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Econometrics & Public Policy. Education.
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hopeenpie.bsky.social
El mayor parque solar de China reverdeció un desierto... por accidente.
Un "error" maravilloso.
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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gabrielzucman.bsky.social
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US

This view is wrong

A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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javisalas.bsky.social
Publicamos nuevas revelaciones sobre el escándalo del Hospital de Torrejón, público de gestión privada: sus empleados recibieron la orden de reutilizar material sanitario de un solo uso. Hablamos de material para intervenciones de cardiología

elpais.com/sociedad/202...
Empleados del Hospital de Torrejón recibieron la orden de reutilizar material sanitario de un solo uso
Las órdenes consistían en estilizar catéteres que solo pueden ser reacondicionados por empresas ajenas especializadas. Los denunciantes alertaron: “Esta acción no es legal”
elpais.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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klonick.bsky.social
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.

The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."

Elon about to get big mad.
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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antoniadiazrod.bsky.social
Esto ya lo sabemos por Teoría Económica: El sector privado restringe acceso cuando hay problemas informacionales.

El gestor del hospital de Torrejón da la orden de rechazar pacientes para ganar más: “Hay actividad que nos perjudica” - elpais.com/sociedad/202...
La empresa gestora del hospital público de Torrejón ordena rechazar pacientes para ganar más: “Hacemos actividad que nos perjudica”
El CEO del grupo Ribera, que gestiona el hospital privatizado, pide a sus mandos ajustes para lograr un beneficio de “cuatro o cinco millones”, según unas grabaciones a las que ha tenido acceso EL PAÍ...
elpais.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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crendueles.bsky.social
Al margen de las mentiras evidentes, el argumento retardista más absurdo es la critica a la exportación de energía porque eso nos convierte en una "colonia". Es algo que en cualquier otro caso suena a locura: "colonia porcina", "colonia aceitunera", "colonia naranjera"...
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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abenewman.bsky.social
Europe in dangerous territory. Putting democratic protections on the chopping blocks for trade concessions invites a slippery slope. Increasingly tariff negotiations cuts at the heart of European national security.
www.ft.com/content/5820...
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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lorak.bsky.social
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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profpech.bsky.social
An absolute scandal compounded in this case by failure of French government and EU institutions to forcefully react and sanction in turn those who have sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors. Makes a total mockery of FR/EU's repeated commitment to the rule of law/ICC

www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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juanluisjimenez.bsky.social
Las mujeres que sufren enfermedad congénita que les impide tener hijos presentan iguales resultados económicos y laborales que los hombres, desapareciendo la brecha de género.

Este resultado sostiene literatura anterior que muestra que la brecha salarial se debe a tener hijos.
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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70sbachchan.bsky.social
Old: Climate investments are about emissions reductions

New: Climate investments are a growth and prosperity plan

Brazil has made it clear that transition is moving forward without the WH. The open questions are how fast it will go—& which countries will benefit
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/13/c...
Brazil Tries to Keep Climate Cooperation Alive
At COP30, the global energy transition is moving forward without the United States.
foreignpolicy.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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arindube.bsky.social
When states like Colorado passed policies requiring employers to disclose salary information in job postings, what happened?

It increased competition, and raised wages, without harming employment or changing skill requirements.

Improved functioning of markets, helped workers.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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esantiago.bsky.social
Este gráfico (pag. 367) del último informe de la AIE refleja que EEUU es un superpoder fósil. Si sumas Rusia y los Petroestados del Golfo, aquí están las bases materiales de una agenda que va a sabotear la acción climática global con todos sus medios. Y ojo: no ganaremos solo con eficiencia (🧵)
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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crendueles.bsky.social
Tenemos a la mano un futuro de abundancia solar con enormes repercusiones políticas. Esta ahí, a nuestro alcance.
marklemley.bsky.social Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · Nov 6
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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dfuentescastro.bsky.social
📰 España perdió más de 30.000 millones en impuestos entre 2016 y 2021 por la ingeniería fiscal de las multinacionales, según la organización Tax Justice Network. A escala global, las pérdidas fiscales en el periodo alcanzaron los 1,7 billones de dólares.

elpais.com/economia/202...
España perdió más de 30.000 millones en impuestos entre 2016 y 2021 por la ingeniería fiscal de las multinacionales
La Tax Justice Network calcula que las grandes empresas estadounidenses dejaron de pagar a Hacienda 3.200 millones en ese periodo al desviar beneficios a otras jurisdicciones
elpais.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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kikollan.llaneras.es
Miles de bebés evitaron el hospital desde 2023. ¿Por qué no lo sabías? 👇

La bronquiolitis mandaba al hospital al 2% de los recién nacidos.

Ya no. España los inmunizó con un anticuerpo y mirad: ¡sus ingresos cayeron un 75%!
October 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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abenewman.bsky.social
1/Striking speech by Macron: The future of European democracy depends on taking back its digital information space. A remarkable turn from Silicon Valley as source of enlightenment to being a purveyor of slop. And the stakes aren't just ad revenue but the nation.
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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huyelobo.bsky.social
Macron: 🇫🇷 "Hemos cedido nuestro espacio democrático público a redes sociales de grandes corporaciones estadounidenses y chinas que priorizan intereses distintos a los de nuestra democracia."
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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juanluisjimenez.bsky.social
⚠️La política anunciada por el Gobierno de conceder 30.000€ para jóvenes que alquilen vivienda con opción a compra es mera propaganda: sólo aplica a viviendas protegidas, que en los últimos diez años han sido solamente 1.182 viviendas en todo el territorio nacional‼️
September 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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alyssaharad.bsky.social
This is a hell of a letter. “The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines…will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer….Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated…”
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 28
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles. The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC. Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.
August 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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juanluisjimenez.bsky.social
¿Cómo está afectando la adopción de la inteligencia artificial (IA) al empleo?

Con datos de EE.UU. estiman una caída causal del 13% del empleo de trabajadores jóvenes, al mejorar la IA la automatización de actividades. Esto no afecta a trabajadores seniors ni a sectores menos afectados por IA.
August 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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josephpolitano.bsky.social
One of my favorite tariff charts

Normally high prices are a sign of strong demand & induce manufacturing investment

Tariffs instead give you higher prices & lower investment—the worst of both worlds—because they're a tax on capital goods & supply chains
a graph of Matt Klein's chart showing diffusion indices for input costs and capex, showing input costs rising and capex falling
August 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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skiles.blue
A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵

An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
August 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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fmazcarate.bsky.social
¿Por qué la región entre Zamora, León y Ourense arde tanto?
No, no es para construir aerogeneradores, ni por ninguna de las teorías conspiranoicas que estamos leyendo. La explicación es más compleja… y menos cómoda para quienes buscan respuestas simples. 1/13
Copernicus
August 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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benbraun.bsky.social
From the piece, a pair of paragraphs about money and banking as close to perfection as you’ll ever see. Shot:
JPMorgan in recent months has assigned a team of internal researchers to unearth legal documents related to the era of so-called wildcat banking from two centuries ago. In that era, hundreds of state-chartered banks issued their own currencies. JPMorgan’s researchers were looking into whether some of those dormant laws applied to the bank’s plan to create its own stablecoin today.
August 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM