Liquidity Traps and Colonial Echoes: Unpacking the Political Economy of Liquidity in the Global South

Session 2, Spring 2026 CPE Money and Finance Seminar Series

How do global liquidity flows and exchange rate regimes quietly strangle economic sovereignty? In this April 27, 2026, Zoom seminar, Ndongo Sylla and Annina Kaltenbrunner addressed these issues of the political economy of liquidity in the global South. Speakers:

  • Annina Kaltenbrunner, Professor of Global Economics, Leeds University Business School
  • Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa Region Director for Research and Policy, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs)