Latin America: the key themes that will shape the region’s outlook in 2022
Topic: As the easy gains from the reopening fade and policy support is quickly withdrawn, Latin America is headed towards its old equilibrium of low trend growth in 2022. Please join our Chief LatAm Economist, Marcos Casarin, as he discusses the challenges around a possible disorderly withdrawal of stimulus and the risks of social unrest and institutional deterioration in the region. A special focus will be given to the inflation outlook and the implications to monetary policy.
Marcos Casarin
Chief Latin American Economist
Marcos Casarin
Chief Latin American Economist
Marcos Casarin | Chief Latin American Economist
Marcos is the Chief Economist for Latin America at Oxford Economics, based in Mexico City. Following a six-year stint in London, he relocated to Mexico City in 2018 to run the firm’s Latin America operation locally. Marcos is responsible for developing Oxford’s in-house view on the region, as well as producing the macroeconomic forecasts for Brazil. He manages a team of economists who produce regional and country-specific research pieces on over 30 countries, as well as contributes to the editorial line of Oxford Economics globally. Marcos’ work also involves presenting the outlook to clients around the world and liaising with the media.
Joan Domene
Senior Economist
Joan Domene
Senior Economist
Joan Domene | Senior Economist
Joan is a Senior Economist within the Latin America macroeconomic forecasting team. He joined Oxford Economics in 2019 as a Mexico and Central America Economist and he is responsible for generating macroeconomic forecasts, as well as producing economic research. Joan’s work also involves presenting the Mexican outlook to clients. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Joan spent five years at Invex Bank, a Mexican Commercial and Investment Bank, as the Senior Economist focusing on macroeconomic and financial analysis for Mexico and the US. Formerly, he was an economist at FocusEconomics, a Barcelona-based macroeconomic consulting firm that provides consensus forecasts, covering over 20 countries in LatAm, Europe and Asia.
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