Sebastián Bustos

Albanian PM credits @ricardo_hausman with fixing the most unfixable country in Europe. All of us economists can learn from the approach. With all my admiration, PMs quotes in laudatio: "There are many economists who explain the world after it changes, and then there are very few economists who change the world before the world itself notices. Professor Ricardo Hausmann belongs to the second category." **[00:01:22]** "My relationship with Ricardo started as a total failure. I tried unsuccessfully to reach him when I was in opposition... eventually I understood something very important: first, you have to win the elections, which in retrospect may be the most sophisticated vetting process of all. So, as soon as I won, Ricardo came." **[00:03:45]** "He came with boots on the ground... countries like ours have seen many experts who know everything, explain it to the country after spending six hours in a hotel, and prepare reports so thick that nobody reads them. Ricardo was completely different. He listened, asked questions, and observed." **[00:07:15]** "Ricardo’s concept of 'black belt teams' allowed us to overcome bureaucracy and deliver strategic projects. He did not come with presentations, but with a hands-on approach." **[00:08:40]** "He taught us that a country’s wealth is not what it has under the ground, but what its people know how to do together." **[00:13:50]** "Ricardo changed the mindset of the government from explaining failures to identifying opportunities." **[00:15:20]** "I remain grateful not only for your advice, but for your trust in Albania – that this country can aspire to more." **[00:18:10]**

Today in La Paz, @ricardo_hausman and our team released a series of reports on #Bolivia’s economic crisis. Our researchers spent more than a year examining the underlying causes of the country’s challenges. The research project, “Bolivia’s Economic Pivot,” shows that this macroeconomic collapse is the most visible symptom of a much deeper crisis. Our team has outlined a 5-pillar plan to stabilize the economy and unlock Bolivia’s long-term potential. We’ll highlight some of the challenges and our recovery plan in this thread. (1/8)

I also plan to be here in May

@pdvn @PanchoTroncoso Total. Ese fue un equipazo, con Emerson, Espina y Sierra en el medio, y arriba el Hueso Basay. Un lujo comparado con lo hemos visto en el últimos 15 años

@PanchoTroncoso Ese equipo de Benítez compite cabeza a cabeza con el de Borghi como el mejor Colo Colo post 1991.

Parece que al final, la bancada a Ortiz y Aquino de Blanco y Negro, puede terminar resultando como la bancada a Benítez y Espina pa mantenerlos el 96 en Colo Colo, pese a que el ‘95 fue un desastre…#VamosColoColo

Here's a blog post I wrote about the shift, but it's more about policy and politics than about culture. I am not great at writing about culture, but maybe at some point I'll try. noahpinion.blog/p/where-does-a…

George Robledo was the first overseas star of English football. Never heard of him? Then treat yourself to the latest edition of @FourFourTwo magazine to read my four page article about the Chilean goal machine of the 1940s and 50s. #Barnsley #NewcastleUnited #Chile #Yorkshire

I think about this student's email every day.

@SLMazzuca Que el capitalismo kirchnerista, con todas sus deficiencias, al menos si respetó el resultado de las elecciones

Cuál es la diferencia entre socialismo chavista y capitalismo kirchnerista?

AMC may still be the dumbest thing that took place the last 5 years and a lot of dumb stuff happened the last 5 years Google tells me they raised more than $3.5B in secondaries since 2020... current market value = $1.4B

Carlos Alcaraz 🇪🇸 es distinto, también, por el espíritu que contagia ❤️

Es bien temprano pa tuitear con un whiskacho

thank you, maya

@paulnovosad Dog as in “pet in an upper middle income household/country”?

Son says dog — both involve a lot of hardship, but dog doesn't have to go to school. I also say dog — the worst part of suffering is the thinking about it

Who has a better life — the median dog or the median human?

"This could not be more stupid": Scott Galloway, host of "The Prof G Pod" on President Trump's tariffs.

According to Joe Rogan and his guests, this was a complete coincidence Nothing to do with the vaccines

Lean esta crónica, es pa llorar la weá. Ojalá que el próximo gobierno se pitee al consejo de monumentos. Son puros chantas que ven restos arqueológicos hasta en un basural pa darle peguitas a los compás. Realmente de las peores y más dañinas instituciones de Chile.

Today's Chart of the Day was shared by @sam_gatlin Click here to read more! thechartreport.com/cotd/03-19-25 $HG_F

The first empirical evaluation of New York's congestion pricing has just been published. Spoiler: It worked really, really well🧵

Nunca olvidar

el verdadero milagro economico