Felipe Valencia C.
@felipev84
Colombian AP @Brown_Economics @PPE_Center alumnus @BrownUniversity Affiliate @CEPR_org @IZA_Bonn @kielinstitute Board Member @RIDGE_uy @voxlacea @HistoryRegions
Thank you so much! I’m also thrilled to return to my alma mater @BrownUniversity @Brown_Economics with a joint appointment at the @PPE_Center Looking forward to reconnecting with many colleagues and friends in this new journey—back in full circle—to my “roots.” Ever true ‘06! 🤎
The PPE Center is thrilled to welcome our newest faculty member, Professor Felipe Valencia Caicedo @felipev84 Before joining us, he was an Assistant Professor at the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia.
Harvard announcement: "Gita Gopinath returns to economics faculty after historic IMF leadership" news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…
Y gritaron !Muera la ortografía! Les.da.rabia quw un hijp del pwueblo no yenga ortografia
Thrilled to welcome Laura Alfaro as our new Chief Economist at @the_IDB. Research is critical to improve our work and Laura will help bring rigor and depth to our operations and in our policy conversations with countries. ¡Muy bienvenida al equipo, Laura!
Happy to welcome Laura Alfaro as our new Chief Economist and Economic Counselor. A leading voice in research and public policy, Laura joins us as we advance IDBImpact+ and place research and knowledge at the center of our strategy—shaping public debate and embedding research in…
Education accounts for 45% of global economic growth Education accounts for 60% of pretax income growth among world poorest 20% 1980-2019 New paper by Gethin in @QJEHarvard shorturl.at/lrTRV
El 23 de julio, #HayPresentaSantaMarta invita a una jornada con cinco eventos que tendrán lugar en el #TeatroSantaMarta. Se trata de una serie de encuentros con autores y pensadores sobre cómo contar la(s) historia(s) en el siglo XXI, a través de la literatura, la antropología,…
Hoy arrancó "Voces: reflexiones de economistas académicos colombianos"! 🤓💥 Un blog de @EconomiaUAndes donde publicaremos, cada dos semanas, columnas breves. Va un hilo corto👇
The World Bank has updated their income classification system. The most notable shifts for FY2026: • Costa Rica → high income • Cabo Verde → upper-middle • Samoa → upper-middle • Namibia → down to lower-middle
Great to be back @WorldBank for @ecineq 2025 in Washington DC, seeing many friends and colleagues, here the keynote by @DAcemogluMIT ecineq.org/eleventh-ecine…
Very happy to get an early copy of this (my piece on Dune is the final chapter)
Un excelente trabajo con @FelipeJordn
En este capítulo, para la segunda parte del libro editado por @felipev84, resumimos estudios con diferentes coautores sobre la evaluación histórica y la actualidad de las tierras mapuche en Chile. researchgate.net/publication/39…
Sobre el evento de ayer en Medellín: 1/ Varios de los líderes que compartieron tarima con el Presidente han sido condenados por homicidio, secuestro, extorsión, y lideran grandes organizaciones que han causado un alto costo social para los ciudadanos
📢Call for papers! We’re excited to announce the 2nd Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC), taking place at King's College London on November 6–7, 2025 Keynote Speaker: Elias Papaioannou (LBS) Submission Deadline: July 4, 2025 Submit via: forms.gle/5RwcxMZxZLVznX…
Extremely sad news: Ghazala Azmat, an excellent economist and a wonderful person, died last weekend. My sincere condolences to her family, her colleagues at Science Po and CEPR, and the many friends she leaves here at LSE (where she studied) and everywhere she went.
Here a masterpiece: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…
If you want to read more about her incredible life accomplishments, in memoriam: eeassoc.org/news/memoriam-…
Very sad and shocking news! Missing Ghazala! 🙏
Ghazala Azmat Death: A Distinguished Economist Has Passed Away funeraltimes.site/?p=57 via @https://x.com/AlertDailynews
Colombia, país inviable! Fuerza @MiguelUribeT Desazón profunda en medio de la tragedia, nos toca reflexionar a todos.
Nos devolvemos 20 años. Repudiable atentado contra Senador Miguel Uribe. Toda violencia es repugnante. En este caso, además, se trata de un atentado contra el ejercicio de la política y la libertad de expresiones. El país ha entrado en una espiral de violencia verbal que ahora…