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Manoel Bittencourt
@manoel-bittencourt.bsky.social
Economist (macro & political economics) @ UPretoria | Ed board: Journal of Public Finance & Public Choice, & Journal of Development Perspectives | Views my own

https://heterogeneousagents.substack.com/
Christmas market has finally arrived, Heidelberg, Germany.
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A crispy Saturday in Heidelberg, Germany.
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A short article on price & rent controls, the Brazilian heterodox experience in 1986 known as the Plano Cruzado. Have fun! #econsky #brazil #inflation #unemployment #pricecontrols #rentcontrols
heterogeneousagents.substack.com/p/price-and-...
Price and rent controls
economists from South America might help here
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November 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Interview by Douglas Elmauer on the effects of the Brazilian interest rates on economic activity. It's beginning to bite. #econsky #Brazil #Inflation #Unemployment
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Heterogeneous Agents | Substack
The agents do macroeconomics - growth, monetary and fiscal - and political economics, mostly from a developing-country perspective. Click to read Heterogeneous Agents, a Substack publication with hund...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Article by @BenitoSalomao on the recent Brazilian soft landing, lower inflation, lower unemployment. What's going on? Benito provides some first-principles insights. #econsky #inflation #unemployment #brazil #welfare
heterogeneousagents.substack.com
Heterogeneous Agents | Substack
The agents do macroeconomics - growth, monetary and fiscal - and political economics, mostly from a developing-country perspective. Click to read Heterogeneous Agents, a Substack publication with hund...
heterogeneousagents.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Heidelberg, Germany, from the castle, on a Friday evening.
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📢Article by Benito Salomao on the proposed Brazilian tax reform. He touches on principles such as neutrality, simplicity and equity. He argues the reform is a small step in the right direction.👉 #econsky #brazil #taxation #macroeconomics #welfare👇
heterogeneousagents.substack.com/p/the-unequi...
The Unequivocal Improvement of Taxation
in Brazil!
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November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A foggy evening in Heidelberg, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Heidelberg, from the philosophers weg.
November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Friday evening in Heidelberg
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I wrote a piece on literacy, human capital formation, state capacity & development in South Africa. Link in the comments. #econsky #publicgoods #statecapacity #southafrica #stateformation #democracy #Education
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
'Full moon' in Heidelberg..
November 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is the site of the old synagogue, in Heidelberg. Sobering moment.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A super insightful talk by @ChadJonesEcon on automation & econ growth, you'll see 'some' Solow, Romer, Aghion, Howitt, and lot's of 'ideas' there. #econsky👇👇
youtu.be/U-ziizXkuXg?...
Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth | Hoover Institution
YouTube video by Hoover Institution
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November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A great initiative by the @piie.com on central bank independence to further our understanding on the subject, with great speakers, and a lot knowledge being shared. #econsky 👇👇
youtu.be/WcwEPbsc5ZE
Central bank independence in practice
YouTube video by Peterson Institute for International Economics
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November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A rainy Sunday evening in Heidelberg. Heading for pizza & wine.👇👇
November 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Halloween in Heidelberg👇👇
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In Heidelberg I go to bed with one impression, and I wake up with another..👇👇
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A great conference on private & public institutions for good governance, & it's in Rome!! Consider submitting #econsky #Economics #institutions #politicaleconomics #governance 👇 👇 winir.org/winir-2026/
WINIR 2026
WINIR CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE (ROME, ITALY, JULY 2026) -- Governance refers to those rules that clearly bind, define, and enable an organization’s scope of ac...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A nice 'sunny' day in Heidelberg, 15 degrees Celsius, perfect for a walk along the Neckar.
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Another day, another evening in Heidelberg.
My backpack with my laptop in it has been found by Deutsch Bahn and DHL will deliver it to me, soon..🤞🏻
In the meantime, HD at night..
October 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Arrived in Heidelberg this morning, managed to forget my backpack on the ICE, but refreshing the soul now.
October 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What a day it has been so far, and what a great award!
October 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM