José Manuel Suárez Mier * John Williamson, the talented British economist who created the famous and much-maligned Washington Consensus (WC), passed away last week after a fruitful career spent analyzing and proposing economic and financial policies that he believed were the most appropriate for growth …
Image: Kagenmi on iStock Luis Rubio “All politics are local,” Tip O’Neil famously quipped. In Mexico, all politics today are about elections and especially about the midterms of June 6. From his inauguration, President López Obrador turned this election into a referendum of himself; in fact, he wanted to be on the ballot by creating a …
Antonio Navalón To survive, the first thing you need to know is where are you located, what is the panorama that surrounds you, but, above all, what are the wars or conflicts that can – regardless of what is desired – take away the plans …
Image: Ljupco on iStock Luis Rubio The Mexican citizenry has been disillusioned for many years with politics. First, it was supposed that the reforms would restore the capacity of economic growth and, afterward, that democracy would reduce corruption and bring the politicians –these latter the alleged representatives of the people- closer to the voters. Neither …
Image: Zhev on iStock José Manuel Suárez Mier* Some of my readers complained that I did not include Mundell’s essential contributions to international economics theory and practice in my previous article, which they are absolutely right. My only explanation is the difficulty of fully covering such a huge work in 500 words. I omitted the …
Antonio Navalón In the day after this crisis, what lies ahead is a difficult job, but it cannot be delegated. Before, long before February 2020, States had already entered a phase of accelerated closure and liquidation. This century, the century of knowledge, the century of …
Image: Wild Pixel on iStock Luis Rubio Inequality is a structural characteristic of Mexico: from ancestral times, social origin, geographic location, and the conditions of the environment in which each family lives ordain an unequal footing. Mexico is no exception in having inherited a social structure as well as an orography that ensures a terrain …
Things are bad, but they will get much worse if AMLO’s political party wins in the coming mid-term elections Manuel Suárez-Mier* The relentless demolition of Mexico’s liberty and institutions continues unabated and at a faster rate as president López Obrador (AMLO) radicalized and the June …
José Manuel Suárez Mier* One of the most influential thinkers has just died. He made notable theoretical contributions while influencing the economic policy applied like few others: the creation of the euro and the European monetary union; the economic boom in the Reagan era; and …
In his annual letter to shareholders, JPMorgan Chase’s chief Jamie Dimon asserts that a combination of excess savings, deficit spending, vaccinations, infrastructure projects, and a festive mood for the end of the pandemic contribute to creating a boom that may extend into 2023. Dimon also …