Raquel Vázquez
@rvazfer.bsky.social
Economist, consultant and secondary teacher.
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Europe’s water reserves are drying up - freshwater storage shrinking across S & central Europe, & parts of UK
Satellite data on changes in gravitational field show changes in available water as it's heavy
Climate breakdown can be seen in the data say scientists
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Satellite data on changes in gravitational field show changes in available water as it's heavy
Climate breakdown can be seen in the data say scientists
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Europe’s water reserves are drying up - freshwater storage shrinking across S & central Europe, & parts of UK
Satellite data on changes in gravitational field show changes in available water as it's heavy
Climate breakdown can be seen in the data say scientists
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Satellite data on changes in gravitational field show changes in available water as it's heavy
Climate breakdown can be seen in the data say scientists
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Científicos racionalmente limitados (pero bien intencionados) nadaesgratis.es/admin/cienti... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía
Científicos racionalmente limitados (pero bien intencionados)
Por Levent Neyse.
Ser investigador no es fácil. Seguir siéndolo es todavía más difícil. Desde una perspectiva puramente económica, elegir una carrera académica debe de ser un acto de racionalidad pro...
nadaesgratis.es
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Científicos racionalmente limitados (pero bien intencionados) nadaesgratis.es/admin/cienti... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía
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We're kicking off a week-long tour of the UK to ask the Chancellor to tax us, the super-rich in the Budget.
Today we're in Edinburgh with Tax Justice Scotland and @oxfamscotland.bsky.social talking to people about the urgent need to create a fairer tax system.
It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
Today we're in Edinburgh with Tax Justice Scotland and @oxfamscotland.bsky.social talking to people about the urgent need to create a fairer tax system.
It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We're kicking off a week-long tour of the UK to ask the Chancellor to tax us, the super-rich in the Budget.
Today we're in Edinburgh with Tax Justice Scotland and @oxfamscotland.bsky.social talking to people about the urgent need to create a fairer tax system.
It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
Today we're in Edinburgh with Tax Justice Scotland and @oxfamscotland.bsky.social talking to people about the urgent need to create a fairer tax system.
It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
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From the new G20 report: 90% of humanity lives in countries with high inequality.
These nations are 7x more likely to face democratic decline.
Inequality is a global emergency.
It’s time to #TaxTheSuperRich.
President Ramaphosa, #BeOurChampion.
These nations are 7x more likely to face democratic decline.
Inequality is a global emergency.
It’s time to #TaxTheSuperRich.
President Ramaphosa, #BeOurChampion.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
From the new G20 report: 90% of humanity lives in countries with high inequality.
These nations are 7x more likely to face democratic decline.
Inequality is a global emergency.
It’s time to #TaxTheSuperRich.
President Ramaphosa, #BeOurChampion.
These nations are 7x more likely to face democratic decline.
Inequality is a global emergency.
It’s time to #TaxTheSuperRich.
President Ramaphosa, #BeOurChampion.
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Thirty-five years after the Washington Consensus, Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco describe a new policy approach that includes innovation, good jobs, climate stability, gender equality, and an empowered state. bit.ly/4qR7ypq
A New Economic Playbook for Policymakers
Tim Besley & Andrés Velasco tout a promising successor to the Washington Consensus that recognizes the importance of politics.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thirty-five years after the Washington Consensus, Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco describe a new policy approach that includes innovation, good jobs, climate stability, gender equality, and an empowered state. bit.ly/4qR7ypq
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El 1% más rico de la población mundial acumula una riqueza mayor que la del 95% más pobre, según datos del World Inequality Lab.
¿Qué consecuencias tiene esto en la política climática?
Escribe @mrtables.bsky.social
ctxt.es/es/20251101/...
¿Qué consecuencias tiene esto en la política climática?
Escribe @mrtables.bsky.social
ctxt.es/es/20251101/...
Por qué la concentración de riqueza agrava la crisis climática
Los más ricos son los que más contaminan, pero también quienes mueven las palancas del poder para que las leyes medioambientales nunca perjudiquen sus intereses
ctxt.es
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
El 1% más rico de la población mundial acumula una riqueza mayor que la del 95% más pobre, según datos del World Inequality Lab.
¿Qué consecuencias tiene esto en la política climática?
Escribe @mrtables.bsky.social
ctxt.es/es/20251101/...
¿Qué consecuencias tiene esto en la política climática?
Escribe @mrtables.bsky.social
ctxt.es/es/20251101/...
Hartazgo en las aulas de Galicia: “El profesorado está al límite”
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Hartazgo en las aulas de Galicia: “El profesorado está al límite”
Colegios e institutos afrontan dos jornadas seguidas de huelga por primera vez desde los ochenta por la falta de medios para atender a unos alumnos cada vez más diversos
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October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hartazgo en las aulas de Galicia: “El profesorado está al límite”
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elpais.com/espana/galic...
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⚖️ Gender wealth inequality in the EU
💰 Given wealth's role in determining economic wellbeing, understanding gender relations in the economy is impossible without assessing whether women and men have equal levels of access to it.
🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and Nina Ruer
🔗 buff.ly/J77mYCm
#EconSky
💰 Given wealth's role in determining economic wellbeing, understanding gender relations in the economy is impossible without assessing whether women and men have equal levels of access to it.
🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and Nina Ruer
🔗 buff.ly/J77mYCm
#EconSky
Gender wealth inequality in the European Union: a distributional perspective
Analysis of single women and men in Europe reveals persistent gender wealth gaps and differing patterns across countries
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October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
⚖️ Gender wealth inequality in the EU
💰 Given wealth's role in determining economic wellbeing, understanding gender relations in the economy is impossible without assessing whether women and men have equal levels of access to it.
🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and Nina Ruer
🔗 buff.ly/J77mYCm
#EconSky
💰 Given wealth's role in determining economic wellbeing, understanding gender relations in the economy is impossible without assessing whether women and men have equal levels of access to it.
🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and Nina Ruer
🔗 buff.ly/J77mYCm
#EconSky
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"En este artículo se plantean algunas consideraciones acerca del rol que juega el racismo en la segmentación del mercado de trabajo y en el lucro del empresariado en determinados sectores de actividad", @mariorisquez.bsky.social:
ecosfron.org/el-racismo-e... #BlogsEsF
ecosfron.org/el-racismo-e... #BlogsEsF
El racismo, el trabajo y la ganancia - Economistas sin Fronteras
Por Mario Rísquez Ramos, profesor de Economía en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Economistas sin Fronteras Artículo publicado en elsaltodiario.com, 17 de septiembre, 2025 Este verano hemos asist...
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September 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
"En este artículo se plantean algunas consideraciones acerca del rol que juega el racismo en la segmentación del mercado de trabajo y en el lucro del empresariado en determinados sectores de actividad", @mariorisquez.bsky.social:
ecosfron.org/el-racismo-e... #BlogsEsF
ecosfron.org/el-racismo-e... #BlogsEsF
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Habéis convertido Nada es Gratis en una basura nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía
Habéis convertido Nada es Gratis en una basura
No es sorprendente que el clima político de creciente crispación que estamos viviendo se haya filtrado hasta un espacio como Nada es Gratis. En los últimos años, diversas personas han expresado su des...
nadaesgratis.es
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Habéis convertido Nada es Gratis en una basura nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía
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"Finding someone who can explain US economics in such a clear, concise and comprehensible way is truly amazing. I needed this explanation in the worst way."
^Review of my latest newsletter.
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^Review of my latest newsletter.
www.kedits.com/p/i-am-so-co...
"I am so confused"
The U.S. economy right now, as best as I can explain it
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September 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Finding someone who can explain US economics in such a clear, concise and comprehensible way is truly amazing. I needed this explanation in the worst way."
^Review of my latest newsletter.
www.kedits.com/p/i-am-so-co...
^Review of my latest newsletter.
www.kedits.com/p/i-am-so-co...
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“la inmigración no aumenta la criminalidad. … la regularización y el acceso al mercado laboral reducen la propensión a delinquir. Políticas que niegan derechos laborales o generan bolsas de inmigrantes irregulares solo aumentan los incentivos a delinquir.”
Inmigración y crimen: lo que dice la evidencia nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía
Inmigración y crimen: lo que dice la evidencia
Entre otros temas, este verano ha estado marcado por la agitación del fantasma de la inmigración por parte de los partidos de ultraderecha. Primero alentando los progromos en Torre Pacheco, después ve...
nadaesgratis.es
September 4, 2025 at 5:11 AM
“la inmigración no aumenta la criminalidad. … la regularización y el acceso al mercado laboral reducen la propensión a delinquir. Políticas que niegan derechos laborales o generan bolsas de inmigrantes irregulares solo aumentan los incentivos a delinquir.”
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Piketty's r>g in game form. Have a play! And it you'd like to learn more about inequality, have a listen to our podcast. therichdont.work?fbclid=PAVER... open.spotify.com/episode/0feO... #EconSky
Idle — The Wealth Race
Can your hard work beat The Rich? Play and find out!
therichdont.work
September 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Piketty's r>g in game form. Have a play! And it you'd like to learn more about inequality, have a listen to our podcast. therichdont.work?fbclid=PAVER... open.spotify.com/episode/0feO... #EconSky
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El nuevo número de #DossieresEsF está dedicado al turismo, a los dilemas globales que plantea y a las respuestas locales que surgen frente a sus efectos. Ha sido coordinado por María Jesús Such Devesa y Patricia Aranda Cuéllar, de la @uahes.bsky.social:
ecosfron.org/turismo-en-l...
ecosfron.org/turismo-en-l...
Turismo en la encrucijada: dilemas globales y respuestas locales, nuevo número de Dossieres EsF - Economistas sin Fronteras
El número de Dossieres EsF correspondiente a este verano de 2025 está dedicado al turismo. Ha sido coordinado por María Jesús Such Devesa y Patricia Aranda Cuéllar, de la Universidad de Alcalá. En un...
ecosfron.org
September 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
El nuevo número de #DossieresEsF está dedicado al turismo, a los dilemas globales que plantea y a las respuestas locales que surgen frente a sus efectos. Ha sido coordinado por María Jesús Such Devesa y Patricia Aranda Cuéllar, de la @uahes.bsky.social:
ecosfron.org/turismo-en-l...
ecosfron.org/turismo-en-l...
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Acertada campaña #publicidad de la #AEAT materializa visualmente la relación d intercambio fiscal tan relevante xa la opinión pública española,donde la #sanidad es el servicio público estrella. También guiño de #género poniendo a una médico como personaje principal cc @socioeconomica.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Acertada campaña #publicidad de la #AEAT materializa visualmente la relación d intercambio fiscal tan relevante xa la opinión pública española,donde la #sanidad es el servicio público estrella. También guiño de #género poniendo a una médico como personaje principal cc @socioeconomica.bsky.social
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‘Let us not risk getting trapped in the last war.’ My piece for @pbe.co.uk on why the wellbeing v GDP framing has run out of road
pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...
pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...
Beyond ‘beyond GDP’ | PBE
By Hetan Shah I was involved in some of the calls for improved measurement of wellbeing in the early 2000s. Two decades on, sometimes the debate feels like it has not moved on sufficiently from those ...
pbe.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 5:48 AM
‘Let us not risk getting trapped in the last war.’ My piece for @pbe.co.uk on why the wellbeing v GDP framing has run out of road
pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...
pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...
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🚗🚌🚲 How does your city commute?
Compare global travel patterns in 876 cities—from Paris to New Delhi—in this interactive viz by Liuhuaying Yang from CSH.
A finalist for the 2025 Information is Beautiful Awards!
Dive in 👉 bit.ly/4atdQmg
#DataViz #UrbanMobility #Commuting #CityLife #Transport #Cars
Compare global travel patterns in 876 cities—from Paris to New Delhi—in this interactive viz by Liuhuaying Yang from CSH.
A finalist for the 2025 Information is Beautiful Awards!
Dive in 👉 bit.ly/4atdQmg
#DataViz #UrbanMobility #Commuting #CityLife #Transport #Cars
Cities Moving
How do people travel to work in your city? Explore the model share data for over 800 cities in the world.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🚗🚌🚲 How does your city commute?
Compare global travel patterns in 876 cities—from Paris to New Delhi—in this interactive viz by Liuhuaying Yang from CSH.
A finalist for the 2025 Information is Beautiful Awards!
Dive in 👉 bit.ly/4atdQmg
#DataViz #UrbanMobility #Commuting #CityLife #Transport #Cars
Compare global travel patterns in 876 cities—from Paris to New Delhi—in this interactive viz by Liuhuaying Yang from CSH.
A finalist for the 2025 Information is Beautiful Awards!
Dive in 👉 bit.ly/4atdQmg
#DataViz #UrbanMobility #Commuting #CityLife #Transport #Cars
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New study finds that those who deactivated Facebook or Instagram for the six weeks before the 2020 election showed significant improvement in an index of happiness, depression, and anxiety compared to controls.
www.nber.org/papers/w33697
www.nber.org/papers/w33697
The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New study finds that those who deactivated Facebook or Instagram for the six weeks before the 2020 election showed significant improvement in an index of happiness, depression, and anxiety compared to controls.
www.nber.org/papers/w33697
www.nber.org/papers/w33697