economy Good neighbours The Malthusian Trap. Malthusian ideas are always present. The contribution of the great English economist, Sir Thomas Malthus was simple: populations can grow infinitely, probably food production will grow infinitely too, but in
analysis Causality in times of Excel: the relationship between Emission and Inflation Each Excel spreadsheet is designed to process 17 billion data (17 thousand columns x 1 million rows). And, with the possibility of adding one thousand sheets, each Excel document is capable of processing
consumption The way we buy soap helps fighting poverty On Monday May 4th I attended a keynote on the latest report of the World Bank on economics and behavior in context of public policy development in Latin America. The director of the
Argentina The eye on the SMEs On April 9 I had the pleasure of participating in the conference organized by CAME (Argentina Confederation of Medium Enterprises) to over 1000 entrepreneurs, representing 323 chambers of 23 provinces and the Autonomous
poverty Inclusion, there isn't just one I must confess the word inclusion has caused certain apprehension in me. There is a top-down component that assumes as a basis a better reality (its own) versus the other one, which they
economy We are imprisoned by the bolivar When the Venezuelan bolivar is called “strong”, it is no longer because of its promised – and never achieved – sturdiness and stability; instead it seems today to be due to a fortification. The strong
economy Economy, the science of a chessboard During my 10 years of teaching courses on introductory economics, I take more time in defining what economy is/ the concept of economy. I remember that the first years, as soon as the
economic theory Inflation, problem solved The discussions and palaver that revolve around inflation abound and redound. Many debates that long ago were overcome reappear as if they were novel or problematic (… it is unclear if inflation is so
economy "I move over here, I move over there" - Dolar Blue Last week, we, the Argentinian citizens, witnessed an illuminating economic event. The price of the black market US dollar – “Dólar Blue” for locals -, with its ups and downs, showed its true essence:
development The Economy of your Life (and of your world) Last October 7th, the second session of SABF’s serie of talks was held. On this opportunity we’ve invited Tomás Bulat, economist and author of “Economía Descubierta” [Uncovered Economy] and “La Economía
collaboration Thinking Together: Open Source, the culture of sharing and openness Social entrepreneurship as a different approach to business has gained traction over the past two decades, but have you heard of “open” entrepreneurship? Many of you may be familiar with the concept of
economy Is higher education gradually being converted into a luxury? As a full, time, 2nd year Economics student, I came back to the UK to realize that the frenzy rhythms of our in-campus life, last year, have been substantially replaced by a far
Crisis Crisis? What Crisis? After the first SABF lunch, it was time to listen to Juan Carlos de Pablo, who is Director at Contexto. He was interviewed by Enrique Diaz Leimbacher, Associate Professor at ITBA. The interview
economy Against Poverty, More Bills I usually chat with a friend of mine who studies psychology about how there can be so many people suffering from hunger around the world. Obviously both of us find it difficult to
economy Solving Social Problems through Business A quick look at the world scenario allows us to notice we must still solve many challenges in the social field. While technological development and knowledge production follow a course of steady growth,
Citizen Participation Minimum Business Plan This article is part of a series about going from “I’d like to start a business” to having a small start-up running, and beyond. If you haven’t read the previous articles,
economy What are the implications of socio-environmental business’s responsibility? We are living unstable times under permanent change where everything seems to be disposable and instantaneous. We are living fast, avoiding the obligations of what’s permanent. This last, that we can observe
economy Enterprise: from utility to common wealth The mobilizations throughout the world in 2011 have certainly set a precedent that will remain in the history of the beginning of the XXI Century. From the outraged from Spain, Occupy Wall Street,
economy A little bit of inflation, a lot of growth. I usually remember with my friends a short time ago when we used to have lunch for just five pesos. Today we find this idea funny -that money is only enough for a
development Sustainable economic growth: fiction or reality? The financial crisis of 2008 has moved, during 2011, into the real economy. Severe adjustments pretend to be applied in Greece, Spain and Italy to place -back again- those countries into the path
economy Thinking Latin America Today Analía Gómez Vidal was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1989. She studied Economics (specializes in Journalism) in Torcuato Di Tella University. Currently, she is pursuing a Master in Economics in the same