Bruno Perez Almansi

Economics has an elitism problem A handful of elite universities control the discipline. That’s not excellence — it’s monopoly.

"This rigid gatekeeping begins early in economists’ careers. Graduate programs at top institutions determine not just who enters the profession, but what questions are considered legitimate and what methods are acceptable."
@haugejostein.bsky.social www.theglobalcurrents.com/p/economics-...

Peter Thiel, Would-Be Philosopher King, Takes on Democracy Billionaire Peter Thiel insists that freedom and democracy are incompatible, and his portfolio of data mining and political bets puts that belief into practice. His is a program of authoritarian contr...

Peter Thiel: “Competition is for losers”.
Today’s so-called innovative capitalist elites sound more like medieval aristocrats.
jacobin.com/2025/10/pete...

YouTube video by Horizonte Argentino Marcelo KLOSTER, ARGENTINA y el DESARROLLO: “Cuando pasa el tren, saltás o no saltás”

Recomiendo enfáticamente esta entrevista a Marcelo Kloster sobre geopolítica del desarrollo industrial
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYN...

Latin America’s Big, Green Opportunity Laura Carvalho shows how the region can capitalize on the global energy transition, despite recent setbacks.

"By harnessing each country’s abundant natural resources, critical minerals, and industrial bases, Plan Mexico and Nova Indústria Brasil have opened new pathways to better jobs, income growth, and technological self-determination."
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/lat...

Sin dejar de reconocer la urgencia de los problemas macroeconómicos argentinos, es importante señalar que el país se está quedando rezagado en la reindustrialización verde de la región, un proceso cada vez más liderado por México y Brasil
www.eldiplo.org/seccion-desa...

EU to propose Mercosur trade deal, facing France-led opposition An EU trade accord with South America's Mercosur bloc will be presented by the European Commission on Wednesday for approval, pitting Germany and other countries that want new markets to offset Trump tariffs against chief deal critic France and its allies.

Today the EU Commission presents the Mercosur trade deal. Approval needs a qualified majority in the Council (15 of 27 members) plus a vote in Parliament. Germany & Spain back it; France, Austria, Poland & Italy oppose, setting the stage for a tough vote
www.reuters.com/world/americ...

El fabricante chino líder de baterías quiere producir en este país que ha apostado fuerte por el coche eléctrico La conversaciones entre ambas partes ya han empezado, y podrían tener como resultado la puesta en marcha de plantas de producción de baterías para vehículos eléctricos en los próximos años.

Un capítulo más en las inversiones en movilidad sostenible que Brasil atrae, consolidándose como referencia en la industrialización verde en América Latina, mientras que Argentina queda cada vez más relegada
www.hibridosyelectricos.com/coches/fabri...

Are Economists Architects or Auditors? Ricardo Hausmann laments how the field’s appetite for imaginative problem-solving has given way to narrow, testable hypotheses.

RCTs are designed to answer narrow questions about specific interventions in particular contexts (...) But they cannot address broader design problems, such as how to structure social-security systems, currency regimes, tax laws, or industrial strategies.
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Economics teaching has become the Aeroflot of ideas The discipline is failing students by ignoring the biggest social, political and ecological challenges facing the world today

The dominance of neoclassical economics in our university curricula has created a world where we are told there is no alternative (...) But this is fiction. Economics today resembles Catholic theology in medieval Europe
www.ft.com/content/9aab...

Happy to share a new article published in the
Journal of Development Studies, co-authored with Tobias Wuttke and Kriengkrai Techakanont:
"Competition and Development in Automotive Global Value Chains: Insights from Thailand, South Africa and Argentina"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

YouTube video by Partito Democratico Le rotte del futuro, re-industrializzare l’Italia e l’Europa

Molto interessante il Forum Industria del Partito Democratico sui piani per re-industrializzare Italia ed Europa

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWHF...

Apuntes sobre aprendizajes para un eventual regreso del peronismo:
- Liderazgo único y centralizado en el presidente
- Superávit fiscal con control del gasto público y orden macro
- Rechazo del préstamo político del FMI
- Reforma profunda del Poder Judicial (ej. México)

When Mr. Musk, the wealthiest man alive & major campaign contributor, expresses strong distaste for Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans will listen & obey. That means more cuts to Medicaid, nutrition & education.

The oligarchs want it ALL. We’re not going to let that happen.

What does this story show? International organizations have little practical impact, while tech giants hold immense power — more than any other capitalist companies in history — yet, in the end, they still remain under national state control.

—essentially preventing them from working, emailing, or accessing bank accounts. Microsoft, the least Trump-aligned tech giant, is still US-based and subject to US political power.

The networker: Microsoft shutting down email accounts of Trump’s foes should be worrying to us all | The Observer The commercial interests of US tech giants have fused with the country’s national interests. We’re about to find out what ‘digital sovereignty’ really means

This story is so representative of global dynamics: Trump (president of just one country) sanctions the ICC (International Court) for issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu. As part of the sanctions, ICC officials lose access to their Microsoft accounts
observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Mercantilism Isn’t All Bad, but Trump’s Version Is the Worst | by Dani Rodrik - Project Syndicate Dani Rodrik argues that America has ended up with the worst possible alternative to free trade.

Mercantilism not dead
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...

Questo sabato parlerò con Legambiente Veneto delle sfide e potenzialità della transizione verso l'elettromobilità in Europa. Tutti invitati!

This Saturday, I’ll be speaking with Legambiente about the challenges and potential of the transition to electromobility in Europe.

Frigerio y Kicillof rompen la grieta y debaten modelos de desarrollo sin insultarse El gobernador bonaerense reivindicó el proteccionismo. Frigerio respondió que la economía argentina es una de las más cerradas del mundo. Abajo del escenario, se los vió muy cercanos.

Este es claramente el camino www.lapoliticaonline.com/economia/fri...

"El mercado solo no resuelve todo, aunque otra vez nos quieran hacer creer este dogma de fe neoliberal. Se trata de un pensamiento pobre, repetitivo, que propone siempre las mismas recetas frente a cualquier desafío que se presente."

What Comes After Globalization? The world as we know it is a product of globalization — and this era of globalization might be coming to a close.

Very interesting distinction by @brankomilan.bsky.social between domestic and international neoliberalism: Trump, internal neoliberalism but international protectionism vs China, internal statism but internationally neoliberal jacobin.com/2025/03/what...

The Trump Vacuum How Brazil and South Africa have the opportunity to reshape the global order

Lula da Silva, Pedro Sanchez and Cyril Ramaphosa prove that—though not easy—democracy, environmental protection, and socio-economic development are possible. This new global alliance is hope for the future in a dark world @mazzucatom.bsky.social marianamazzucato.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

L'auto europea può resistere alla guerra dei dazi? Tutti i grandi gruppi hanno preso posizione, ma regna l’attesa: si spera in un colpo di scena. Gli scenari possibili

Condivido la mia partecipazione su @motor1.com Italia riguardo ai nuovi dazi degli Stati Uniti e al loro impatto sull'industria automobilistica europea. Grazie ad Alessandro Lago per l'intervista.

it.motor1.com/news/755735/...

China reassures Apple, Pfizer, Cargill, others of business potential Many foreign CEOs are in Beijing to attend a business forum on Sunday and Monday, with some expected to meet President Xi Jinping on Friday, sources have told Reuters.

The Chinese Communist Party of the Globalization
www.reuters.com/business/chi...

Para recordar especialmente hoy
www.eldiplo.org/notas-web/la...

Brutal honesty. But how did they fail? China too smart? Independence of Western MNCs from home countries governments? Western central governments innocence? Better market conditions in Asia?

We are pleased to announce the launch of the CfP for the Industry and Innovation SI titled "The Tension Between Greener and More Competitive Industries: Industrial Policy, Global Value Chains, and Firm Strategies". All the information below: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Next week, I will have the pleasure of being the discussant for one of the pioneering scholars of GVCs theory, Prof. John Humphrey, who will present his lecture "Global Value Chains in the 21st Century: New Ways of Creating and Managing Interdependence" at the Venice School of Management

America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel | by Gabriel Zucman - Project Syndicate Gabriel Zucman proposes that countries targeted by US tariffs retaliate with taxes on Elon Musk and his peers.

"Rather than fearing extraterritoriality, countries should embrace it as a tool for enforcing minimum standards, curbing inequality, preventing tax evasion, and promoting sustainability." www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...

The winners of the lost decade. The expansion of the Macri business group during the crisis of the 1980s in Argentina Throughout the 1980s, Argentina experienced a severe economic crisis. Despite this, the domestic business group Grupo Macri acquired the Argentinian subsidiaries of two multinational corporations, ...

I'm happy to share my latest publication, titled "The Winners of the Lost Decade: The Expansion of the Macri Business Group During the Crisis of the 1980s in Argentina," co-authored with Alejandro Gaggero, in the journal Business History. Access it here