Álvaro Delgado-Vega 🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@lvaro_d) 's Twitter Profile
Álvaro Delgado-Vega 🇪🇺🇺🇦

@lvaro_d

Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago. Economics Ph.D. from UC3M.

Political Economist. My soul was always for History.

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Thiemo Fetzer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 - same handle elsewhere (@fetzert) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1. Why was it possible to introduce the EU ETS1 in the first place? See this paper by Jacob Edenhofer 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 and Christian Flachsland Mass level: Shifting climate policy to the EU diffused responsibility, made it harder to assign blame, and drew less voter attention. The EU Commission—not

1. Why was it possible to introduce the EU ETS1 in the first place? See this paper by <a href="/edenhofer_jacob/">Jacob Edenhofer 🇪🇺 🇺🇦</a> and <a href="/ChFlachsland/">Christian Flachsland</a> 
Mass level:
Shifting climate policy to the EU diffused responsibility, made it harder to assign blame, and drew less voter attention. The EU Commission—not
Archaeo - Histories (@archeohistories) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New research from Harvard University challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of the ancient Carthaginians. According to a study led by renowned geneticist David Reich, the people of Carthage—one of the most powerful cities of the ancient Mediterranean—were genetically

New research from Harvard University challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of the ancient Carthaginians. According to a study led by renowned geneticist David Reich, the people of Carthage—one of the most powerful cities of the ancient Mediterranean—were genetically
Niall Ferguson (@nfergus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"He said, 'Joel, you know, there's a good reason why we economic historians  speak of technological progress but institutional change.' And he said, 'The reason is very  simple. Technology really by and large advances and has an upward trend in large parts because  it's

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China is eating our lunch on nuclear energy: 1. The 2 US Vogtle reactors were 7 years late & $17 billion over budget 2. China built 13 similar reactors over the same period (with 33 more reactors underway) 3. By 2030, China's nuclear capacity is set to surpass the US 4. China

China is eating our lunch on nuclear energy:

1. The 2 US Vogtle reactors were 7 years late &amp; $17 billion over budget

2. China built 13 similar reactors over the same period (with 33 more reactors underway)

3. By 2030, China's nuclear capacity is set to surpass the US

4. China
Maya Sen (@maya_sen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I think the important point here is his clear acknowledgement that a 3rd Trump term is completely unconstitutional and unlawful, yet pushing it anyway That would be the formal end of the republic

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Miren que lindo esto: el Centro Pompidou cierra cinco años por renovaciones y le encargaron al artista Cai Guo-Qiang que arme una performance de despedida. La obra se llama 'El último carnaval'

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The most commonly mentioned countries per month in The New York Times since 1900. A lot of history in a single visual. Source: reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti…

The most commonly mentioned countries per month in The New York Times since 1900. A lot of history in a single visual. Source: reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti…
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THIS BLEW MY SOCKS OFF!😳😳😳😳😳 In 1950, Europe had about 12 million births versus 1.7 million in Nigeria. In 2023, that relationship had reversed, with Nigeria recording more birth each year than all of Europe (including Russia) combined!

THIS BLEW MY SOCKS OFF!😳😳😳😳😳 In 1950, Europe had about 12 million births versus 1.7 million in Nigeria. In 2023, that relationship had reversed, with Nigeria recording more birth each year than all of Europe (including Russia) combined!
Álvaro Delgado-Vega 🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@lvaro_d) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Igual no lo sabíais, pero España este año estaba sobrada de capital político en Bruselas: Alemania y España acuerdan “abrir un diálogo” para que el catalán pueda ser oficial en la UE en plena crisis con Junts elpais.com/espana/2025-10…

Álvaro Delgado-Vega 🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@lvaro_d) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On why solving budget problems and being free to reduce taxes... changed everybody's incentives... and contributed to the end of the Roman Republic. youtu.be/sSxVZ3nPYT4?si…

Noah Smith 🐇 (@noahpinion) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Conservatives have no solution to low fertility. They think banning abortion and gays will be like a magic spells that makes people want more babies. It's a cargo cult.

Conservatives have no solution to low fertility. They think banning abortion and gays will be like a magic spells that makes people want more babies. It's a cargo cult.
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde (@jesusferna7026) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Was World War I unavoidable? I often get this question, most recently after posting my lecture slides on “The Strange Death of Liberal Europe” a couple of days ago. The answer matters for two reasons. First, because the consequences of World War I are still with us. As I note in

Was World War I unavoidable? I often get this question, most recently after posting my lecture slides on “The Strange Death of Liberal Europe” a couple of days ago.

The answer matters for two reasons. First, because the consequences of World War I are still with us. As I note in
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Países Bajos prohibió comprar-para-alquilar. ¿Qué pasó? Pues que subieron los alquileres (¡había menos oferta, claro!) y solo accedían a vivienda quienes podían comprar: menos jóvenes, más ricos, menos migrantes. No parece una medida muy justa ni redistributiva, la verdad.

Países Bajos prohibió comprar-para-alquilar. 

¿Qué pasó? 

Pues que subieron los alquileres (¡había menos oferta, claro!) y solo accedían a vivienda quienes podían comprar: menos jóvenes, más ricos, menos migrantes.

No parece una medida muy justa ni redistributiva, la verdad.