Sobre la encuesta UFG.  Como historiador me descorazona ver que el gobierno ha vendido con éxito su escandalosa distorsión de la historia. Los Acuerdos de Paz pusieron fin a un conflicto cruento que costó más de 70 mil vidas.  Sin ellos muchos encuestados estarían muertos.

Inside El Salvador’s mega prison: the jail giving inmates less space than livestock ft.com/content/d05a1b…

Just wrapped up my course IMaGE ("Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy") at Harvard Business School. Thanks to my #HBS second-year students and to the cross-registrants from #HKS and beyond for great case discussions and an amazing semester! #harvardbusinessschool #mba

Low-income countries should focus on improving the diversity, complexity, and competitiveness of their exports, argues Harvard Kennedy School’s Ricardo Hausmann. bit.ly/3plWxkA

There is a persistent myth of "the happy poor". It's just that: a myth. While happiness and life satisfaction are of course driven by many other things as well, people in poor countries are on average much more unhappy. Economic growth matters. ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-vs…

Todays the day we confer degrees to the Class of 2023! Welcome to Commencement Day ✨🎓 #HKSGrad

“Hope is not a belief that everything will turn out well, but rather a conviction that we can make a positive difference in how things turn out. And we have very good reasons to be hopeful.” —Dean Doug Elmendorf #HKSGrad

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! We’re so proud of all that you have accomplished and we celebrate you as you go off to carry HKS’s mission of public service around the world 🎉🎓 #HKSGrad #Harvard23

"I came to realize that I didn't need to see the destination. All I needed to see was one next step ... In your moments of uncertainty, just look for that next step," shared Vic Hogg during yesterday's Graduate Student Address. #Harvard23

Relive the excitement of Commencement 2023! #Harvard23

Estamos de nuevo en junio, el mes del #Orgullo, y en pleno 2023 marchamos en #ElSalvador bajo la imposición del miedo y los discursos de odio, otra vez bajo la sombra del autoritarismo, con la democracia en retroceso y con las desigualdades profundizándose. No nos detendrán.

#OrgulloESEN | ¡Felicidades por culminar tus estudios de posgrado en Harvard, Mauricio Amaya! 🎓 Estamos seguros de que tu determinación, deseo de superación y pasión te llevarán muy lejos. Te deseamos lo mejor en todos tus proyectos. 🙌🏼 #TuPuntoDePartida #SomosESEN

🚀📝 Descubre en mi último blog con Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo evidencia de cómo las tutorías telefónicas están mejorando la educación en El Salvador. Aceleran el aprendizaje en un 33% y son altamente costo-efectivas. 📚✨ Lee más aquí 👉 blogs.iadb.org/educacion/es/t…

The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 is experiencing a remarkable convergence in per capita income with the US, outpacing all other Latin American countries. With the right policies, it has the potential to become an advanced economy within the next four decades. ➡️ bit.ly/3QtmSZO

Anyone who's in favor of eradicating poverty, should be wary of degrowth. Even if every country were as equal as Denmark (which would be great), we'd still need a 5-fold increase in the size of the world economy. ourworldindata.org/poverty-minimu…

New study from El Salvador provides more evidence that low-tech phone tutoring boosts math learning by 33.8%! 📈 No high-tech, just effective guidance. Proud to be part of Pablo Zoido's team at Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo! 🚀 Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.econ…