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The Center for Emerging Markets (CEM) at Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business is a leading research hub on how local and foreign firms can leverage emerging markets for the global good. 

Founded in 2007 by Ravi Ramamurti, University Distinguished Professor of International Business & Strategy, CEM operates in three distinct areas, including a robust research agenda; significant work to influence business practitioners; and educational activities designed to prepare the next generation of business leaders.

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Our Work

For Academics

Seminars, workshops, and conferences for researchers from around the world. Additional opportunities for Northeastern faculty to engage with CEM.

For Students

Academic programs, learning opportunities, and grants for projects and research in emerging markets, open to undergraduate and graduate students at Northeastern.

For Practitioners

Cutting-edge insights and recommendations on emerging market topics for managers, policymakers, and other members of the business community.

Latest News

Reforesting and refreshing: Rueda Paz's dual mission in Ecuador

Domenica Rueda Paz is a Spring 2024 Recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, a bi-annual student grant program open to undergraduate and graduate students at Northeastern University, run by the Center for Emerging Markets.

Revvity Foundation Endows CEM Access Scholarship

CEM is delighted to announce that the Revvity Foundation has endowed the Revvity Access CEM Scholarship to help full-time graduate and undergraduate students benefit from Northeastern University's rich experiential learning opportunities.
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Events

Upcoming Events

Oct 22

Fabris Peruško, CEO of Fortenova Group, will share the story of how he rescued the largest company in Croatia after it went bankrupt, even as Croatia seceded from Communist Yugoslavia, joined the European Union, and then wrestled with COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine War, and the Western sanctions that followed.

Nov 5

Discover the potential impact of theater-based experiential learning on socio-emotional skill development for secondary school students in Uttarakhand, India on Tuesday, November 5. Presented by Nishith Prakash, Professor of Public Policy & Economics, and Shantanu Khanna, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Economics at Northeastern University; and Sara Constantino, Assistant Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, this seminar will delve into the design and preliminary findings of their latest joint research.
Nov 18

Join Katrin Heucher, Assistant Professor of Change Management and Sustainability at the University of Groningen, to learn how multinational enterprises (MNEs) navigate the complex tensions between global sustainability strategies and local challenges in interorganizational systems. Discover how a paradox lens can reveal new approaches to managing sustainability in global networks.