I won a green card through the
#Diversity
lottery & was just called *trash* by
@POTUS
. Since then Ive completed a PhD at
@Harvard
, became a fellow at
@BrookingsInst
& paid LOTS of taxes. I know many others who contribute a lot to this country. Oh well, perspectives...
Uno de cada 3 niños españoles vive bajo riesgo de pobreza. Desde el inicio de la crisis van casi 500.000 desahucios. ¿Algún concierto "no político" de A. Sanz para apoyar al pueblo español? Por cierto, tocar para blanquear una intervención militar es hacer política, de la peor...
No me gusta criticar, pero la verdad es qué decepción la oposición venezolana. El viernes dijeron que el lunes anunciaban acciones. El lunes dijeron que el jueves nos cuentan. Hoy jueves, convocan a un cabildo abierto mañana viernes. Qué van a decir mañana? Que el lunes twittean?
In '15 this image shocked us. A 3yr old Syrian boy refugee was drowned to death. We thought the World wouldnt let this happen again, but it did.
Yesterday 19 Venezuelans were found dead in the ocean after their boat was turned away by Trinidad & Tobago.
Where's the World?
@POTUS
@Harvard
@BrookingsInst
Oh, and I might add, I do academic research on the economic benefits of migration. And there are MANY. So, Donald, c'mon...
The Trump admin has now decided to *deport* (yes, deport) thousands of foreign students—the most skilled and talented young men and women of the world—already in the US holders of a valid visa.
If that’s not America attempting suicide, please explain what is it.
Noticed something weird with the brakes this morning. Took the car to the shop to check. They found a brake cable cut (intentionally). Not sure when/where exactly happened, whether at Brown or not, but smells like a hate crime, following antisemitic threats I've received lately.
Was invited to an all-male panel and declined the invite because of that. Now the activity has been rescheduled until a gender-balanced panel can be put together.
We can change things for the better if we just try.
I like you Mr President. But 100,000 is 5% of all the refugees Poland is hosting right now.
It’s the total flow of a single day.
Just 5%. That’s it.
The US should and can do more.
Helping Ukrainian refugees is not something Poland or any nation should carry alone.
All the world’s democracies have a responsibility to help. And the people of Ukraine can count on the United States to meet its responsibility.
We will welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.
The
#Venezuela
#refugee
crisis is *days* away from surpassing the Syrian one, relative to its start(fig 1).
Its also the most underfunded refugee crisis in modern history (fig2) by the int'l community: $125 per Venezuelan vs $1500 per Syrian.
My latest:
En todos estos años de estudios sobre la crisis de refugiados de Venezuela, lo más importante que aprendí es algo que no era nuevo:
Colombia fue, es y siempre será la mejor amiga de Venezuela
🇨🇴 + 🇻🇪 = 💪
#GraciasColombia
My PhD adviser and mentor
@ricardo_hausman
is from whom I draw most inspiration in my research and policy work.
He taught me the most important lesson: if you aren't asking BIG questions then you're asking the wrong question.
Congrats on your *first* 20 yrs at
@Kennedy_School
🥳
I'm delighted to share with you all that starting this fall I'm joining the faculty of
@BrownUniversity
's
@WatsonInstitute
as Associate Professor of Practice. So happy to come back to academia (and to New England!), to teach and research, as a member of Brown vibrant community!
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
Let me introduce you to my new little project:
Economists on Zoom Getting Coffee
A diverse and inclusive space for conversations between peers on how economists think about *big* questions (w/no math required!).
Coming soon!
ps: DM me for Qs or more info!
🚨NEW PAPER🚨
The exec order restricting H1B visas by Trump in June '20 resulted in immediate loss of 0.45% to Fortune 500 firms, equal to *at least $100 billion* losses to the US economy.
Paper w/my amazing coauthors
@BrittaGlennon
&
@prithwic
here:
My paper that came out today at
@restatjournal
(as the lead article!!!). It was a labor of love, and is one of the top products of my research agenda. Very proud that it found such a good home at such a great journal!
.
@IlhanMN
asks Abrams if he supports an "armed faction in
#Venezuela
which engages in war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocides”
Those factions ALREADY EXIST & work for Maduro. Find a foreign policy advisor. NOW.
Defending a cruel dictator isn't progressive. Shame on you.
Los refugiados venezolanos y sus países receptores no necesitan sólo simpatía sino financiamiento.
Meagan Dooley y yo actualizamos los números: la comunidad internacional ha otorgado *10 veces* más recursos a un refugiados Sirios que a un Venezolano.
NBER SI people: come see our new paper Monday morning. We find that undocumented immigrants, after receiving a resident visa, increased their entrepreneurship rate by a factor of 10. Paper joint w/
@bocowgill
&
@JorgeGuzmanCBS
מדוע לא נותנים לי ולאשתי להיכנס לישראל?
ממשלת ישראל נותנת אישור ל-12 אלף תלמידי ישיבות זרים ועוד כמה אלפי סטודנטים להיכנס לישראל. אבל לנו —זוג נשואי שאחד מאיתנו אזרח המדינה— לא נותנים. איפה הצדק?
🚨PAPER ACCEPTED🚨
Our paper w/
@anamibanez
&
@svrozo
documenting the effects of providing regular migratory status to 300K Venezuelans in Colombia in 2018 has been accepted by the Journal of Development Econ, just as Colombia ruled it’ll extend the amnesty to 1.8 million Vzlns 🧵
El Estado de
#Israel
podrá aportar mucho a la reconstrucción de
#Venezuela
.
Hoy me siento orgulloso, como ciudadano de ambos países, Israel y Venezuela, que empiezan un nuevo camino de amistad entre sus gobiernos.
El Estado de Israel reconoce a
@jguaido
como presidente de Venezuela.
🇮🇱 y 🇻🇪 gozaron por décadas de relaciones amigas y cercanas.
De hecho, el 29/11/1947 Venezuela votó a favor de la creación de Israel en la ONU. Hoy
#Israel
votó por el renacimiento de
#Venezuela
.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
.
@BootsRiley
I have just received a personal threat by one of your fans. So that you know about the consequences of your aggressiveness and incitement. Here, see it yourself:
El Estado de Israel reconoce a
@jguaido
como presidente de Venezuela.
🇮🇱 y 🇻🇪 gozaron por décadas de relaciones amigas y cercanas.
De hecho, el 29/11/1947 Venezuela votó a favor de la creación de Israel en la ONU. Hoy
#Israel
votó por el renacimiento de
#Venezuela
.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
According to reports it is expected that today
@POTUS
Trump will recognize
@jguaido
as interim President of
#Venezuela
after he is sworn in following the Venezuelan constitution. I explain why. 1/x
Yesterday at
@ajc
#AJCGloFo
I told the story of my grandparents who survived the
#holocaust
& were welcomed by
#Venezuela
. 70 years later I’m trying to reciprocate by helping in the integration of millions of Venezuelans who are now
#refugees
. Full talk:
After a unexpected and rapid worsening of her health, my mom Matilde Colonomos Z”L peacefully passed away this morning. These past few days have given me lots of learnings that I’ll share with you eventually. Thanks to everyone who have messaged me. Your words mean a lot to me.
The Venezuelan migration flow is the largest flow of people in the hemisphere in modern history. And it is happening in a region that was not prepared for it. Ironically it was Venezuela THE country in the region with a history of welcoming immigrants.
Los que decían que si ganaba Biden EEUU se iba a convertir en una dictadura como en Venezuela tenían razón. Solo que les falto decir que el dictador iba a ser Trump en sus últimos 15 días.
Congresswoman
@IlhanMN
:
Maduro in
#Venezuela
IS torturing political prisoners and perpetuating extrajudicial killings. But you don't seem very upset about that.
We cannot have double standards when condemning abuses whether they have a left-wing or a right-wing stamp.
Brazilian President Bolsonaro has:
-Praised torture
-Called refugees "scum of the world"
-Compared same-sex adoption to pedophilia
-Expressed admiration for Brazil’s military dictatorship
-Called for extrajudicial killings
We must call out human rights abuses worldwide.
On a panel today I literally had to stand up for colleagues I respect & admire at
@CGDev
after they were attacked by a World Bank official as "marxists", as a way to delegitimize their analysis.
If you're unwilling to respectfully engage with criticism, stay home.
Aplaudo la decisión del Sec. General
@Almagro_OEA2015
de designar a
@dsmolansky
como Coordinador Especial del informe de
#migrantes
y
#refugiados
venezolanos en la región. He estado trabajando con David en esto desde que comenzó su exilio. Sin duda, él es la persona indicada 👏
Es un honor seguir sirviéndole a Venezuela. Pueden contar que sumaré los esfuerzos necesarios para proteger a los refugiados e inmigrantes venezolanos y acabar con la causa que nos ha hecho salir de nuestro país: la dictadura.
Agradecido con
@Almagro_OEA2015
por esta oportunidad
In '18 Colombia gave regular migratory status to ~500K undocumented Venezuelan refugees. W/
@anamibanez
&
@svrozo
we study the effects of this massive program on local labor markets... and find Colombians were NOT affected. Here's a
@vox_dev
summary:
You know what they say: if they cannot attack your argument then they will attack you as a person.
Oh... and you might also want to start watching your language.
You are an economist with the Brookings Institute, whose staff has many ex-CIA in it.
You and the Brookings Institute are a huge part of the world's problems, and have advised the US on how to starve countries and extort them to broaden corporate markets.
Shut the fuck up.
I'm excited to share with you all that as of today I'm a Faculty Affiliate of
@Brown_Economics
(in addition to my faculty appointment at Brown's
@WatsonInstitute
)!
Excited to continue learning from my colleagues there and contributing to this terrific department!
FACT CHECK: Los Venezolanos son ~4% de la población de Bogotá, pero representan menos del 4% de los crímenes violentos. Es decir, los venezolanos no son el problema de crimen violento en la ciudad.
La hipocresía política desde la comodidad del sueldo, el zoom y twitter mientras los ciudadanos padecen en las calles ataques de algunos migrantes venezolanos muy violentos.
Y por denunciar esa realidad y enfrentarla además insultan a los bogotanos y colombianos como xenófobos.
Through
@twitter
, several times, I’ve extended to
@IlhanMN
an invitation to hear from a group of scholars on the situation in
#Venezuela
. Freedom in Venezuela is a progressive cause. The invitation is still open & you or your staffers can contact me directly. We’ll be delighted.
Was invited to participate in "manel" but decided to decline unless they can include more guests to have a gender-balanced event. They took my suggestion & it will now be a *much* better event: the new panelist is phenomenal.
We can all convert manels into panels.
@ManelWatchUS
I couldn’t (really I just could not) be more excited to join
@CGDev
as a nonresident fellow! A dream come true! CGD is one of the most serious, impactful and relevant think tanks, with such an amazing lineup of scholars and staff. It’s a dream come true!
72 years ago today my grandmother Erna arrived to Venezuela. 10 years beforehand, just before WW2 started, she fled Dantzig (today Poland) as a
#refugee
helped by the Kindertransport: an org that saved Jewish children transporting them from Eastern Europe to the UK.
Maduro won elections in May for his 2nd term that started on January 10. But the elections weren’t free nor fair (and most countries don’t recognize them) and he was sworn in by the (loyal-to-him) Supreme Court and not the National Assembly as states in Constitution 3.x
Article 233 of the Venezuelan constitution specified that in the absence of a president elect, the president of the National Assembly becomes the interim president and should call to elections within 30 days 2.x
Estoy en camino a
#Colombia
, para estudiar de cerca la situación de los Venezolanos que han huido recientemente. Estaré tuiteando sobre eso todo el fin de semana. Si alguien tiene sugerencias de personas que debería conocer, los invito a contactarme.
#Veneuzuela
#refugiados
Con esta designación
@dsmolansky
se convierte en el Venezolano de oposición democrática con el más alto perfil en una org multilateral. David está comprometido con ser la voz de 2.3+ millones de Venezolanos hoy buscando futuro en otro país frente a la comunidad internacional.
Aplaudo la decisión del Sec. General
@Almagro_OEA2015
de designar a
@dsmolansky
como Coordinador Especial del informe de
#migrantes
y
#refugiados
venezolanos en la región. He estado trabajando con David en esto desde que comenzó su exilio. Sin duda, él es la persona indicada 👏
Gracias Pdte
@IvanDuque
. Nuestros estudios son guiados por el mayor anhelo de informar la creación de políticas públicas de integración migratoria. Las políticas migratorias de Colombia hacia los Venezolanos, por encima de la humanidad que las caracteriza, son ejemplo al mundo.
Growing sick and tired of so-call-progressives who are now the first line of defense of a cruel dictatorship that created the worst humanitarian crisis & the largest refugee flows this hemisphere has seen.
I'm not sure what that is called, but progressiveness? Definitely not.
Colombia recibió 2M de venezolanos. Sus servidores públicos ponen política de lado día y noche para trabajar ayudando a los inmigrantes con recursos públicos. Por respeto el gob interino de Vzla debería abstenerse de expresar posición partidista sobre asuntos Colombianos.
Spending Friday night with friends where their children are preparing boxes with food & warm clothes to give out to homeless people during the holidays.
*** Yes, these are immigrants' children***
🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨
Economists on Zoom Getting Coffee hosts
@Stanford
's Ran Abramitzky &
@Princeton
's
@leah_boustan
On
#immigration
, coauthorship + more!
Watch it now:
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I’m so happy that this paper, central to my research agenda, has found a wonderful home in
@restatjournal
. Very thankful to our editor
@akhandelwal8
and the excellent reviewers for making this paper so much better!
I hope you all like it and find it useful!
After accumulating know-how abroad, returning Yugoslavian refugees boosted exports and productivity at home. Just Accepted new paper by Dany Bahar,
@dany_bahar
Andreas Hauptmann Cem Ozguzel Hillel Rapoport.
In the latest episode of “Economists On Zoom Getting Coffee”
@ricardo_hausman
explained to me how *knowhow* is the secret sauce to economic development. Watch the full episode here
#Colombia
sigue demostrando que es el mejor amigo que
#Venezuela
ha tenido: Esta mañana el gobierno anuncia que se le dará ciudadanía colombiana a más de 24000 niños migrantes y refugiados sin ciudadanía, hijos de padres venezolanos.
#GraciasColombia
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
🇻🇪 + 🇨🇴 = 💪🏼
My paper on Dutch disease and export diversification with
@miguelsantos12
has now been published by the Journal of Development Economics. It's now online and with free access for the next few weeks.
La generosidad de
#Colombia
al recibir Venezolanos no debe pasar desapercibida.
Su inteligencia y determinación mucho menos:
#Colombia
reconoce el capital humano de los migrantes a leguas, reflejado en politicas destinadas en hacer de esta crisis una oportunidad.
🇻🇪 + 🇨🇴 = 💪🏼
Migrating is an entrepreneurial act on its own.Its no coincidence that while migrants are 15% of USA population, they are 25% of the entrepreneurs. I'm not advocating for a particular policy now,only making the point that calling migrants "the worst" is inconsistent with facts.
Thrilled of being back in HKS as a Sr Fellow in
@HarvardGrwthLab
(in addition to my Brown affiliation). I’ll work w/the team led by
@ricardo_hausman
on an amazing pipeline of policy and academic research on the biggest questions on economic growth and development!
Los venezolanos quedan eternamente agradecidos con Christian Kruger de
@MigracionCol
.
Un servidor público dedicado y talentoso, ejecutor de políticas públicas inteligentes y efectivas. Y por sobre todo, un excelente, bondadoso y humilde ser humano.
Gracias por todo, Christian.
Given the situation I’ve decided to postpone my birthday scheduled for July 2020 for one year. Thus, I’ll keep my current age until July 2021. Thank you for the understanding.
By doing this Trump opens the door for the Venezuelan opposition to represent the State in the US, including having an ambassador, dealing with bond holders, etc. 5.x
Another impressive work by
@M_Giorcelli
and Bo Li showing that tacit knowledge --as opposed to capital-embedded knowledge (e.g., machinery)-- is more 'effective' on boosting performance in long run, using as natural experiment massive program of tech transfer from USSR to China.
Today is Yom Hashoah, or
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
. My grandfather's mom & two older brothers (kids on left and right) were killed by the Nazis in Treblinka. My grandfather Nico (bottom kid) & other siblings survived.
None of them are alive today to tell the story. But I will.
🚨 NEW WORKING PAPER 🚨: "Let their knowledge flow: The effect of returning refugees on export performance in the former Yugoslavia".In a nutshell: returning
#refugees
were key to the reconstruction of their countries after having worked abroad: 1/13
Nuestro paper, con
@anamibanez
&
@svrozo
, estudiando el impacto de la regularización masiva de Venezolanos en Colombia en el 2018 en los mercados laborales ha sido aceptado por la revista Journal of Development Economics!
Aquí un pequeño resumen.
Alcaldesa
@ClaudiaLopez
, le ofrezco datos para su consumo que puedan informar sus declaraciones. Usando datos del 2019, los Venezolanos son 3% de la población pero son responsables por 2.3% de los crímenes violentos. En Bogotá la situación es similar.
"No quiero estigmatizar a los venezolanos, pero hay unos que en serio nos están haciendo la vida de cuadritos. Aquí el que venga a trabajar bienvenido sea, pero el que venga a delinquir deberíamos deportarlos inmediatamente: alcaldesa
@ClaudiaLopez
#TuGobiernoEnKennedy
It's a no brainer for countries, including the US, to welcome Ukrainian refugees. They will bring very much needed dynamism to the economy, by creating firms and creating jobs.
Thanks
@Boris_Sanchez
for having me this morning.
I understand, the first instinct of listening to any
#POTUS
-not just Trump- calling for democracy in
#Venezuel
is a pleasant one, because... well, finally it is about time! But let's face it, this was not a speech for
#Venezuela
but for
#Trump2020
campaign 1/4
We encourage medical professionals seeking work in the U.S. on a work or exchange visitor visa (H or J), particularly those working on
#COVID19
issues, to contact the nearest U.S. Embassy/ Consulate for a visa appointment. Please see more information here:
NEW EPISODE!
The 1st episode of Economists on Zoom Getting Coffee is online!!!
Ft.
@ricardo_hausman
!
On the
#COVID19
recession,
#knowhow
+ more!
Watch it now:
Also, plz subscribe to the Youtube channel and visit our website:
On the
#Caravan
story. First, this is NOT illegal migration. Everyone know they are coming, they will reach the border and they will (potentially) ask for asylum. That's not illegal. Asking for asylum is a right they have. 1/5
Want to put up a thread for
#econjobmarket
candidates seriously applying to work in think tanks. How is life in a think tank as opposed to academia? Read this thread 👇 1/9
My coauthor
@JorgeGuzmanCBS
presenting our work on Venezuelan entrepreneurs in Colombia at the
@nberpubs
summer institute this morning.
The punchline: giving undocumented Venezuelans a resident visa increased their entrepreneurship rate by 10X. Joint w me &
@bocowgill
Excited to be today in Bogota presenting some of our work on the benefits of integrating Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the Colombian labor force.
On Israel and Palestine... I don’t have anything smart to say besides sharing I’m really sad seeing all the pain of regular people suffering and dying at the hand of extremists... and I’ll leave at that.
Growing sick and tired of so-call-progressives who are now the first line of defense of a cruel dictatorship that created the worst humanitarian crisis & the largest refugee flows this hemisphere has seen.
I'm not sure what that is called, but progressiveness? Definitely not.