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Matías Vernengo

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Econ Prof, Bucknell U, director of BIPP, & editor in chief New Palgrave Dictionary. Founding editor (emeritus) Review of Keynesian Economics

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SOAS Global Development @soasdevelopment.bsky.social · 2d

📌 Join us at @soasuni.bsky.social for a discussion with @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social on:

"Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction"

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

The hostage release is a reminder of how bad the Dems are at politics. Not only did Biden refuse to force this deal on Netanyahu & thereby help Harris win, but most people aren’t even aware that Biden got way more Israeli hostages (over 100) released with his 2023 ceasefire than Trump did with his.

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Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 2d

I should say that I'm looking forward to this panel on the 90 anniversary of Keynes' General Theory. Thanks to @ninaecon.bsky.social for organizing this www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...,

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Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 5d

They did give the prize to Henry Kissinger too; so that's that

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One of the main surprises of reading Tanenhaus‘s biography of William Buckley is the extent of changes in the radical right views on Israel

Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 6d

“NR’s…writer…, Freda Utley, was among the first US journalists to argue that Arab nationalism was a serious force…that Palestinians harbored deep grievances…mistreatment that began with English…colonialists and…perpetuated by the United States in its unqualified support of Israel” Sam Tanenhaus

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Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 7d

Not Trump. This was about Lincoln during the Civil War. From ‘Liberalism at Large’ by Alexander Zevin /2

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Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 7d

@economist.com suggests US government has “fallen into the hands of the smallest, weakest and meanest set of men who ever presided over the policy of a great nation at the critical epoch of its affairs.” /1

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Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 7d

Lots of friends that came to the conference

Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 7d

More pics of our panels

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Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 7d

The student poster session in the second day of BIPP’s conference

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Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 7d

I forgot to post it here. Link to my interview on Organized Money podcast on the Argentine crisis (and the US bailout) nakedkeynesianism.blogspot.com/2025/10/arge...

Argentine crisis on Organized Money Podcast

I was on the Organized Money podcast, hosted by David Dayen and Matthew Stoller, discussing the Argentine crisis, and some of its implicatio...

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Matías Vernengo @nakedkeynes.bsky.social · 7d

@adamtooze.bsky.social is correct here in being somewhat critical of monetary orthodoxy and going further (few do) and criticizing central bank independence. But what is needed here (besides lower rates) is fiscal expansion. Lower rates help there, and not investment www.ft.com/content/7615...