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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Congratulations QC Honors Graduates

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 03/04/2025

Yesterday saw a sweeping new set of #tariffs from the Trump administration. But Liliana Rojas-Suarez and Ignacio Albe warn that tariffs won't fix the US trade deficit. Int'l capital markets play a decisive role: bit.ly/4krdulU

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The Financial Realities of the US Trade Deficit that Tariffs Can't Change

It's been repeated time and again: The US trade deficit stems from a persistent savings-investment gap. Without closing that gap, the deficit won’t shrink. Tariffs may reduce the bilateral trade defic...

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

We’ve reached the stage where the @nytimes.com does this with a straight face? Stop the bus.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Tough not to be an alarmist when the evidence lines up.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

One of the main newspapers in my home state of Bahia now casually has news stories advising tourists to avoid common hand gestures because of their association to org crime.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

People often overstate the Executive's power to determine fiscal policy in Brazil. Legislators earmark/direct a large share of federal expenditures.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

One can always nitpick at the specifics and the compromises, but this is the important work of governing. Simplifying and trimming the re-incidence of taxation are huge wins both for BR businesses and consumers.

valorinternational.globo.com

Brazil’s Senate approves tax reform rules with higher VAT rate

Bill passes with a 49-19 vote and returns to Lower House for review

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Suparna Chaudhry @sch-ir.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

“A travel ban is likely to go into effect soon after inauguration....Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Myanmar, Sudan, Tanzania, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia. New countries could be added to this list, particularly China and India.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...

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Colleges Warn International Students to Return Ahead of Trump Term

Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

People often focus on the Global North, but most migrants stay in region. Latin American countries have typically been welcoming of each other's refugees, but this this stuff is heartbreaking. [Forgive the sensationalist picture on the link].

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Desperate Haitians Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Are Being Sent Back in Cages

Relations between the neighboring countries on the island of Hispaniola have long been frosty. They are now complicated by up to 10,000 deportations a week.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Libertadores! Com atuação segura do nosso goleirão elder statesman! Tomara que renovem pro ano que vem. Bora sofrer mais ano que vem! #BBMP

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Fiona Spooner @spoonerf.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Until 2017, the age group with the greatest number of deaths globally was those aged under five years. An interactive version of the chart can be found here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/annu...

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

[Pausa pro futebol] Parece que o Bahia tá jogando pra escapar do rebaixamento. Pelo amor dos meus filhinhos…

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The international community directly contributed to state failure in Haiti and now abandons it. Notice how the coverage is part of the problem: local population is an afterthought in this article.

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Surge of Gang Violence in Haiti Leads U.N. Workers to Flee

A surge in gang violence over the past two weeks has led international aid organizations to rethink their staff levels in Haiti.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I feel like I should have something to say about the Brazilian Fed Police's findings re: (would-be?) (botched?) coup attempt by outgoing Bolsonaro adm in 22. But a) I'm not really that surprised, b) don't you get tarred and feathered if you imply Brazilian institutions are somewhat resilient? (1/2)

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

Our department is looking for an Americanist, broadly construed. Come work with us in Queens, one of the more diverse and exciting places to be! QC is ranked highly for advancing social mobility. Deadline is coming up quick: Nov 2!

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

Quando comecei pesquisa em saúde (2007), já era grande o n de consultores no MS. Na prática: necessidade de adequar os recursos humanos às novas demandas sob as amarras do legado de funcionários antigos do INAMPS e as restrições p novas contratações.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

I’ll defer to our colleagues who are Argentina specialists, but I wonder whether to read this as moderate voters dampening the far right or as resilience of the Peronist machine (could be both, obv). Also think NYT missed on headline. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/w...

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Far-Right Candidate Heads to Runoff in Argentina Election

Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian, performed worse than polls predicted and will face Sergio Massa, Argentina’s economy minister, next month.

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

So I was telling my kids that one of the players for Al Nassr (Talisca) used to play for the great EC Bahia (my home team) and, right on cue, he scores on a free kick, w Cristiano Ronaldo serving as decoy no less. BBMP

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Victor Araújo @victoraraujo.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

We are hiring 3X in comparative politics at Reading. Two entry-level (Lecturer/assistant professor) positions and one at the Associate Level. Come to work in a very friendly and collaborative department! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DDO333/l... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DDO331/a...

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

Join us Mon, 10/16 12:15pm @ Campbell Dome for a faculty round table on Migration in the Americas. Speakers: Profs. Anahí Viladrich (QC Soc), François Pierre-Louis & Jorge Alves (QC PoliSci). Register: bit.ly/455FPoZ

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Jorge Antonio Alves @jorgealves.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Hey #polisky, Our department is looking for an Americanist who works and teaches on Law & Environmental Politics. Come work with us in Queens, one of the more diverse and exciting places to be! QC is ranked highly for advancing social mobility. Deadline: 10/20 Apply at: cuny.jobs/queens-ny/as...

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