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Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Free Enterprise at UTEP | Opinions are my own | www.ncachanosky.com

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Land Concentration and Insurgency: The Paradox of the Mexican Revolution In the Mexican novel Pedro Pรกramo, Juan Rulfo paints the haunting image of Comala, a once-thriving town reduced to whispers and ruins.

Land Concentration and Insurgency: The Paradox of the Mexican Revolution
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Coffee, Dictators, and Property Rights in Guatemala A guest post by Ricardo Noรฉ (University of Houston-Downtown)

Coffee, Dictators, and Property Rights in Guatemala
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22.07.2025 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Populism in Nicaragua: Daniel Ortega Guerrilla leader, junta official, elected president, established autocrat.

"Populism in Nicaragua: Daniel Ortega" by JP Bastos

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27.06.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Do Free Markets Produce Inequality? To understand Latin Americaโ€™s inequality, look no further than the satellite picture below.

Do Free Markets Produce Inequality? by Juan Josรฉ Casillas Quezada.

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26.06.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Freedom Perspectives - The Classical Argument for Free International Trade Dr. Gerald O'Driscoll | Wednesday, June 25

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19.06.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PCLA Newsletter | APEE Special Edition Your newsletter on opportunities, events, and new research on Latin America.

PCLA Newsletter | APEE Special Edition
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10.06.2025 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Populism in Ecuador: Rafael Correa This is the third post in our series of case studies on the five iconic cases of populism in 21st-century Latin America.

Populism in Ecuador: Rafael Correa
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03.06.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Freedom Perspectives - Equality of Permission Dr. Dierdre McCloskey | Wednesday, June 4

Freedom Perspectives - Equality of Permission
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02.06.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can AI Deliver the Socialist Utopia? On a sunny Thursday afternoon, three friends relax in Centennial Plaza after attending a fascinating, as always, public speaker series from the Center for Free Enterprise at the Woody L.

Can AI Deliver the Socialist Utopia?
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29.05.2025 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Populism in Bolivia: Evo Morales This is the third post in our series of case studies on the five iconic cases of populism in 21st-century Latin America.

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PCLA Newsletter | May 2025 Your newsletter on opportunities, events, and new research on Latin America.

PCLA Newsletter | May 2025
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13.05.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Populism in Argentina: The Kirchners This is the second post in our series of case studies on the five iconic cases of populism in 21st-century Latin America.

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Trump's Tariffs: Wrong Policy Driven by a Wrong Premise On April 4, 2025, the Trump administration unveiled its latest economic proposal: a โ€œreciprocal tariffโ€ policy.

Check out the latest C4FE Economic Insight by Prince Acheamopong

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Freedom Perspectives - Piketty Misreads Austen Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Braun | Wednesday, April 30

Freedom Perspectives - Piketty Misreads Austen
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The "Iconic 5" A deep dive into the iconic cases of populism in 21st century Latin America

The "Iconic 5"
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22.04.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PCLA Newsletter | April 2025 Your monthly newsletter on opportunities, events, and new research on Latin America.

PCLA Newsletter | April 2025

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Freedom Perspectives - The Historical Path to Liberty Dr. Peter Boettke | Wednesday, April 23

Freedom Perspectives - The Historical Path to Liberty with Peter Boettke

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The New Argentina-IMF Tango Context

The New Argentina-IMF Tango
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The Latin American Left-Leaning Populism Index A new measure of active left-leaning populism.

The Latin American Left-Leaning Populism Index
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11.04.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Tariffs: A Cost to American Consumers Former President Donald Trump has vowed to double down on tariffs if re-elected on November 5th.

Good times to re-read C4FE Insight "Trumpโ€™s Tariffs: A Cost to American Consumers" by Luis Baez ๐Ÿ‘‡

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05.04.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Public Choice in Latin America A new Substack for understanding Latin American politics through economics, with insights from academic research.

Check out what's coming up from Public Choice in Latin America!

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We know that the logic behind US tariffs is bulletproof. US States should follow through, be "great again", and impose tariffs themselves to maximize the welfare gains from tariffs. Then, we'll be ready to do this at the city level.

Spoiler for the distracted: I'm being ironic.

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Apparently, the White House came up with a new definition of tariffs... one that has nothing to do with how tariffs work.

Also, it seems that the use of Greek letters has been a little challenging.

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AI: The End of Jobs or a New Way to Work Smarter? For centuries, technological advancements have sparked both excitement and fear.

Check out the latest C4FE Economic Insights by Juan Jose Casillas Quezada

AI: The End of Jobs or a New Way to Work Smarter? open.substack.com/pub/c4fe/p/w...

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What Do Price Controls Have to Do with the California Fires? On January 7, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to multiple wildfires, including the Palisades Fire.

What Do Price Controls Have to Do with the California Fires? by Prince Acheampong. open.substack.com/pub/c4fe/p/w...

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Bimonetarismo, competencia de monedas y cรณmo bajar la inflaciรณn Facilitar el uso del dรณlar (sin llegar a dolarizar) es bueno, puede ayudar a reactivar la economรญa, pero no controla la suba de precios; mientras haya pesos harรก falta que el Banco Central diseรฑe una ...

If what is said in this piece were true, Ecuador would have not been able to dollarize, and said regime would not have survived for a quarter of a century.

Bimonetarismo, competencia de monedas y cรณmo bajar la inflaciรณn lanacion.com.ar/economia/bim... via
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Luego de los cruces con Domingo Cavallo, Milei echรณ a su hija de la Embajada argentina ante la OEA La decisiรณn se conociรณ tras las crรญticas durรญsimas que viene planteando el ex ministro a la polรญtica econรณmica. El primer mandatario hoy lo calificรณ de โ€œimpresentableโ€. โ€œLa posiciรณn de la hija en ese ...

Free-market principles in Argentina? "I get upset with the dad (Domingo Cavallo), so I fire his daughter"?

Luego de los cruces con Domingo Cavallo, Milei echรณ a su hija de la Embajada argentina ante la OEA - Infobae www.infobae.com/politica/202...

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Peso Appreciation in Argentina The issue of peso appreciation in Argentina has been a growing concern since the beginning of the new government.

Peso Appreciation in Argentina

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Trumpโ€™s Tariffs: A Cost to American Consumers Former President Donald Trump has vowed to double down on tariffs if re-elected on November 5th.

"Trumpโ€™s Tariffs: A Cost to American Consumers" by Luis Bรกez
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The Cost of Healthcare: Insurance Companies and US Health Care Affordability The high cost of healthcare in the United States has sparked widespread debate, with many questioning whether health insurance companies are part of the problem.

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"The Cost of Healthcare: Insurance Companies and US Health Care Affordability" by Prince Acheampong โœ๏ธ

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