The fiscal side of the new normal in advanced economies – 04/01/2024 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
As of 2021, the change in the macroeconomic policy regimes of the main advanced economies has become clear, in relation...
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Why talk about climate finance and not just climate finance? – 03/04/2024 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
Last week the first Brazilian Climate Finance Forum took place, an official G20 event that brought together representatives from civil...
Climate COP: what is it and what is it for? – 12/25/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
Finally, we have reached the end of the hottest year ever recorded in history. A year also marked by a...
Where did the New Silk Road end up? – 12/18/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
The New Silk Road Initiative (or Belt and Road Initiative, BRI), launched by Xi Jinping, completed its tenth anniversary this...
Dollarization is a bitter medicine that should be avoided – 11/27/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
Javier Milei, the controversial libertarian, was democratically elected president of Argentina. In his campaign platform, he advocated –among other bad...
Why is it a bad idea to weaken your finance minister? – 06/11/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
Think of a lake where several people are trying to catch fish. The quantity of fish is limited. But the...
Dual-use goods, semiconductors and deglobalization – 07/24/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
In 2017, when I was one of the executive directors of the World Bank, I visited the Gaza Strip, in...
Why do we need climate literacy? – 07/17/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
Do you know what climate change is? Do you know the relationship between human activities and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?...
Why do we need climate literacy? – 07/17/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
Do you know what climate change is? Do you know the relationship between human activities and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?...
An analysis of Tax Reform – 07/10/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
If you pile up the legislation that regulates the ICMS with that of the Cofins, it makes a book substantially...
Climate action is not futuristic talk – 7/3/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
Gift. This is the tense we should use to talk about the climate crisis. What seems to have been taken...
Why did Beyoncé affect the cost of living in Sweden? – 06/26/2023 – Why? Economês in good Portuguese
Globalization causes price differences between countries to decrease considerably. But this is only true for products that have a relatively...
