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Uruguayan economists are mostly leftist
Does this explain the difference in the quality of political and market institutions in this country?
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Welcome to the knowledge economy labyrinth
Argentina's politicians, ministers and officials have created an environment where tech entrepreneurs better know about bureaucratic procedures than…
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A good idea may have come from Cristina Kirchner
If taking government debt is as bad as fraud, let's make it also illegal
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Chilean youths want to mortgage their future
Many times, I have mentioned this: Chile is the Latin American country with the highest quality of institutions. Nevertheless, as probably in other…
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Uruguayans make use of knowledge in society
Many of us emphasize that basic lesson from Hayek’s The Use of Knowledge in Society about the role of the price system transmitting information and…
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Burning the Metro more powerful than voting?
What happens in Chile is somewhat amazing. Today, three years ago, young activists took it to the streets in a rampage that shock the country, and the…
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Betting on liberalism
It looks like Uruguayan politicians do not mind much about tackling difficult issues or going against entrenched interests. The Senate has just voted a…
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Supervisor or Kindergarten
The United Nations Human Rights Council is supposed to overview respect and/or violation of human rights around the world. If one looks at the members…
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A look from the Southern Cone
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