefi - August, 2017 The Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (Icefi) is…
The dangerous odysseys of the children who seek the “Gates of Paradise”
By Diana Pastor and Antonio Hernández Something has gone very wrong in a country whose…
US policy and the roots of the migration crisis
Migrants board the train La Bestia in Mexico. Photo by Uli Stelzner. By Sara Van…
Icefi: Social justice is not a commodity
By Carlos Alfredo Gossmann Zarazúa, Research Assistant, and Jonathan Menkos Zeissig, Executive Director, Icefi (Central…
The Swedish Economy: A model for competitiveness, growth, and social well-being
By Jonathan Menkos Zeissig, Executive Director, Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (Icefi) Sweden's example…
Community radios
By Patricia Schwartz Community radio stations have long been an invaluable pillar of freedom of…
Global water crisis: A future of scarcity
The March for Water arrives in Guatemala City on Earth Day, April 22, 2016. Photo…