Jorge Restrepo
@jorgerestrepo.bsky.social
Profesor de economía, Universidad Javeriana
Columnista de Portafolio:
https://www.portafolio.co/opinion/jorge-restrepo
Director de CERAC
#CuidarLaVida
Columnista de Portafolio:
https://www.portafolio.co/opinion/jorge-restrepo
Director de CERAC
#CuidarLaVida
Carney quoted ex-New York governor Mario Cuomo: “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” “As the assembled media will tell you, I campaigned in prose,” Carney joked. “So I’m going govern in econometrics.”
April 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Carney quoted ex-New York governor Mario Cuomo: “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” “As the assembled media will tell you, I campaigned in prose,” Carney joked. “So I’m going govern in econometrics.”
"No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue." Alan Garber, President, Harvard University
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The Promise of American Higher Education
No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue
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April 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue." Alan Garber, President, Harvard University
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www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
"the world will keep trying to find shape and pattern in the chaos. For many, I suspect it is an emotional coping mechanism. In ever scarier times, it is soothing to believe that a secret plan is at work, even if it is a distasteful plan." on.ft.com/3EfmvOz via @financialtimes.com
The hopeless search for Trump’s cunning plan
Attempts to read grand strategy into the US president’s doings have run their course
on.ft.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"the world will keep trying to find shape and pattern in the chaos. For many, I suspect it is an emotional coping mechanism. In ever scarier times, it is soothing to believe that a secret plan is at work, even if it is a distasteful plan." on.ft.com/3EfmvOz via @financialtimes.com
Garantizar la salud de los colombianos y las elecciones requiere un pronto y drástico recorte del gasto público.
Hoy, en Portafolio:
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Hoy, en Portafolio:
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March 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Garantizar la salud de los colombianos y las elecciones requiere un pronto y drástico recorte del gasto público.
Hoy, en Portafolio:
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Hoy, en Portafolio:
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Sólo por oír la música de Daniel Blumberg con buena amplificación y admirar la fotografía de Lol Crawley, ya valdría la pena ver "El brutalista" en cine. Espero que mi columna en El Colombiano los convenza. CC @ciudadano0.bsky.social, @jorgerestrepo.bsky.social
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La verdad oculta. El brutalista, de Brady Corbet
Entre las cosas que sí deberíamos agradecerle al COVID, que al final no nos volvió mejores personas (tal vez lo contrario), está el reparto de El brut...
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February 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Sólo por oír la música de Daniel Blumberg con buena amplificación y admirar la fotografía de Lol Crawley, ya valdría la pena ver "El brutalista" en cine. Espero que mi columna en El Colombiano los convenza. CC @ciudadano0.bsky.social, @jorgerestrepo.bsky.social
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They keep changing the message
January 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
They keep changing the message
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TikTok sale del aire en EEUU
January 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM
TikTok sale del aire en EEUU
Para romper el estancamiento debemos discutir alternativas; sí se puede recuperar el tiempo perdido en Colombia. Feliz 2026.
Mi columna hoy, en @Portafolioco
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Mi columna hoy, en @Portafolioco
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December 19, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Para romper el estancamiento debemos discutir alternativas; sí se puede recuperar el tiempo perdido en Colombia. Feliz 2026.
Mi columna hoy, en @Portafolioco
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Mi columna hoy, en @Portafolioco
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We spend a lot of time trying to prove that we're not inadequate, to ourselves and others. What if we played another game instead? How about one of connection, contribution, purpose, play, or compassion?
December 17, 2024 at 10:07 PM
We spend a lot of time trying to prove that we're not inadequate, to ourselves and others. What if we played another game instead? How about one of connection, contribution, purpose, play, or compassion?
En un histórico fallo, el Tribunal Superior de Cundinamarca acaba de declarar nula la decisión de la Contraloría que aducía que en la construcción y ampliación de la Refinería de Cartagena hubo un daño al patrimonio público.
Mi columna en Portafolio hoy
#Colombia
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Mi columna en Portafolio hoy
#Colombia
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December 12, 2024 at 11:12 AM
En un histórico fallo, el Tribunal Superior de Cundinamarca acaba de declarar nula la decisión de la Contraloría que aducía que en la construcción y ampliación de la Refinería de Cartagena hubo un daño al patrimonio público.
Mi columna en Portafolio hoy
#Colombia
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Mi columna en Portafolio hoy
#Colombia
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"Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if only we knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things, which, if we only stopped to think about them, are just the opposite of what we were made for?"
December 10, 2024 at 3:32 PM
"Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if only we knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things, which, if we only stopped to think about them, are just the opposite of what we were made for?"
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This is a baffling article, seeing a contradiction where none exists. Immigrants appear to be complements, not substitutes for native-born workers. So deporting many of them drives up the wages of the remaining immigrants, but reduces real wages for the native-born 1/ www.ft.com/content/2bb6...
Economists need to get their story straight on immigration
Focusing on the impact on the wages or employment levels of native workers is too narrow
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December 10, 2024 at 4:00 PM
This is a baffling article, seeing a contradiction where none exists. Immigrants appear to be complements, not substitutes for native-born workers. So deporting many of them drives up the wages of the remaining immigrants, but reduces real wages for the native-born 1/ www.ft.com/content/2bb6...
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En 2024 el CICR estima que hay más de 450 grupos armados de interés humanitario en todo el mundo. Más de 130 se clasifican como grupos armados no estatales. Son partes en un conflicto armado no internacional, por lo que están obligados por el DIH blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
Interacción del CICR con grupos armados en 2024
Matthew Bamber-Zryd, asesor del CICR, analiza las principales conclusiones de la encuesta de 2024 sobre el compromiso del CICR con los grupos armados.
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December 10, 2024 at 4:33 PM
En 2024 el CICR estima que hay más de 450 grupos armados de interés humanitario en todo el mundo. Más de 130 se clasifican como grupos armados no estatales. Son partes en un conflicto armado no internacional, por lo que están obligados por el DIH blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
Porcentaje de niños en edad de asistir a la escuela primaria que asisten a clase
vía @OurWorldInData
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vía @OurWorldInData
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December 10, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Porcentaje de niños en edad de asistir a la escuela primaria que asisten a clase
vía @OurWorldInData
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vía @OurWorldInData
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The market for selling your soul has become extremely efficient
December 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
The market for selling your soul has become extremely efficient
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Ukraine war latest: 43,000 dead, Volodymyr Zelensky says in rare update
Ukraine war latest: 43,000 dead, Volodymyr Zelensky says in rare update
The Ukrainian president also claimed that 198,000 Russian soldiers had been killed and 550,000 wounded.
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December 8, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Ukraine war latest: 43,000 dead, Volodymyr Zelensky says in rare update
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Opposition leader wins Ghana election as vice-president concedes
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Opposition leader wins Ghana election as vice-president concedes
Early votes show decisive rejection of incumbent party after years of economic turmoil
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December 8, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Opposition leader wins Ghana election as vice-president concedes
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The rebels have taken Al-Qusayr.
This means the last proper road between Damascus and the coast has been captured.
This means the last proper road between Damascus and the coast has been captured.
December 7, 2024 at 10:58 PM
The rebels have taken Al-Qusayr.
This means the last proper road between Damascus and the coast has been captured.
This means the last proper road between Damascus and the coast has been captured.
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Syrian rebel leader hoping to overthrow Assad:"capitalised on the recent outreach he’d conducted with tribes, former opponents and minority groups, brokering surrenders and ordering the protection of minorities - on.ft.com/4fZxk4V via @FT
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Syrian rebel leader hoping to overthrow Assad
The ongoing offensive by his Islamist group could mark a turning point in the country’s bloody 13-year civil war
on.ft.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Syrian rebel leader hoping to overthrow Assad:"capitalised on the recent outreach he’d conducted with tribes, former opponents and minority groups, brokering surrenders and ordering the protection of minorities - on.ft.com/4fZxk4V via @FT
¿Cae el régimen de Assad?
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Damascus suburbs falling to rebels, US official says, as presidency denies Assad left
The Syrian interior minister says, however, there is a
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December 7, 2024 at 7:42 PM
¿Cae el régimen de Assad?
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Romania's cancelled presidential election and why it matters
Romania's cancelled presidential election and why it matters
A court ruling follows intelligence allegations of Russian interference promoting a far-right candidate.
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December 6, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Romania's cancelled presidential election and why it matters
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imagine being a beautiful cow and dying to become a short sleeved leather jacket
December 6, 2024 at 10:50 PM
imagine being a beautiful cow and dying to become a short sleeved leather jacket
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Quiet zones, sandpits and paddling pools: the paw-some evolution of Australia’s state-of-the-art dog parks
Quiet zones, sandpits and paddling pools: the paw-some evolution of Australia’s state-of-the-art dog parks
Modern dog parks cropping up around the country have sophisticated facilities with a focus on socialisation and behaviour management – and pets can’t get enough
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December 6, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Quiet zones, sandpits and paddling pools: the paw-some evolution of Australia’s state-of-the-art dog parks
Para que el ingreso de los trabajadores aumente es necesario que la productividad crezca, hacer mejor las cosas con menos trabajo y menos desgaste del capital.
Pero, ¿si el crecimiento de la productividad es una ilusión?
Mi columna en Portafolio hoy:
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Pero, ¿si el crecimiento de la productividad es una ilusión?
Mi columna en Portafolio hoy:
www.portafolio.co/opinion/anal...
December 5, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Para que el ingreso de los trabajadores aumente es necesario que la productividad crezca, hacer mejor las cosas con menos trabajo y menos desgaste del capital.
Pero, ¿si el crecimiento de la productividad es una ilusión?
Mi columna en Portafolio hoy:
www.portafolio.co/opinion/anal...
Pero, ¿si el crecimiento de la productividad es una ilusión?
Mi columna en Portafolio hoy:
www.portafolio.co/opinion/anal...