Pablo Urzúa

opiniones personales.-

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

europeans voting with their feet

[Olivier Blanchard @ojblanchard1]

Reached 200k followers. Thanks to all of them. Must be some kind of milestone.

Some lessons for academics. Comments and reactions welcome.

Benefits of X.

Posting on X is an easy and fast way to express and disseminate potentially useful thoughts, to reach (many) journalists and (some) policy makers without taking too much of their time. A few paragraphs, and a link if needed.

It is easier, faster than writing and getting op-eds published. It is much lighter work than substack. A few substacks are simply amazing (thanks paul krugman, heather cox richardson, tomas pueyo, among them) but it looks like a full-time occupation for those (very gifted) ones who write them.

X is often a source of great information. There truly are true experts on every single subject. Barely a day goes by without a new fact, a great graph, a deep analysis. Thanks @JesusFerna7026 and others. Or, very far from economics, @JamesLucasIT

Sometimes, X triggers fascinating discussions with other academics, but discussions open to all, and all can and do intervene. A right mix of expertise and vox populi. Thanks @JohnHCochrane, and others.

Interventions and reactions, nice or less so, often give me a sense of public opinion out there. For example, I was surprised by the reactions to https://t.co/JBa6vXtXZJ. I thought most people would agree. Many didn’t.

I have been largely insulated from trolls and insults. Probably because I do not insult, and my centrist positions are sufficiently wishy washy not to trigger hysterical responses.

Costs of X.

The X algorithm seems to privilege conflict, outrageous opinions. Not sure all relevant posts reach all relevant targets.

I wish more big-name academics participated. I do not know of any other discussion forum with the attributes of X.

I probably waste too much time reading posts. At this stage of my life cycle, it is not too costly, but I am not sure I would recommend it to young researchers. Absorbing high frequency information can be overwhelming and it does take time away from deeper thinking. There is something to be said for the ivory tower.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

Alza de la derecha más dura en países democráticos:
- Giorgia Meloni es PM en Italia
- Donald Trump es Presidente en USA
- Sanae Takaichi es PM en Japón
- Javier Milei es Presidente en ARG
- Alza de partidos de derecha en FRA, GER y UK a nivel popular (no gobiernan)

[Ex-Ante @exantecl]

Pablo Urzúa, de SURA Investments: “Hoy existen en Chile cerca de 35.000 personas con más de US$1 millón de patrimonio”. https://t.co/D0xT42PLKS

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Our annual ranking compares economies in three different ways https://t.co/32qIO5fkDZ

[Ex-Ante @exantecl]

El Director de Real Estate de SURA Investments, Felipe Toro, asegura que “el sector inmobiliario ofrece atributos clave como protección contra la inflación [...] que lo convierten en un complemento para fortalecer [...] cualquier portafolio diversificado”.https://t.co/8s3tECCL7k

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

Amerita todo el ruido que @DOGE ha generado si no han disminuido el gasto en términos absolutos ni la tendencia de crecimiento?

Tanto vale una “señal”?

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

This post has to be complemented with the definition of free markets and personal liberties, if not, the message is not clear enough and we can expect a large variety of opinions of the journalists of the WP. For me, its a huge intervention to real freedom of press.

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:

I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages.

We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.

There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job.

I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.

I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction.

I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void.

Jeff

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

@marcoporchile Doc, hay tasas en UF y en CLP. Eliminar la UF, lo único que conseguirías es que créditos y planes de salud sean ajustados a una tasa más alta (CLP), incluso más alta que las tasas CLP de hoy ya que considerarían un premio adicional x inflación sorpresa. Basta de populismo barato.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

@Arteymas_ Es imponente mirarlo en vivo 🙌🏼

[Lost Temples™ @LostTemple7]

Incredible Borders around the world.

1.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

@marcoporchile Doc, el valor de la UF se pasaría a la tasa de interés en los créditos y a mayores precios en términos nominales de los distintos servicios que mencionas.

Creo que debes cambiar la bandera de lucha, la UF es un gran activo que tenemos.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

@IF_Chile Felicitaciones. Las decisiones financieras están al servicio de los objetivos de vida, por lo que si es una buena o mala decisión, depende de cada uno.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

Enorme

[Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal]

Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大���
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

La Cámara Chileno Holandesa de Comercio regaló 50.000 tulipanes en Las Condes ayer, fue bien caótico la instancia.

Recordemos la tulip manía de 1637, donde el valor de dicha flor aumentó 200x.

Ejemplo: si un tulipán cuesta $6.000…..se llegaron a transar en $1.200.000.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

@sebastian_gray No tiene nada de malo amigo. No lo romantices.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

Un crack dentro de la cancha.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

Se desató Elon hace unos meses. Cómo sería que siguiera una carrera política?

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Unless Trump is elected, America will fall to tyranny.

Trump must win.

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

Enfermedad celíaca: el problema del subdiagnóstico (Diario Financiero Online),

Excelente columna ⁦@jfantuzzi⁩.

Yo me descubrí la enfermedad cuando mis dos hijas dieron positivo en sus respectivos exámenes.
https://t.co/NIfGmIuwwG

[Pablo Urzúa @pablourzuae]

Qué sesgos afloran en esta red social?

La más marcada: Overconfidence Bias.

Pero hay varias más que se acentúan……