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Gonçalo Pina

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I'm a Professor of International Economics at ESCP Business School in Berlin. I study macro policy in open economies (and some other stuff). Papers: https://sites.google.com/view/goncalopina

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · Jun 4

Working on a revision of our state-contingent debt (SCD) premium paper (joint with Kris Mitchener), and it's really fascinating right now! 🧵#Econsky

1/ The main question is: if SCD is so good at smoothing shocks, why don't you do it?

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State-Contingent Debt Instruments for sovereigns

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 5m

Broncos vs. Jets another victim of the UK’s productivity puzzle

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 1h

Curacao - Cape Verde is very much a possible game in the next World Cup

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 4h

Superstars are good for sports.

Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 23h

50 times, 1 signature move...

🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar can’t simply be stopped right now.

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 4h

"There's too much traffic" vibes

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 15h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 1d

was good

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 1d

Straight into the international economics exam question on exchange rates, direct vs indirect quote.

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 1d

This should be good

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine this record without the Outros

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 1d

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 1d

Euro under pressure after recently resigned French PM appointed French PM

bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway

ALT: bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

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Daniel McDowell @danielmcdowell.bsky.social · 2d

Party like it's 1984! & 1985, 1987, 1989, & 1995!

(If you don't get the joke: these are previous years when the US used the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund to bailout Argentina)

Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway we're bailing out Argentina

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

Norway to join the EU

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

Argentina needs two bailouts

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

US purchased Argentine pesos after top finance officials meeting, Bessent says reut.rs/4q0PqJc

US purchased Argentine pesos after top finance officials meeting, Bessent says

The United States purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina's central bank after a meeting between the two countries' top finance officials in Washington this week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday.

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

I have a lot of respect for Bono, except for the nickname Bono, which was given by Guggi, which doesn’t make any of this better

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

I was much less online for sure

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry but U2 says hiiiiiuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhuuuultraviolet

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

Herzog: In this room, I have witnessed the triumph of real estate over the human soul. These men do not sell buildings. They sell the illusion that concrete can outlast despair.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d

Herzog met with Kushner and Witkoff

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

Babe, wake up. Spotify is forcing Taylor Swift on its users again.

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 2d

These "studies" won't ever make it to the proofs

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 3d

FUN WITH FRED

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis @stlouisfed.bsky.social · 3d

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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 4d

Very nice of the French PM to resign live during my International Economics class this week about expectations and the exchange rate.

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 5d

"What matters is trying to be better today than they were yesterday"

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 5d

ECB President Lagarde: “We Are In A Good Place”

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 7d

11 bananas? Harsh on the Rams defensive unit

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 7d

It's been a sad few days at ESCP as we mourn the loss of our very nice colleage Rolf Brühl.

trauer.tagesspiegel.de/traueranzeig...

Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 7d

OECD? Sounds like a medical condition to me