By Amparo Ballivián, Brújula Digital: In 1984, Bolivian business leaders designed a structural adjustment plan (the basis of Supreme Decree 21060) and validated it with Jeffrey Sachs. Today, Harvard (Ricardo Hausmann) is proposing similar solutions for the current crisis, ratified by 90 Bolivians. The formula is classic: reduce the deficit, liberalize markets, and align prices…
Tag: macroeconomics
Homenaje a Stanley Fischer por su contribución a Bolivia | Tribute to Stanley Fischer for his contribution to Bolivia
15 de octubre, 1943 – 31 de mayo, 2025 Stanley Fischer influyó profundamente en la teoría y la práctica macroeconómica moderna, especialmente en economías en desarrollo y en transición como la de Bolivia. Su trabajo sentó las bases para marcos de metas de inflación, disciplina fiscal e independencia del banco central, principios que influyeron en…
External debt increases by more than 150% during MAS government | Deuda externa sube en más del 150% durante gobierno del MAS
By El Diario: The idea that debt represents a low percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to other government administrations, does not mean that external debt has decreased; on the contrary, it increased from 2005 to 2024 by more than 150%, from 5 billion dollars to over 13.4 billion. The government is looking…
1361 Days Left | Faltan 1361 días
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s hyperactive second term have been the most consequential of any president in this century—and perhaps since the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Before his inauguration, Americans wondered what kind of government they would get. That debate is now over. Trump is leading…
MYOPIA: HE RAN INTO CHINA! | MIOPÍA: ¡SE TOPÓ CON CHINA!
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida: For decades, China has been the world’s factory, where increasingly automated and high-tech production chains manufacture everything from household goods and footwear to electronics, raw materials for construction, appliances, and solar panels. These factories meet the demand of U.S. and global consumers for affordable goods, but they have also fueled a…
THE ART OF THE 90-DAY TARIFF PAUSE | EL ARTE DE LA PAUSA ARANCELARIA DE 90 DÍAS
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida: Weeks ago, Trump presented a bleak picture of the U.S., portraying it as a country economically exploited, as a pretext for his tariff policy. But the reality is quite different. The true economic story of the last three decades is that the U.S. has far outpaced all its main competitors. In…
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