 In 2017, he presented the most recent report, which emphasized the role of China, with economist Jeffrey Sachs in Washington, DC.Weisbrot has continued to suggest that the founding of other alternative lending and finance institutions that do not include participation by the U.S., such as those being created by the BRICS countries, may have positive implications both for borrowing countries and in terms of weakening the influence of Washington-based institutions like the IMF.Weisbrot has written and co-authored research papers and articles on the economies and politics of Latin America and the Caribbean for the past two decades.