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
This story is great and then you get to the name of the alleged ex-KLM CEO that caused the fire and the plane to return and it gets even greater. www.dutchnews.nl/2026/09/klm-...
Power bank that ignited on KLM flight belonged to former CEO - DutchNews.nl
The power bank that ignited on a KLM flight en route to Curaçao, forcing the plane to return to Schiphol, belonged to the airline’s former CEO, according to NU.nl. Multiple sources tell news website t...
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Público@publico.pt · yesterdayO comércio na Baixa lisboeta mudou, o consumo transformou-se, e há cada vez menos retrosarias na Rua da Conceição, que em tempos já foi a dos Retroseiros. Histórias das que resistem.
It is Bachelor’s thesis topic proposal time, which also means it is the time of year when I am constantly bombarded with interesting things that have nothing to do with my research. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Is dollar safe-asset richness declining? Not for domestic liquidity, but yes for global. Dollar repo has overtaken Treasurys, from Arvind Krishnamurthy and Miguel Chumbo www.nber.org/papers/w35742
My timeline is slipping too. news.uk.cityam.com/story/245753...
Manchester United’s new stadium could be delayed until 2035 as timeline slips
Manchester United’s new stadium may not open until 2035, according to official planning documentation. The timeline for the £2bn-plus project has repeatedly slipped ever since minority owner Sir Jim R...
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Venus de Milo Bread Rolls www.reuters.com/science/astr...
Astrophysics study suggests Venus may have swallowed its moon
A California-based astrophysicist presented a new theory on Monday to explain why Venus, the planet most like Earth in size, mass and structure, lacks its own moon. Call it a case of celestial cannib...
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The invisible left hand of the market doesn't know what the invisible right hand of the market is doing
Bill@bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · last wk.What is this shit. I do not understand how this is possible.
Was just playing some top ass with my kids before bedtime
Houthis parting the Red Sea, Math and AIpocalypse, insanity in America. Maybe tonight calls for a little indulgence open.spotify.com/track/4CHW97...
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Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last wk.FT exclusive: The IMF dropped the lead candidate to become its new chief economist at the eleventh hour after he was found to have made critical remarks about the Trump administration’s economic policies, according to people briefed on the process ft.trib.al/8I7TNVM
The US is buying back debt with newly issued debt, while promising a dividend. Next debt auction should be fun.
Reuters@reuters.com · last wk.President Trump said he would pay every American adult a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm election, an extraordinary attempt to persuade voters to back his party. reut.rs/4cF0lmV
New publication available online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Field Goal Range: How a Cultural Reference Point Distorts Performance and Decision‐Making
Do professionals over-prepare salient features of their jobs? Does this distort managerial decisions? We study NFL field goal kicking, where the opponent's 35-yard line (YL35), known as ‘field goal r....
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“Interesting” state-contingent sovereign debt design in Senegal: The €300m total return swap with FAB can become immediately repayable if: * the CFA franc’s euro peg changes (fine) * Senegal’s sovereign rating falls below CCC+/Caa1 (wut?) Senegal’s ratings were only just above that threshold.
FT Alphaville@alphaville.ft.com · 2w agoBrutal drops in Reading and Mathematics www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
PISA 2025 Results (Volume I)
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 evaluates what students know and can do in science, reading, mathematics and computational problem-solving, assessing how effectivel...
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Me in class today: What's output in our class? Knowledge? Very good! What's capital? Computer? Yeah! Labor? Me? Well, you! We are complementary inputs! What's technology? No, not the projector. The software! Right! Can we think of a technology shock here in class? A wasp enters the room. Me: !!!
The next session of the CEPR Advanced Forum in Financial Economics #CAFFE 8 September @ 14:00 CEST. Melissa Prado presents "Socially Responsible Investing and Multinationals' Environmental Harm: Evidence from Global Remote Sensing Data" Register: ow.ly/nYNE50ZKhXu #EconSky
