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Enrique Fatas
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Prof in Behavioral Economics at the Universidad Europea in Madrid and Valencia (Spain), working on behavioral public policy, social norms, discrimination, development, and conflict.

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 2d
‼️ Please share widely ‼️ This is the text Texas politicians do not want students to read. It's a fascinating discussion about sex, gender, and desire set at a lively drinking party. It's very important that students know NOT to read it: www.amazon.com/Symposium-Pe... Please help me spread the word.
The Symposium (Penguin Classics)
The Symposium (Penguin Classics) [Plato, Gill, Christopher, Gill, Christopher, Gill, Christopher] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Symposium (Penguin Classics)
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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 2d
tl;dr "L'État, c'est moi" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com

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Fabio Sabatini @fabiosabatini.bsky.social · 2d
🧵 For the past two days, we’ve been watching something obscene unfold.
The Trump administration is portraying the victim of ICE violence as a terrorist and the killer as a hero shielded by absolute immunity.
On one point, however, they tell the truth.

1/7
civiceconomist.substack.com/p/ice-trumps...
ICE, Trump’s private army
How a federal agency became a paramilitary force, built a parallel prison system, and now answers to the president alone—while Washington lectures Europe on democracy
civiceconomist.substack.com

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 7d
This outcome is possibly great news for armed groups operating in the country. A weaker, more corrupt, more fragile, state will make new territories more accessible to ELN (and other gangs), expanding their territory in Apure, Táchira, Bolívar, and Zulia, potentially boosting cocaine production.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 7d
Any deeper political change seems less likely because of its higher risks (most likely requiring boots on the ground). Venezuelan opposition has very limited bargaining power in this process.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 7d
Granting full access to oil infrastructure (like the PDVSA terminals) in Venezuela seems to be the bargaining chip in the hands of the Venezuelan government. If they reach a deal (oil access exchanged for limited/cosmetic political changes), the regime will most likely survive.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 8d
Around 7,000+ heavily armed ELN (National Liberation Army, a pan-american narco-guerrilla) controls parts of Venezuela (in Zulia, Táchira, Apure, Amazonas, Bolívar). This originally Christian and Marxist group was created in 1964 and was never defeated. Any power vacuum will favour their expansion.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 8d
Worth reading

open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
Trump Wants to Dominate Venezuela, Not Liberate It
Maduro destroyed my country. What comes next could be worse.
open.substack.com

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 8d
Galtieri ordered an invasion of the Falklands in 1982, shortly after becoming the de facto president of Argentina. The British recovered the Islands and he was arrested in 1983.

Maduro will not be released by the Venezuelan army. Still, diversion strategies do not always end well.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 8d
In Cali, Colombia, where I am now, a small group of Venezuelans march chanting “Muera Maduro”, some cars honk, following the rhythm.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 8d
The US invaded Panama in 1989. In a five weeks operation, 23 US soldiers, 300+ Panamanian soldiers and 200+ to 1,000+ civilians were killed. Panama was then the size of Caracas today. A US deployment seems unlikely.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 8d
Scary Irony
A head of state who did not accept the outcome of a previous presidential election kidnaps a HoS who did not accept the outcome of the domestic presidential elections.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · 14d
Desk Rejection should have (most likely) been the editor/AE decision. My desk rejection rate has never been higher.

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Dec 4
Few economists write like Dani Rodrik.

He combines clarity, precision with the courage to say what others only think.

Read my full conversation with him here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...

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Etched in Marble: Dani Rodrik on Writing as Thinking and the Courage to Say It Out Loud
Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · Dec 4
If video were available back then, this is how disappearances during right-wing Latin American dictatorships would look.

Seeing citizens kidnapped by government forces should drive people to take to the streets, but apparently, it is not enough.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Dec 3
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.

She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

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David Schindler @david-schindler.de · Oct 23
I just received an email informing us about safety measures to take when traveling. Five years ago, I would not have imagined seeing these countries named together:

"Countries classified as high risk in terms of knowledge security are: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and the United States."

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Laura K Gee @laurakgee.bsky.social · Oct 10
Want to reduce sexual harassment in MA higher ed? Sign up NOW to testify either remotely or in person Thur Oct 16 2025 for this bill I’ve been advocating for!

ACTION: Choose H.4113 from the menu of bills. The deadline to register is Tuesday, October 14, by 5 PM. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · Sep 9
Where are you, @alvarolaparra.bsky.social ? Welcome to La Terreta

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Anna Reuter @anna-reuter.de · Aug 27
Information session on the Master program in #DevEcon @uni-goettingen.de for prospective international non-EU applicants:
📆 Tomorrow (28th), 2 pm German time on Zoom

#EconSky #Postgrad #Students
Come to Göttingen! 😀 Information event for prospective students/applicants from Non-EU/EEA countries: August 28, 2025, 14:00, Zoom: https://lnkd.in/eQZKsMvY Application window for citizens from… | Wi...
Come to Göttingen! 😀 Information event for prospective students/applicants from Non-EU/EEA countries: August 28, 2025, 14:00, Zoom: https://lnkd.in/eQZKsMvY Application window for citizens from non-E...
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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change @ucl-cbc.bsky.social · Aug 27
🌍 How can we use behaviour change to tackle real-world challenges?
See how our Introductory Course uses sustainability examples to bring behaviour change to life 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor...
📅 Next course starts 6 October - sign up: www.futurelearn.com/courses/beha...
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Sustainability & Behaviour Change: A look inside our introductory course

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Antonio Fatas @antoniofatas.bsky.social · Aug 25
Very good article by @martinsandbu.ft.com. I am still debating whether pragmatism now to prepare for a future confrontation might make sense. But when I hear European leaders praise Trump I do feel like the title of this article: they are selling our soul.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · Aug 17
Unbelievable!!!

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · Aug 16
Same experience here with a couple or recent tests. Perplexity Pro always failed when I tested it, no matter the LLM engine chosen, @carlbergstrom.com

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David Rand @dgrand.bsky.social · Aug 15
Apply for funding to work with me and Gord at Cornell!
gordpennycook.bsky.social Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · Aug 15
Interested in doing a postdoc with me & @dgrand.bsky.social? Consider applying to Cornell's Klarman Fellowship: as.cornell.edu/research/kla...

It involves a competitive internal application process, but it's 3 years of funding @$80k/year

Please email me/Dave if you're interested! Oct 15th deadline
Klarman Fellowships
The Klarman Fellowships in the College of Arts & Sciences provide postdoctoral opportunities to early-career scholars of outstanding talent, initiative and promise. Among the most selective of its kin...
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Thiago Krause @thiagokrause.bsky.social · Aug 14
As always, Ted Chiang is great in this interview.
cdh.princeton.edu/blog/2025/08...

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · Aug 13
Until mother says “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do it” or “I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do”… :-(

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · Aug 12
As densely populated apartments significantly outperform detached houses across virtually every environmental metric, Spain should be considered an environmental paradise, @kikollan.llaneras.es ??

Es una pregunta genuina, que conste.

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · Aug 12
Trust in science/scientific expertise is an essential ingredient of successful public policies. Great thread by @carlbergstrom.com below. A few years ago I wrote with Cristina Bicchieri on this topic:

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Laura K Gee @laurakgee.bsky.social · Aug 11
Come hang with me at the Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) in Chicago Sept 18/19! ALSO pls submit a paper for the prizes (I’m helping judge and I’d like to see variety in the submissions!) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Enrique Fatas @enriquefatas.bsky.social · Aug 11
Cronyism, I’d call it