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La herencia y el esfuerzo fiscal

La herencia y el esfuerzo fiscal

En colaboración con Santiago Afonso (Ministerio de Hacienda) y Federico González Rouco (Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros)   La discusión sobre el esfuerzo fiscal realizado por el gobierno de Cambiemos suele enfocarse sobre indicadores que esconden la verdadera magnitud de la herencia fiscal recibida, y por tanto también oscurecen losRead More

Interview to Branko Milanovic

Interview to Branko Milanovic

 [This is the full text of my interview with Vincent Bevins. An edited version was published in The New Republic.]  Let’s start with the obvious question. Does the elephant graph explain the victory of Brexit and Trump? Are globalization’s losers rebelling against the system that has been in place since theRead More

Why the Brexit referendum might not be the last word on Britain’s E.U. membership

Why the Brexit referendum might not be the last word on Britain’s E.U. membership

By Joshua Tucker. Published on June 30th on The Washington Post. Despite the results of the Brexit referendum, some are still questioning whether Britain will actually leave the European Union. At the moment, no one knows for what sure will happen, especially given the current chaotic state of British politics, and this postRead More

The political economy of international migration. Sebastian Galiani and Gustavo Torrens

The problems associated with the current wave of migration into Europe has put the debate about migration policy back at the top of the public agenda. Similar discussions will no doubt take place during the coming year as the United States gears up for its next presidential elections. Opinions andRead More