Borrowing in a currency that you don’t control is called the “original sin”. When currencies of developing countries⬇️, the burden of dollar-denominated debts⬆️. FX share of debts of low-income countries = 80% A horror story 🧵on frontier countries' debt doom-loop

"Philosophy is dead. Philosophy has not kept up with modern developments in science, particularly physics." - Stephen Hawking

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Are you looking forward to the Riggs Symposium of 2025? On January 30th the schedule will be published on our website: sicaaspa.org/the-fred-riggs…

Kicking off the International Winter School of Public Policy IPPA Doha Edition 2025! Hosted by #CPP & #IPPA, bringing 35+ global scholars to discuss sustainable transitions & effective policy design. A milestone for Qatar & global policy dialogue! More linkedin.com/posts/cpp-hbku…

Rolling out in red for the very first time 🐎 Lewis Hamilton took the SF-23 out for a spin around the Fiorano test track for his first taste of what it's like being a Ferrari Formula 1 driver 🤩 #F1

Interesting interview with Bouges on Micheal Manley including his time as a student with Laski. phenomenalworld.org/interviews/ant… Kim Moloney

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On this day in 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless made the first untethered spacewalk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), a jetpack-like device that allowed him to travel over 300 feet from the shuttle: s.si.edu/34s22nL

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New publication on JHPE on State Capacity in Latin America! Daniel Baquero and I wrote a review of recent books on State Formation and State Building, and tried to extract ideas on how this literature could move forward (with a focus on Latin America). (1/5)

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