Ricardo FuentesNieva

Independent Global Consultant

[Kaushik Basu @kaushikcbasu]

Read the UN report on GDP. What we aim to maximize makes big difference. I realized this when a friend told me every 10 min jogging increases life by 8 min. I began jogging. Then it struck me every 10 min jogging cuts my non-jogging time on earth by 2 min.
https://t.co/OCpqBIcv7a

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

GDP measures economic activity. It doesn´t tell us whether progress is shared, whether societies are thriving, or whether today’s prosperity is undermining tomorrow. That is why the Beyond GDP conversation matters. Read the High-Level Expert Group Report
https://t.co/A8r2D1DdrR

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@umirf1 Where’s Ted Lasso?

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

After a long absence, returning to this space. Big moment coming Thursday at the UN. #BeyondGDP

[El Colegio de México @elcolmex]

El @CEEColmex invita a la presentación de la iniciativa "Más allá del PIB: ¿cómo medir el progreso de las naciones y el planeta?", a cargo de @noralustig, copresidenta del Grupo de Expertos de Alto Nivel "Más allá del PIB".
📅 10 de abril | 09:30 hrs. | Sala Rodolfo Stavenhagen
Bienvenida:
@Anncovel, presidenta de nuestra institución, y @rmcamposvazquez, director del CEE
Comentarios:
@GMarquezColin, @INEGI_INFORMA
@LFLopezCalva, @BancoMundial
José Casar, @PUEDUNAM
@ahaasp, @oxfammexico
David Cantala, CEE
@UNCTAD

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@dannykellywords @Tim_Vickery Get well soon, Danny. I’ll miss you in the VFTL. We need you back promptly.

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

Felicidades, @EvaOArceo! Gran noticia para mi querida alma mater.

[CIDE @CIDE_MX]

El #CIDE informa que la Dra. Eva Arceo (@EvaOArceo) ha sido nombrada directora de la División de Economía (@EconCIDE).

Su gestión dará continuidad al compromiso de la División de realizar investigaciones de calidad y ofrecer programas de licenciatura y posgrado de excelencia.

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@TheTottenhamWay @GeorgeSessions No, you haven’t. Complete lack of self-criticism. You just liked the bloke and committed to him despite the fact that he was completely out of his depth and it was obvious months ago.

[Branko Milanovic @BrankoMilan]

"You want to limit billionaires’ (1) ostentatious consumption, (2) political influence, and (3) media power.
The need to limit (or thus to punish by exorbitant taxation) ostentatious consumption is to maintain a society where huge differences in wealth, while some may be unavoidable, are not displayed in front of everyone and cannot become the object of adoration or of hate.
The goal of (2) is to make billionaires (which despite everything will still have disproportionate political influence) more like other members of community or nation. We are not talking here of democracy but of isonomia, a much better term to indicate an approximately equal influence of all individuals in political decision-making. Today’s so-called democracies are places without any semblance of isonomia precisely because the political power of the rich is unconstrained.
Finally, (3) is needed for the same reason as (2): to limit the power of a few.
A pedagogical tax
https://t.co/4MiZDUu4Bp

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@sufferingspurs And whose major achievement in his managerial career is a sequence of mid-table finishes with a club that is doing better without him. It’s comical.

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@fernanda_ho Felicidades por todo el trabajo y mucha suerte en lo que viene!

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@samreignz The famous Guti back heel in the middle of the box. Can’t even remember who scored

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@ben_bowman_ And Bentancur. Those three are freed from Frankball today

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

Get Thomas Frank out as soon as possible. He’s timid, limited in his tactics, and completely out of his depth. He’s got no excuse to play this poorly week in and week out.

[Kaushik Basu @kaushikcbasu]

GDP is important but the obsession with GDP is doing damage to the planet & making us look away from the huge inequalities in today’s world. It’s time to go “Beyond GDP.” This was a fascinating discussion with the Beyond Lab. Read:
https://t.co/ZT8IzvN29Q

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@simonyemane @96thMouraaaa This graph sums up my point. The first 15 games of last season showed a very high ceiling, just before Vicario’s and the CBs injuries. The results were not consistent but the underlying data was very positive and the changes in trend explained, at least in part, by injuries.

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@jaydmharris You should stop advocating for your friend Thomas Frank. He’s been awful and many of you in the media are keen on protecting him for no obvious reason other than you personally like him.

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@LastWordOnSpurs He’s deluded or a very poor salesman. Either way, not good

[Ricardo FuentesNieva @rivefuentes]

@THFC_Himothy Exactly. I’d rather have a team aiming for consistency with the high ceiling, tbh.