En la historia hay siglos cortos, como el que va desde la Primera Guerra Mundial a la caída del muro de Berlín, y décadas largas, como la década K que termina en Argentina el 10 de diciembre. Si bien ahora es políticamente correcto decir que no todo ha estado malRead More

En esta entrada quiero formalizar la restricción de presupuesto consolidada del sector público. Me gustaría que cualquier debate sobre política económica respete la misma, algo que no ocurrió en la campaña electoral, como bien señaló Andy en esta entrada. Luego voy a discutir la situación fiscal actual y su manejoRead More

Maria Sklodowska was born on November 7th, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland. Her parents were teachers. Poland was not a free country at the time, and Maria lived in the part of the country that was governed by Russia. She was a marvelous little girl – brilliant and full of curiosity.Read More

Douglass C. North se ganó un lugar en el panteón de los científicos más influyentes de las ciencias sociales de todos los tiempos. En los años 1959-1960, North fue uno de los fundadores de la cliometría, la cual consistió en un grupo de historiadores económicos que aplicaban sistemáticamente métodos estadísticosRead More

Douglass C. North earned himself a place in the pantheon of the most influential social scientists of all times. In 1959-1960, North was a founder of cliometrics, a group of economic historians that systematically applied statistical methods and economic theory to the study of history. However, by the late 1960s,Read More

A newspaper publishes an article about someone, and that person feels that the contents of the article are defamatory. The law provides that this person can sue the newspaper for defamation and, if found guilty, the newspaper’s editors will have to retract the false statements and compensate the person forRead More

The technology that will be needed to produce fully self-driving cars (FSDCs) is now within reach. Engineers are working on prototypes and, sooner rather than later, will have a commercial version ready. However, there is an institutional barrier that may interfere with the adoption of this important technology: Insurance companiesRead More