(((Noel Maurer)))
@noelmaurer.bsky.social
I’m from Brooklyn back when you could compare it to Cleveland with no irony. 4th generation on paternal line, kids are 5th.
Prof of internat’l affairs and internat’l biz at GWU. Latin America, econ history, and the energy business.
Prof of internat’l affairs and internat’l biz at GWU. Latin America, econ history, and the energy business.
TLDR: nope, forced labor did not leave lasting economic scars in Peru ... if you mean lasting to today. If you limit yourself to a more reasonable two century timeframe, then yes, it was bad. But go listen to Leticia Abad!
Did colonial forced labor in Peru leave a lasting economic scar — or did its shadow fade long before independence? @noelmaurer.bsky.social and @larroyoabad.bsky.social , @gwu1821.bsky.social , @cuny.edu , discusses: faculti.net/how-colonial...
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September 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
TLDR: nope, forced labor did not leave lasting economic scars in Peru ... if you mean lasting to today. If you limit yourself to a more reasonable two century timeframe, then yes, it was bad. But go listen to Leticia Abad!
Reposted by (((Noel Maurer)))
Did colonial forced labor in Peru leave a lasting economic scar — or did its shadow fade long before independence? @noelmaurer.bsky.social and @larroyoabad.bsky.social , @gwu1821.bsky.social , @cuny.edu , discusses: faculti.net/how-colonial...
#economics
#economics
July 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Did colonial forced labor in Peru leave a lasting economic scar — or did its shadow fade long before independence? @noelmaurer.bsky.social and @larroyoabad.bsky.social , @gwu1821.bsky.social , @cuny.edu , discusses: faculti.net/how-colonial...
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#economics
We have no idea if the Trump administration will actually follow through with the $30 billion, but if it does then it is a very big deal. An explainer on Argentina’s recent market turbulence:
www.noelmaurer.com/p/daddy-yank...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/daddy-yank...
Daddy Yankee gives Argentina more gasoline
The Trump administration bails out Argentina! But why did they need it?
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September 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We have no idea if the Trump administration will actually follow through with the $30 billion, but if it does then it is a very big deal. An explainer on Argentina’s recent market turbulence:
www.noelmaurer.com/p/daddy-yank...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/daddy-yank...
Curious about what an invasion of Venezuela would actually look like? No? Well, it’s kind of interesting anyway, so go read and comment over on Substack!
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-interv...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-interv...
The intervention will be televised
You will know if the U.S. is planning to invade Venezuela
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September 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Curious about what an invasion of Venezuela would actually look like? No? Well, it’s kind of interesting anyway, so go read and comment over on Substack!
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-interv...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-interv...
Food recs in Buenos Aires! Looks good from here pickupthefork.substack.com?r=r2hr&utm_c...
Pick Up the Fork | Allie Lazar | Substack
Always hungry and thinking about the next meal.
📍Buenos Aires & Beyond. Click to read Pick Up the Fork, by Allie Lazar, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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September 21, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Food recs in Buenos Aires! Looks good from here pickupthefork.substack.com?r=r2hr&utm_c...
Reposted by (((Noel Maurer)))
Did colonial forced labor in Peru leave a lasting economic scar — or did its shadow fade long before independence? @noelmaurer.bsky.social and @larroyoabad.bsky.social , @gwu1821.bsky.social , @cuny.edu , discusses: faculti.net/how-colonial...
#economics
#economics
July 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Did colonial forced labor in Peru leave a lasting economic scar — or did its shadow fade long before independence? @noelmaurer.bsky.social and @larroyoabad.bsky.social , @gwu1821.bsky.social , @cuny.edu , discusses: faculti.net/how-colonial...
#economics
#economics
The £4 billion withdrawal
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-4-bill...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-4-bill...
The £4 billion withdrawal
That seems to what following international law is worth to to the United Kingdom
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September 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The £4 billion withdrawal
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-4-bill...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-4-bill...
Abandoning Diego Garcia
www.noelmaurer.com/p/abandoning...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/abandoning...
Abandoning Diego Garcia
As the U.S. gets into the war
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September 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Abandoning Diego Garcia
www.noelmaurer.com/p/abandoning...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/abandoning...
Mauritius and British guilt
www.noelmaurer.com/p/mauritius?...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/mauritius?...
Mauritius and British guilt
The past sticks around — even when it doesn’t have much to say
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September 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Mauritius and British guilt
www.noelmaurer.com/p/mauritius?...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/mauritius?...
Greenland is for sale
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The price of Greenland
Whatever the Greenlanders will accept
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January 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Greenland is for sale
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this does annoy me -- if you change your mind, admit it
December 3, 2024 at 1:10 PM
this does annoy me -- if you change your mind, admit it
I am honestly at a loss as to what is happening
Chile is an ultra-low fertility outlier (likely to be below 1.0 TFR in 2024). According to INE: 60% identify as Christian (45% Catholic+15% Protestant)& only ~20% of Chileans live in apartments with many others living in houses or other more spacious than apartment dwellings.
December 3, 2024 at 12:38 PM
I am honestly at a loss as to what is happening
This is an interesting paper. I also have strong doubts that it has external validity. I would be interested in replicating it for Mexico, because my prior is that is doesn't fit the facts there. Anyone interested?
This paper is fascinating. A three-year field experiement in which a 1000 low income Americans get $1000 a month. The tl;dr conclusion is that it basically has zero effect on their political views or participation.
www.nber.org/papers/w33214
www.nber.org/papers/w33214
The Causal Effects of Income on Political Attitudes and Behavior: A Randomized Field Experiment
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
December 3, 2024 at 12:36 PM
This is an interesting paper. I also have strong doubts that it has external validity. I would be interested in replicating it for Mexico, because my prior is that is doesn't fit the facts there. Anyone interested?
The PM of Canada should have offered provincial status to any American state willing to take it. Are you really sure that President Trump would have said no?
Here's an exploration of what would likely happen were New York State to switch federal allegiances: noelmaurer.typepad.com/aab/2020/11/...
Here's an exploration of what would likely happen were New York State to switch federal allegiances: noelmaurer.typepad.com/aab/2020/11/...
December 3, 2024 at 12:33 PM
The PM of Canada should have offered provincial status to any American state willing to take it. Are you really sure that President Trump would have said no?
Here's an exploration of what would likely happen were New York State to switch federal allegiances: noelmaurer.typepad.com/aab/2020/11/...
Here's an exploration of what would likely happen were New York State to switch federal allegiances: noelmaurer.typepad.com/aab/2020/11/...
Why do countries bother to post collateral on their debt? I mean, they're sovereign and generally hold the collateral under their own jurisdiction.
There is an answer:
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There is an answer:
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Why do countries post collateral on their debt?
It usually can't be seized short of invasion, but there is a point to it
substack.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Why do countries bother to post collateral on their debt? I mean, they're sovereign and generally hold the collateral under their own jurisdiction.
There is an answer:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
There is an answer:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Nearshoring just wasn't taking off in Mexico despite all the hype
noelmaurer.substack.com/p/nearshorin...
Nearshoring in Mexico has been a failure but it’s not all AMLO’s fault
A missed opportunity that may go on missing
noelmaurer.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Nearshoring just wasn't taking off in Mexico despite all the hype
noelmaurer.substack.com/p/nearshorin...
TLDR: Mexico's domestic reforms are not good things, but because the country already works pretty badly, they won't make things much worse
noelmaurer.substack.com/p/mexicos-fo...
noelmaurer.substack.com/p/mexicos-fo...
Mexico's Fourth Transformation gets serious
But it won't make things worse, just make it harder to get better
noelmaurer.substack.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:01 PM
TLDR: Mexico's domestic reforms are not good things, but because the country already works pretty badly, they won't make things much worse
noelmaurer.substack.com/p/mexicos-fo...
noelmaurer.substack.com/p/mexicos-fo...