Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Wow! Should the US become a Canadian province instead? 😂 000
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Great column in @nytimes.com On how the moral framework mattered and now the Trump administration appears unconstrained not only by the limits imposed by the Constitution but by the standards of an average American’s conscience. Donald Trump, Pagan King www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Donald Trump, Pagan King 000
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezTim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @tkehoe.bsky.social · 21/11/2025How do global value chains evolve over time? UMN JMC Carlos Bolivar @carlosbolivar03.bsky.social analyzes how firms change intermediate input suppliers in 43-country, 56-industry world trade model with changing transportation costs and stochastic country-industry productivity. carlosbolivar.infocarlosbolivar.infoCarlos Bolivar Ph.D. Student in Economics | Carlos BolivarI am a third-year Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of Minnesota, with research interests in International Economics, Macroeconomic Theory, and Public Economics. Learn more about my backgro... 142
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezTim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @tkehoe.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Why is agricultural productivity in India so low? UMN @umn-econ.bsky.social Econ JMC Scott Sommers argues weather shocks amplify land market restrictions as source of misallocation in agriculture. He uses micro data to build model of heterogeneous farmers. sites.google.com/view/scottso...sites.google.comScott SommersScott Sommers 164
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezTim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @tkehoe.bsky.social · 19/11/2025How does IMF intervention after sovereign default help debtor country? UMN @umn-econ.bsky.social JMC Teresa Balestrini evaluates differences post default for countries that restructure within IMF program versus those that directly negotiate with creditors 1990–2014. www.teresabalestrini.comteresabalestrini.comTERESA BALESTRINIWelcome! I am a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Minnesota and will be on the 2025-2026 job market. My fields of interest are Macroeconomics and International Economics, with a focus ... 175
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Very nice paper from a very smart candidate @leonardo-barreto.bsky.social His paper is very creative and addresses a relevant question for academics and policymakers alike! Leonardo is also a very easygoing and intelligent colleague! 011
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 24/11/2025A very nice paper by a great candidate from the University of Minnesota! The paper becomes relevant now, when many emerging countries accumulated high debt levels and wanted to improve their health services and infrastructure after the pandemic! #EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBlueSky #EconJM 011
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Another great paper from a great candidate @carlosbolivar03.bsky.social His paper is super relevant in today’s times where trade policy uncertainty, tariffs and near shoring are affecting the decisions of firms and consumers all over the world. Carlos is also a great economist! 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Super well done and relevant paper not only for India but for many other regions of the world! Scott is also a very friendly and smart colleague! Definitely the type of person you want to work with! #EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBluesky 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Súper interesting paper and great candidate for this year’s job market! #econsky #blueskyecon #econjobmarket 011
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 30/09/2025A president openly declaring war to his political opponents 🚨‼️ 000
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-Juárezsher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 29/09/2025youtube.com/watch?v=0_Bw...youtube.comNetanyahu: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 632417784
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 23/05/2025After 2º year PhD Prelim lunch just hits different! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Every university’s legal department should join Harvard to win this case! It should be everyone against censorship and intimidation! 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 23/05/2025They are “protecting students” by not allowing them to enroll… Very stupid policy, to say the least… 010
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/05/2025🚨This is a HUGE escalation and a deliberate effort to use the government against Trump's enemies. Weaponizing the Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification against Harvard to punish them for pushing back is a new low — and needlessly punishes thousands of innocent students. 571637607
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezOliver Schopf @oliverschopf.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Scientists on the run again? dst.at/cartoons @derstandard.at @cartoonmovement.com #science #USA #Musk #Trump #freedom #Liberty #cartoon #satire 12475195
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 22/05/2025This is the original letter of Secretary Kristy Noem. Look at the requests! All unconstitutional and inconceivable in a “free” country! Source: x.com/Sec_Noem/sta... 000
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezReuters @reuters.com · 22/05/2025BREAKING: US President Donald Trump's administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, the Department of Homeland Security said reut.rs/458ZBnlreut.rsHomeland Security blocking Harvard’s ability to enroll international studentsU.S. President Donald Trump's administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. 197346
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezNeil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 22/05/2025When a Government is scientifically illiterate, but doesn’t know it, then its actions (or inactions) can be a recipe for the dismantling of an informed and enlightened Democracy. #ScienceMatters 19550691400
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezReuters @reuters.com · 22/05/2025Trump blocks Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, NYT reports reut.rs/3H514Rrreut.rsTrump blocks Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, NYT reportsU.S. President Donald Trump's administration is using its authority to block Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, the New York Times reported on Thursday. 43214
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/05/2025Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.nytimes.comTrump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students 106348189
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 22/05/2025This is completely outrageous! All universities must fight this, together!! 😡😡😡😡😡 000
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezAatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 22/05/2025NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 23376223
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezDave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Disastrous news for graduate education in the US. 53422
Reposted by Jorge Herrera-JuárezDaron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I was interviewed on @wbur.org's On Point this morning about the state of institutions and corruption under the Trump administration. The full audio is available here. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...wbur.orgTrump and trickle-down corruptionA $400 million jet from Qatar. His own crypto coin. Is President Donald Trump normalizing corruption? 14013
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 21/05/2025media.tenor.coma woman is sitting on a bed with her hands on her face and the words `` pretends to be shocked '' above her .ALT: a woman is sitting on a bed with her hands on her face and the words `` pretends to be shocked '' above her . 000
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 21/05/2025media.tenor.coma little boy dressed in a suit and tie with an american flag pinALT: a little boy dressed in a suit and tie with an american flag pin 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025And americans can’t do much about it, at least until the next election… This is why the presidential system is flawed! Too much power for the executive, too much time to correct the course… 011
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025“Our people are now the sickest people in the world” This guy keeps throwing false numbers and statements all over the place… 000
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025But… but… the press secretary said the bill would save 1.6 trillion dollars! 🫨🫨🫨 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Today was the undergraduate’s commencement ceremony at @umn-econ.bsky.social, and my first time being invited as faculty! It was great to see my students so happy! 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 18/05/2025“Walmart…. Ehh.. it’s going to… ehh… as you described, eat some of the tariffs… *coughs*….” Someone is very uncomfortable and having a rough time defending certain policies… 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 17/05/2025What a way to learn economics… An introductory course on Trade and tariffs would have been better for everyone… Do you think he understood the lesson? 110
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 17/05/2025This is horrible. These people don’t see immigrants as individuals with dignity, they see them as tools for political gain, cheap labor and now for entertainment. It’s sickening. America was built by immigrants! 000
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 17/05/2025“All economists will tell you that” is the best part 😂 Where do these people live? 030
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 16/05/2025I mean… it took a while… so many days after “Liberation Day”? 000
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Careful… Some people like to invent “invasions” and “national emergencies” to suspend human rights and impose their agenda… Dangerous pattern in history… 120
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 09/05/2025A night at the opera just before prelims… 👌🏻 020
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Trade Economists: - Before 2015 - Now in 2025 (Did I did it right @khoavuumn.bsky.social ?) 000
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Apparently, someone set a bot to try to access my @microsoft.com account. I noticed because I recieved a suspicious email. But everyone should check the log in activity and activate 2-step verification! Microsoft should notify users after several failed login attempts! @mscommunity.bsky.social 000
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 06/05/2025This is a perfect example of wrong economic intuition… You buying something =/= You being ripped off or you losing money 010
Jorge Herrera-Juárez @jorgehj.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I knew it! Happy hours increase economist’s productivity! Lest celebrate with beer!!🍻 010
