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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Tal vez sea de interés: abrí un nuevo Substack para compartir análisis sobre México, administración pública y economía política. La primera entrada analiza el Estado administrativo, las élites gerenciales y la reconfiguración del poder en México. open.substack.com/pub/heydeesm...

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Administrative State Theory, Managerial Elites, and the Institutionalization of Morena’s Hegemony

Below is the way I understand the comparison for Mexico: Marini helps explain the attack on autonomous/technocratic institutions; Burnham helps explain the defeat of the PRI-PAN managerial class; the ...

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REPSAL @repsal.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

✍️🏽Nuevo post en nuestro Blog #subnacionAL "El dólar, la FED y la política subnacional: ¿Qué nos enseña América Latina sobre finanzas descentralizadas?", escrito por nuestra miembro @heydeesmeet.bsky.social (Departamento de Economía, Universidad Iberoamericana) La autora plantea...🧵👇🏽

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tomdosek.bsky.social @tomdosek.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

👇🏽👇🏽Nuevo post en el Blog #subnacionAL de @repsal.bsky.social!! @heydeesmeet.bsky.social escribe sobre "El dólar, la FED y la política subnacional: ¿Qué nos enseña América Latina sobre finanzas descentralizadas?"📊 +info en 🧵👇🏽

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Guillermo M. Cejudo @gmocejudo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

En México, el mercado de deuda subnacional se ha modernizado y sofisticado, pero ha crecido sobre una base fiscal débil, marcada por la escasa capacidad recaudatoria. @heydeesmeet.bsky.social escribe en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en nexos federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2026/02/un-m...

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Un mercado sin base

En México, el mercado de deuda subnacional se ha modernizado y sofisticado, pero ha crecido sobre una base fiscal débil, marcada por la escasa capacidad recaudatoria de estados y municipios.

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Guillermo M. Cejudo @gmocejudo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Las federaciones de todo el mundo enfrentan la tensión entre supervisión nacional y autonomía local en materia de regulación financiera @heydeesmeet.bsky.social escribe en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en @nexosmexico.bsky.social federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2026/04/mas-...

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Más allá de los arreglos inmediatos

La regulación fiscal debe forjarse con el tiempo, entre crisis, errores y aprendizajes acumulados, y sólo adquiere sentido cuando descansa en instituciones capaces de hacerla cumplir. Tras la evaluaci...

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We are seeking nominations for the Federalist Book Award. Do you have a favorite book that has made a lasting contribution to the study of federalism and IRG? Share your recommendations with our committee for the Martha Derthick Book Award. Deadline April 1. lnkd.in/e-59V8Jd

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Here is the link to the Youtube Channel of the Department of Economics at the Universidad Iberoamericana where researchers analyze the facts in the Mexican economy. Take a look 👁️ @ibero_economia youtube.com/@economiaibe...

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Economía Ibero

Contenido de temas económicos de coyuntura, investigación, docencia y planeación.

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

A must read for all of my Latin American friends. Well, there’s nothing really new here that you can’t already imagine or studied. It’s well argued and a nice piece for potentially classes www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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The Path to American Authoritarianism

What comes after democratic breakdown.

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

New publication out open source! Limitations of Collaborative Governance Within Mexico's Highly Disbalanced Federalist System, now published in The Politics of COVID-19 in Mexico (Routledge, 2025). www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

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Limitations of Collaborative Governance Within Mexico's Highly Disbala

This chapter describes how Mexico’s federalist system, designed to enhance efficiency and citizen well-being, encountered practical challenges to implement

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly NEW: How should Mexico respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose a 25% tariff on imports from its southern neighbor? Retaliation isn’t the only option, www.americasquarterly.org/article/trum...

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Trump’s Tariff Salvo Is Already Defining USMCA 2.0

Ahead of renegotiation, Mexico can use its leverage to strengthen economic ties with the U.S. and Canada, writes an expert.

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

So future research questions include if Billionaires are Hijacking Democracy? Is the U.S. electoral system designed to keep a check billionaires' influence? Without electoral reforms, will public policy continue to serve the ultra-wealthy over working-class Americans? Will public policy mater?

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

we know Populism Breeds in Inequality: When voters feel ignored, populists step in. They promise tax cuts or redistribution without fixing fiscal policy. Inequality grows, democracy dies. #Populism #ElectoralReform

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

So is Electoral Reform Urgent? Ranked-choice voting? Proportional Electoral College? Nice ideas—but unless we tackle inequality for those earning $400K+, reforms won’t fix the imbalance of power in U.S. democracy and their influence... but can they help with growth?

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Campaign Money Warps Policy: The 2024 election wasn’t just about votes—it was about billionaires. Democrats raised from millions of people ; Musk offered $1M for petitions. Until we fix campaign financing and regulation.... Elections will service the rich. #DemocracyAtRisk

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Fiscal Illusion & Democracy’s Decline: When federal taxes centralize revenue but cut public goods, the system creates a "fiscal illusion." Populist leaders exploit this, but voters pay the price in weakened services. Sound familiar?

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Where's the Media? Biden and Harris reportedly got campaign boosts from ~15 billionaires each. Yet, few outlets questioned what that means for public trust and governance. Who’s really calling the shots? #CampaignFinance

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Populism's Dangerous Appeal: Trump’s tax cuts wooed non-college voters by offering short-term relief while starving public goods funding. Populism thrives on these "easy fixes," but democracy falters without structural reform. #TaxPolicy

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

A Shared Struggle: A teacher in the Midwest making $50K and a coastal worker making $100K+ share grievances about housing and healthcare. Yet, the ultra-rich skew policies in their favor, leaving both behind. #MiddleClassCrisis

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Inflation Hurts Unequally: Inflation disproportionately affects the working class, yet policies focus on the wealthy earning $400K+. When billionaires fund campaigns, their priorities—not the public's—dominate the discourse. #EconomicInequality

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

U.S. no longer operates under median voter theory. Instead, a binomial economic divide dominates: most voters fall between $50K-$400K annually and those that make $400 or more include the ultra-wealthy that control elections through campaign financing. This isn't democracy—it's oligarchy-lite

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Heidi Smith @heydeesmeet.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

So let's see how effective this platform is... I did this interview pre-election describing the US economy and have some thoughts since. The interview was conducted in Spanish but my thoughts are in English below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBt...

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NOTABLES 05 11 24 HEIDI SMITH

YouTube video by Notables teleSURtv

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