AI literacy is the new baseline. Most universities are still unsure how to adapt. Today I’m at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education presenting a book-in-progress with @raul_sosa2908. on AI as augmentation, not automation—students keep authorship, judgment, and voice.

A guide for students of economics: Ten statements that demonstrate that someone does not understand modern economics or what an equilibrium is, and that you can safely ignore everything else they say. 1. “Equilibrium means the economy is stable or at rest.” Many assume that an

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New Cold War or Hot Peace? How to Think About the US–China Rivalry

There is a strong chance Argentina will tap global capital markets in 2026. Macroeconomic normality would be a tremendous achievement

Pres Trump keeps prioritizing relations with Russia & China over ties with friends & allies-not realizing that close ties with allies provides the leverage for shaping the behavior of Russia & China and building relationships with them that serve US interests.

Es un honor y un privilegio presentar hoy la candidatura de Rafael Grossi (@rafaelmgrossi) al cargo de Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas. Rafael Grossi es reconocido internacionalmente por la extraordinaria tarea que viene desempeñando como Director General del

Bjorn Lomborg, an early survivor of 21st century cancel culture, has long raised vital questions. Rather than disputing his logic or conclusions (which he would be the first to admit could be wrong), academics & activists tried to demonize & silence him, a trend that grew.

AI at Your Side by @SFGaliani and @raul_sosa2908. @NotebookLM

Instead of fixing learning gaps, we just lowered the bar: fewer tests, higher grades, watered-down classes, gutted gifted programs, and colleges ditching standards. We didn’t close disparities—we hid them.

From Property Rights to Great Powers: The Missing Link in Institutional Economics

Federico Sturzenegger giving the first Carmen Reinhart Lecture at the LACEA Annual Conference to be published in Economia, the Journal of the Association.

A nada de que todos los bonos argentinos rindan un dígito. Si hay por ahí algún kirchnerista inteligente: ¿qué se siente comprobar que cuanto más lejos del poder, más creíble la Argentina? ¿Qué cavilan al respecto?

Gran nota! Recomiendo leerla y pensarla también. Todo es interesante. Esta parte me parece clave en el debate de estos días @germanfermo lo estuvo planteando respecto del resultado electoral y las chances de reformas. Acá la opinión de Galiani: "¿Qué posibilidades ve usted para

An excellent opportunity at a great university, in a great country that’s on the rise:

Great op-ed by @MariaCorinaYA in @TheEconomist. A recap of the heroic struggle Venezuelans have fought against the Maduro narco-regime and a sketch of the powerful recovery ahead. Bravissima?

Illegal Immigrants Didn’t Break the Housing Market; Bad Policy Did

I also read John’s piece through the lens of someone who has watched, for decades, the Latin American version of this movie. My region has tried every variant of “temporary, targeted” price controls, rent caps, tariff games and “emergency” measures you can imagine. They always

I agree with John one hundred percent, not only on the economics but also on the professional ethos that runs through his post. It matters that he is willing to say, in public, that a bad argument is a bad argument even when it comes from powerful colleagues at his own

We absolutely need serious research on inequality, and we already have many institutions that produce it. What we do not need is an institutional device that allows one segment of the expert class to claim a monopoly on “what justice requires,” and to talk as if that were just