Gonçalo Pina
@alvespina.bsky.social
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
Papers: https://sites.google.com/view/goncalopina
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Gonçalo Pina
@alvespina.bsky.social
· Oct 27
I'm seriously thinking about a Pigouvian tax on "Copy and Paste."
Free money in prediction markets: Portugal's win probability didn't drop after FIFA’s dodgy choice to give Ronaldo only a 1-match ban for violent conduct.
Or maybe it signals deeper corruption and Portugal cruises to the next stage (no idea about that spike).
Or maybe it signals deeper corruption and Portugal cruises to the next stage (no idea about that spike).
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Free money in prediction markets: Portugal's win probability didn't drop after FIFA’s dodgy choice to give Ronaldo only a 1-match ban for violent conduct.
Or maybe it signals deeper corruption and Portugal cruises to the next stage (no idea about that spike).
Or maybe it signals deeper corruption and Portugal cruises to the next stage (no idea about that spike).
I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
YouTube video by Red Bull
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November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Berlin's hottest club
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Berlin's hottest club
Final minutes of Scotland game were also something
Absolute football scenes in Hungary
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Final minutes of Scotland game were also something
Student may be unconscious
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Student may be unconscious
Attended a few sessions of this workshop at Free University in Berlin over the past few days.
Really great to hear different perspectives about debt.
Really great to hear different perspectives about debt.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Attended a few sessions of this workshop at Free University in Berlin over the past few days.
Really great to hear different perspectives about debt.
Really great to hear different perspectives about debt.
As an economist, it is always fun to see how close the bids are in the weekly blind auction part of my fantasy league.
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
As an economist, it is always fun to see how close the bids are in the weekly blind auction part of my fantasy league.
Reposted by Gonçalo Pina
Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary
Absolute football scenes in Hungary
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Absolute football scenes in Hungary
unbelievable
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
unbelievable
My local bakery blasting Rosalia's new Eurovision record this morning.
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
My local bakery blasting Rosalia's new Eurovision record this morning.
Time for some game theory
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Time for some game theory
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The last episode was December 9th.
I guess this is how it feels when the bridge breaks and no one comes to fix it.
I guess this is how it feels when the bridge breaks and no one comes to fix it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Reports of Rome's fall appear to have been premature!
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reports of Rome's fall appear to have been premature!
Supply shocks are demand shocks (tariffs), demand shocks are supply shocks (deportations), shocks shocks are supply demand, shock shocks are demand supply.
Super interesting!
"What Is a Tariff Shock? Insights from 150 years of Tariff Policy" by Régis Barnichon and Aayush Singh.
www.frbsf.org/wp-content/u...
"What Is a Tariff Shock? Insights from 150 years of Tariff Policy" by Régis Barnichon and Aayush Singh.
www.frbsf.org/wp-content/u...
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Supply shocks are demand shocks (tariffs), demand shocks are supply shocks (deportations), shocks shocks are supply demand, shock shocks are demand supply.
Teaching PPP this week:
Me: It's getting cold. Suppose you can go skiing in Austria for 100€, or Switzerland for 80CHF. The exchange rate is 0.5€/CHF. Assune quality is the same. Where should you go skiing?
Student: The correct answer is Italy.
Me: It's getting cold. Suppose you can go skiing in Austria for 100€, or Switzerland for 80CHF. The exchange rate is 0.5€/CHF. Assune quality is the same. Where should you go skiing?
Student: The correct answer is Italy.
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Teaching PPP this week:
Me: It's getting cold. Suppose you can go skiing in Austria for 100€, or Switzerland for 80CHF. The exchange rate is 0.5€/CHF. Assune quality is the same. Where should you go skiing?
Student: The correct answer is Italy.
Me: It's getting cold. Suppose you can go skiing in Austria for 100€, or Switzerland for 80CHF. The exchange rate is 0.5€/CHF. Assune quality is the same. Where should you go skiing?
Student: The correct answer is Italy.
Ireland's Parrott Portugal's Parrot 💀
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ireland's Parrott Portugal's Parrot 💀
Perhaps it is time to bring back these bad boys to class
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Perhaps it is time to bring back these bad boys to class
When will the Epstein files be translated from Boomlish into English?
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When will the Epstein files be translated from Boomlish into English?
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Free idea: Duolingo but with song lyrics instead of this crap.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Free idea: Duolingo but with song lyrics instead of this crap.
Cat is not convinced by this shoe tying business this morning.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Cat is not convinced by this shoe tying business this morning.
Cubic function is up, then down, then up, you see
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Cubic function is up, then down, then up, you see
Plus, as far as compound words go, baseball still beats all of facebook, microsoft, dropbox, salesforce, etcetc
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Plus, as far as compound words go, baseball still beats all of facebook, microsoft, dropbox, salesforce, etcetc