Juan Vargas
@jvargas.bsky.social
🇨🇴 living in 🇮🇹. Carlo Alberto Chair at Collegio Carlo Alberto and Professor @economicsunito.bsky.social
Reposting here for folks who left X permanently.
So happy to see this paper finally published. And so cool that it found a home at @jpube.bsky.social !
This is paper summarizes what is perhaps the most policy relevant piece of research I’ve conducted so far. A 🧵:
So happy to see this paper finally published. And so cool that it found a home at @jpube.bsky.social !
This is paper summarizes what is perhaps the most policy relevant piece of research I’ve conducted so far. A 🧵:
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"Landmines: The local effects of demining"
By Mouno Prem, Miguel E. Purroy, & @jvargas.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
"Landmines: The local effects of demining"
By Mouno Prem, Miguel E. Purroy, & @jvargas.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
September 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reposting here for folks who left X permanently.
So happy to see this paper finally published. And so cool that it found a home at @jpube.bsky.social !
This is paper summarizes what is perhaps the most policy relevant piece of research I’ve conducted so far. A 🧵:
So happy to see this paper finally published. And so cool that it found a home at @jpube.bsky.social !
This is paper summarizes what is perhaps the most policy relevant piece of research I’ve conducted so far. A 🧵:
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Desgraciadamente, importantes partidos y medios de comunicación continúan dando eco y espacio a la idea de que la inmigración trae crimen. ¿Pero qué dice la evidencia? A esto respondo en mi nueva entrada en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social
nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san...
nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san...
Inmigración y crimen: lo que dice la evidencia
Entre otros temas, este verano ha estado marcado por la agitación del fantasma de la inmigración por parte de los partidos de ultraderecha. Primero alentando los progromos en Torre Pacheco, después ve...
nadaesgratis.es
September 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Desgraciadamente, importantes partidos y medios de comunicación continúan dando eco y espacio a la idea de que la inmigración trae crimen. ¿Pero qué dice la evidencia? A esto respondo en mi nueva entrada en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social
nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san...
nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san...
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🆕 Climate change, natural resources, and conflict: Navigating a complex nexus
Today on VoxDev, Oliver Vanden Eynde (@pse.bsky.social) & @jvargas.bsky.social (Collegio Carlo Alberto) discuss how extreme weather and the green transition are reshaping global conflict: voxdev.org/topic/energy...
Today on VoxDev, Oliver Vanden Eynde (@pse.bsky.social) & @jvargas.bsky.social (Collegio Carlo Alberto) discuss how extreme weather and the green transition are reshaping global conflict: voxdev.org/topic/energy...
Climate change, natural resources, and conflict: Navigating a complex nexus
Extreme weather and the green transition are reshaping global conflict. We summarise the evidence on this trend and explore how policy can respond.
voxdev.org
September 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🆕 Climate change, natural resources, and conflict: Navigating a complex nexus
Today on VoxDev, Oliver Vanden Eynde (@pse.bsky.social) & @jvargas.bsky.social (Collegio Carlo Alberto) discuss how extreme weather and the green transition are reshaping global conflict: voxdev.org/topic/energy...
Today on VoxDev, Oliver Vanden Eynde (@pse.bsky.social) & @jvargas.bsky.social (Collegio Carlo Alberto) discuss how extreme weather and the green transition are reshaping global conflict: voxdev.org/topic/energy...
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Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"Landmines: The local effects of demining"
By Mouno Prem, Miguel E. Purroy, & @jvargas.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
"Landmines: The local effects of demining"
By Mouno Prem, Miguel E. Purroy, & @jvargas.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
June 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"Landmines: The local effects of demining"
By Mouno Prem, Miguel E. Purroy, & @jvargas.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
"Landmines: The local effects of demining"
By Mouno Prem, Miguel E. Purroy, & @jvargas.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
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New paper out in @science.org!
“Brain drain” or “brain gain”?
Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
“Brain drain” or “brain gain”?
Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
May 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New paper out in @science.org!
“Brain drain” or “brain gain”?
Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
“Brain drain” or “brain gain”?
Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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I am keeping a diary of daily events, as they unfold open.substack.com/pub/adamprze... It is available to everyone. I am new to Substack, so please let me know if something is wrong with the link or the file.
Diary
Week 1
open.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I am keeping a diary of daily events, as they unfold open.substack.com/pub/adamprze... It is available to everyone. I am new to Substack, so please let me know if something is wrong with the link or the file.
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This is a deeply stupid and offensive article. The @nytimes.com is failing to rise to the moment in spectacular fashion.
Canada as the 51st state? Trump thinks it would be a boon to his legacy. But it would also be a boon to Democrats, who would gain a lot more voters. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
Canada as the 51st State? In Electoral Terms, Trump’s Idea Favors Democrats.
Bringing Canada into the United States, however farcical the prospect may seem, would alter the political map in a way likely to cost Republicans.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This is a deeply stupid and offensive article. The @nytimes.com is failing to rise to the moment in spectacular fashion.
Los invito a leer mi Op Ed en El Tiempo (con Daniel Mejía y Andrés Rivera) que resume los resultados de un paper que estudia el efecto de los ceses al fuego decretados por el gobierno colombiano sobre los niveles de diferentes tipos de violencia.
t.co/prKTktWwyl
t.co/prKTktWwyl
https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/paz-y-derechos-humanos/los-ceses-del-fuego-aumentaron-los-niveles-de-violencia-contra-la-poblacion-civil-3427043
t.co
February 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Los invito a leer mi Op Ed en El Tiempo (con Daniel Mejía y Andrés Rivera) que resume los resultados de un paper que estudia el efecto de los ceses al fuego decretados por el gobierno colombiano sobre los niveles de diferentes tipos de violencia.
t.co/prKTktWwyl
t.co/prKTktWwyl
Can’t think of a better choice.
We are proud to announce that Prof. Giovanni Mastrobuoni is the new director of the PhD program in Economics of the University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto
www.phdpareto.carloalberto.org
www.phdpareto.carloalberto.org
February 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Can’t think of a better choice.
This is great. Florian is an amazing colleague. 👏🏾👏🏾
We are thrilled that professor @floswald.bsky.social for beaming appointed the Data Editor of @jpolecon.bsky.social. Congrats Florian!
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is great. Florian is an amazing colleague. 👏🏾👏🏾
Also my department. Follow us!
@economicsunito.bsky.social My department is now on Bluesky! Give us a follow for info on economics in the shadow of the Mole!
January 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Also my department. Follow us!
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"The whole field of economics, or what used to be called political economy, was really founded by people who thought they should be telling other people what to do."
This recent talk by Nobel laureate David Card at @rfberlin.bsky.social, on Immigration and Minimum Wages, is magisterial.
This recent talk by Nobel laureate David Card at @rfberlin.bsky.social, on Immigration and Minimum Wages, is magisterial.
RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture with Nobel Prize Laureate David Card
YouTube video by ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"The whole field of economics, or what used to be called political economy, was really founded by people who thought they should be telling other people what to do."
This recent talk by Nobel laureate David Card at @rfberlin.bsky.social, on Immigration and Minimum Wages, is magisterial.
This recent talk by Nobel laureate David Card at @rfberlin.bsky.social, on Immigration and Minimum Wages, is magisterial.
Crime economists:
CAF-Development Bank of Latin America released this call for proposals to develop policy documents on organized crime in LAC:
t.co/Rs0JYvjApm
@jenniferdoleac.bsky.social
CAF-Development Bank of Latin America released this call for proposals to develop policy documents on organized crime in LAC:
t.co/Rs0JYvjApm
@jenniferdoleac.bsky.social
https://www.caf.com/en/work-with-us/calls/call-for-proposals-for-policy-documents-organized-crime-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
t.co
January 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Crime economists:
CAF-Development Bank of Latin America released this call for proposals to develop policy documents on organized crime in LAC:
t.co/Rs0JYvjApm
@jenniferdoleac.bsky.social
CAF-Development Bank of Latin America released this call for proposals to develop policy documents on organized crime in LAC:
t.co/Rs0JYvjApm
@jenniferdoleac.bsky.social
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A thread about whether the global – and American – center-left needs a different kind of liberalism. These are thoughts triggered by Trump’s victory in the United States and the swing against mainstream incumbents in many other elections around the world.
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 PM
A thread about whether the global – and American – center-left needs a different kind of liberalism. These are thoughts triggered by Trump’s victory in the United States and the swing against mainstream incumbents in many other elections around the world.
Not every world leader pardons the hunter
December 2, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Not every world leader pardons the hunter
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Hey all, I created a starter pack with a list of Black economists and academics for an easily accessible list of folks doing research that we can all follow and cite #Blacksky #AddtoBlacksky #Econsky: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
November 13, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Hey all, I created a starter pack with a list of Black economists and academics for an easily accessible list of folks doing research that we can all follow and cite #Blacksky #AddtoBlacksky #Econsky: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Krugman bets Bluesky is the new old Twitter. Let’s hope he is right.
This platform has grown explosively since the election, but growth has slowed down the past few days. Should we be concerned?
No. A temporary plateau was inevitable given the heterogeneity of social media users. From my point of view Bluesky is already over the hump 1/
No. A temporary plateau was inevitable given the heterogeneity of social media users. From my point of view Bluesky is already over the hump 1/
November 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Krugman bets Bluesky is the new old Twitter. Let’s hope he is right.
Every 2 years, Collegio Carlo Alberto awards the Carlo Alberto Medal to the best Italian economist under 40 “for their outstanding contributions.” Nominations for the 2023 Medal are closing this Wed. Economists from all nationalities can nominate. Do it here: www.carloalberto.org/about/the-ca... !
The Carlo Alberto Medal | Collegio Carlo Alberto
The Collegio has instituted the Carlo Alberto Medal to be awarded to a young Italian economist (resident in Italy or abroad) under the age of 40 for his/her
www.carloalberto.org
January 29, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Every 2 years, Collegio Carlo Alberto awards the Carlo Alberto Medal to the best Italian economist under 40 “for their outstanding contributions.” Nominations for the 2023 Medal are closing this Wed. Economists from all nationalities can nominate. Do it here: www.carloalberto.org/about/the-ca... !
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“six hours worth of work on the writing–done by an outside nontechnical editor who probably didn’t fully understand the technical economics–led to economist-readers believing that the paper was of higher quality.”
Lots of good specific advice at the end for how to improve writing.
Lots of good specific advice at the end for how to improve writing.
January 25, 2024 at 1:01 AM
“six hours worth of work on the writing–done by an outside nontechnical editor who probably didn’t fully understand the technical economics–led to economist-readers believing that the paper was of higher quality.”
Lots of good specific advice at the end for how to improve writing.
Lots of good specific advice at the end for how to improve writing.
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Thinking is difficult! I made a post: open.substack.com/pub/rottenan...
Thinking is difficult
Ongoing twitter death throes and some issues in applied stats
open.substack.com
November 17, 2023 at 7:27 AM
Thinking is difficult! I made a post: open.substack.com/pub/rottenan...