Opinions Worth Sharing – Page 110

Votes and Government

April 16, 2021

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 …

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Mundell’s Impossible Trinity

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

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 …

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The Day After

April 12, 2021

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 …

Inclusion

April 9, 2021

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 …

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More Nails in the Coffin of Mexico’s Future

April 9, 2021April 8, 2021

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 …

RIP the Great Economist Robert Mundell

April 8, 2021

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 …

JP Morgan Chase’s Chief: US Economy to begin a Boom Cycle.

April 8, 2021April 7, 2021

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 …

The Remains of the Shipwreck

April 5, 2021

Antonio Navalón In these difficult times, it is not only that the truth is kidnapped – which usually happens – but in these moments even death is kidnapped. I don’t know what is more tragic if the bewildered face of the world’s leaders promising solutions …

China: Where to?

April 2, 2021

Luis Rubio China has become a factor of interminable dispute: will it replace the United States as the next superpower? Is the authoritarianism that characterizes it superior to democracy? Is its apparently uncontainable rate of progress sustainable? All relevant questions. Many more are the attempts …

Expenditure, Debt, and Inflation

August 3, 2023March 31, 2021

Manuel Suárez Mier* The interest rate on the 10-year US Treasury bond almost tripled from a year earlier and is twice the level it was just three months ago. Many believe heralds that inflation will soon follow, which has been very low despite runaway spending …