Our book "Roots of Underdevelopment: A New Economic and Political History of Latin America and the Caribbean" is officially OUT! I cannot be happier and more thankful to all of our wonderful authors, tagged below, and reviewers. Just in time for Christmas!
Let me tell you about a BOOK project we have been working on for a few years, on the Roots of Underdevelopment, a new Economic (and Political) history of Latin America, beautifully illustrated by
@danieliev
with 20 chapters about the region, by some of experts on these countries.
Oops, he did it again! 😱👏
@DrNathanNunn
masterful 7 page summary of Historical Development of some ~100 articles, no excuses for not reading it. The historical roots of economic development | Science
Very happy to announce that I’ll be visiting
@HarvardEcon
for the whole of next year, for my sabbatical. Can’t wait to see more of my colleagues and friends in the East Coast! Thanks to everyone that helped make this happen, especially Professor Barro.
We (finally!) have a NEW
@cepr_org
working paper with Ana Tur-Prats from
@ucmerced
on the “Long Shadow” of the Spanish Civil War on culture (trust), politics (voting) and collective memory about this traumatic historical event
#econ
#history
#EconTwitter
I guess if
@ubcprez
has advertised it, it is now public information. I have been holding my breath for some weeks now to say how happy I am that
@DrNathanNunn
is joining us at
@ubcVSE
. I can’t think of anyone better to foster work here on development, pol economy and history
Many years later / muchos años después! Missions in print 😱 The Mission: Human Capital Transmission, Economic Persistence, and Culture in South America * | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Oxford Academic
Our paper on the short, medium and long-term consequences of the War of the Triple Alliance in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil is officially out in JEBO: a thread with the main results follows, joint with
@jalixgarcia
@LauraASchechter
&
@SJessicaZhu1
New
@cepr_org
WP with
@SJessicaZhu1
@jalixgarcia
and
@LauraASchechter
! We look at the impact of the Triple Alliance War in Paraguay in the short, medium and long run. First we document the staggering ratios of up to 7 women per man, right after the war.
The chapter for Colombia by
@JavierMejiaC
for
#rootsofunderdevelopment
is a great usage of modern methods applied to a classic economic history question: elite formation in the department of Antioquia
New
@cepr_org
WP with
@SJessicaZhu1
@jalixgarcia
and
@LauraASchechter
! We look at the impact of the Triple Alliance War in Paraguay in the short, medium and long run. First we document the staggering ratios of up to 7 women per man, right after the war.
Thrilled to be presenting our paper on slavery and inequality in Brazil with my brother
@HumbertoLaudare
@nberpubs
Culture and Institutions Spring Meetings, long way fio!
Thanks a lot for all of your interest in the book project! Here’s the table of contents some of you asked for. Today I’ll be telling you more about the first chapter by Uruguayan economic historian Luis Bértola and Colombian Finance Minister
@JoseA_Ocampo
#rootsofunderdevelopment
A decade in the making! Our article with
@wmaloneyworldb1
is finally out in
@JEEA_News
, where we had a swift revision process. Thanks a lot to all of the advisors, colleagues, friends and research assistants who made this possible. You can find short summary of our findings below
Delighted (and humbled) to have been invited to join
@cepr_org
as a Research Affiliate in EH. Can’t think of a better way of capping a year of intense work and travel. Happy to contribute my grain of sand to the economic debate and the strength of European academic diversity 💪🇪🇺
Engineering Growth | Journal of the European Economic Association | Oxford Academic officially out, with
@wmaloneyworldb1
in the August issue of
@JEEA_News
, teaching materials available!
Our joint project Conflict in History: The Spoils of War with
@JuanFelipeRiano
and Ana Tur-Prats has been awarded a two-year Insight Development Grant! 😃🥳 Thanks to the team
@SSHRC_CRSH
@CRSH_SSHRC
for the generosity and
@ubcVSE
for providing a home to develop this project! 🇨🇦
Felicitaciones a
@huaroto_cesar
por defender exitosamente su tesis de doctorado sobre historia económica en la
@IE_UC
es un triunfo personal innegable, pero también un logro para su alma mater en Chile, y un avance para la región! 👏
Thrilled and humbled to be part of the
#Religion
&
#Economics
Collection at The Quarterly Journal of Economics, curated by Robert Barro, among giants, advisors, former colleagues and friends! 😃
@QJEHarvard
#econtwitter
Happy to have had the opportunity to contribute to this, with some of the giants in the field. It’s a bit surreal, but just happy to have learned and keep learning from all of you! Thank you
@albertobisin
and Giovanni Federico!
Thrilled and humbled to revive the Economic History Network of
@voxlacea
filling the big shoes left by
@JoseA_Ocampo
and Luis Bértola. Can’t wait to work along with
@marialopezuribe
and
@MartinFiszbein
for the benefit of the region, especially it’s young researchers, support us.
Muy contenta de empezar a dirigir y coordinar la red de Historia Económica de LACEA junto con mis colegas
@felipev84
de UBC y
@MartinFiszbein
de BU. Muchos planes y proyectos en mente para consolidar el grupo de historiadores económicos de America Latina.
In her chapter for Perú, the other major Spanish colonial center in the Americas,
@JennyGuardado7
focuses on the role of provincial governors known as corregidores during the 18th Century in
#rootsofunderdevelopment
Happy to be back
@YaleEconomics
for this
@YaleEGC
conference on long-term development in the Latin America thanks to
@LArroyoAbad
@JosespinSanchez
The Columbian Shock: Explaining Long-Term Development of the Americas
He designado al dos veces ministro de Hacienda, Ex-Decano de Economía de la Universidad de Los Andes, Ex-Gerente Técnico del Banco de la República, y PHD en Economía, Alberto Carrasquilla, como nuevo Co-Director del Banco de la República.
Thank you for everything! The invitation, hospitality and my *first* KEYNOTE lecture! Hard to think of a better place to present this paper than the capital of the Peru viceroyalty!
We reach the end of our workshop with the keynote lecture by Felipe Valencia Caicedo.
@felipev84
@ffernandezbazan
@UDEP
@ubcVSE
It has a been a wonderful workshop, and we will celebrate with some good pisco later!
Es un gran honor para mí dar la conferencia de apertura del II Congreso de Historia Económica de Colombia, en la bella sede de la
@uni_cartagena
, mil gracias a la
@asocolhee
y la
@RedEconomica
#QJE
Feb 2019
#10
: “The Mission: Human Capital Transmission, Economic Persistence, and Culture in South America,” by Felipe Valencia Caicedo (
@felipev84
):
Super excited to share the program for the upcoming
@RIDGE_uy
*inaugural* Towards Sustainable Growth workshop co-organized with
@PascaliLuigi
@DianaVanPatten
and
@GChiovelli
this promises to be epic, with job market candidates and established researchers!
The chapter for Mexico by
@ferarteaga
is a good example of the modern approach taken in the book
#rootsofunderdevelopment
New Spain was one of the two original Spanish vice royalties, along with Peru, and it’s importance is hard to overemphasize.
Thank you so much, also for the coverage! Happy to have
@ubcVSE
as a home for this project. Thanks to the team
@JuanFelipeRiano
and Ana Tur-Prats! 🇨🇴🇨🇦🇪🇸🇱🇦
Meet Dr. Nathan Nunn, who officially joins
@UBC
as Professor today. After making a name for himself at Harvard, Dr. Nunn returns to where he first taught - right here at UBC. Our faculty, staff & students are thrilled to have such a renowned economist join the VSE! 🎉
Salió publicado mi primer cuento! 😃En el volumen 93/94 del 2021 de la revista de literatura hispánica y transatlántica Inti. Gracias al Profesor Julio Ortega!
Very happy to be helping to organize this workshop this year. If you’re a PhD student or recent graduate working “in” or about the region, please send us your work. See you in Miraflores, soon!
@ubcVSE
@UDEP
🇨🇦🇵🇪
[Call for Papers] The Lima School of Economics and the Economics department of Universidad de Piura (UDEP), in collaboration with Vancouver School of Economcis are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 9th UDEP Workshop for Young Economists.
A bit late to the party, but happy to join
@jaredcrubin
and
@MarkKoyama
from Canada. A fantastic read, full of insights for starters and experts in the literature. Kudos to the authors! 👏
Thanks to everyone who made
@ASREC_Religion
@Harvard
a success, especially
@elianalaferrara
and
@GalorOded
who showed the richness and diversity of approaches in cultural economics and economic history. It’s very inspiring to see so many young researchers pushing these fields!
The conclusion for
#rootsofunderdevelopment
is a profound reflection by
@diazcayeros
on historical persistence, possibilism and utopias in Latin America and the Caribbean
In their chapter for Argentina Federico Droller
@MartinFiszbein
and Santiago Pérez write an authoritative account of the age of mass migration in one of the largest American destinations for
#rootsofunderdevelopment
2022 RIDGE MAY FORUM
You are invited to participate in the upcoming
Workshop on Historical Development
🗓️25 May
Check the program here:
Join the meeting:
Gracias, por quedarse hasta el final! Thanks to
@RIDGE_uy
@voxlacea
@AgendaCAF
for the ideal forum to present this book at
#RIDGEHD
a veritable joint project with several attendees involved.
Very happy to join this wonderful initiative and fantastic team, teaching economic history of Latin America
@Penn_Exchange
FREE, online and open to the public. Register now and we will be live in February. More info at:
Following-up on an amazing hiring season here at
@ubcVSE
, we are all very happy that
@juhreka13
is joining us from Columbia to strengthen our trade, urban and economic history areas. Welcome Réka!
KEYNOTE by the great David Weil from
@Brown_Economics
on Climate Change, Population Growth and Population Pressure, starting now!
@EconomiaUAndes
W 402
It was a real pleasure to talk to my friend, colleague and book author about
#rootsofunderdevelopment
, economics and academia more generally, thank you so much
@JavierMejiaC
🚨🎙️ 'Roots of Underdevelopment' marks a pivotal moment in the study of Latin America and the Caribbean.
If you are interested in LatAm, you cannot miss this conversation with
@felipev84
, the editor behind this transformative piece:
#IEAWC2023
With the ink officially dry on the contracts, I am delighted to announce that I will be joining the
@StanfordKingCtr
@Stanford
University as a Postdoctoral Fellow in August and the Economics Department
@Georgetown
University as an Assistant Professor in 2023.
We are hiring 3 assistant professors at
@ubcVSE
. We are looking to fill positions in Behavioral, Econ theory/Computational, and Political Economy. Come join an amazing department!
Happy to announce that this article has been accepted for publication at Economic Policy, congratulations to the entire team and thanks to the editors!
Mi estreno como columnista de
@FocoEconomico
gracias
@mahofste
por la invitación / oportunidad y
@caroartc
por el cambalache! Por un nuevo consenso Latinoamericano.
The chapter by
@fagonza4
and Mounu Prem for the book
#rootsofunderdevelopment
is an excellent summary of the economic and political legacies of the Pinochet regime in Chile.
Meet the incoming 2021-2022 PhD Cohort at the Vancouver School of Economics! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have them join the
@UBC
community & look forward to celebrating their many successes. Learn more about the cohort & their fields of study here:
#EconTwitter