Two interviews with two automotive R&D engineers that say it all. Sweden: interview, Tuesday 1:00 pm — “Let’s make this quick; I have to go play golf.” China: interview, Sunday 11:00 am — “Sorry for making you come to the plant on Sunday.” “Don’t worry — we’re used to it.”

Very good interview between @amirleb.bsky.social and @carlotaperez.bsky.social on technological development, innovation, climate crisis and green technologies—linking her intellectual trajectory with today’s political economy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

"In Chile, Dongfeng has a broad lineup, from sedans to vans to pickups and SUVs. “We have to win,” Vernooij said. “If you want to be like Toyota, you cannot leave one stone unturned.”" www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Rough times for those of us in the progressive centre www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...

El apoyo de EEUU al gob. de Milei es inédito. Evidentemente, el fuerte acompañamiento a Trump incluso antes de ser presidente le pagó bien. Con este apoyo el gob. puede despejar el principal problema macro argentino, la falta de dólares.

Green industries are indispensable (if I produce them) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...

"This rigid gatekeeping begins early in economists’ careers. Graduate programs at top institutions determine not just who enters the profession, but what questions are considered legitimate and what methods are acceptable." @haugejostein.bsky.social www.theglobalcurrents.com/p/economics-...

Peter Thiel: “Competition is for losers”. Today’s so-called innovative capitalist elites sound more like medieval aristocrats. jacobin.com/2025/10/pete...

Recomiendo enfáticamente esta entrevista a Marcelo Kloster sobre geopolítica del desarrollo industrial www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYN...

"By harnessing each country’s abundant natural resources, critical minerals, and industrial bases, Plan Mexico and Nova Indústria Brasil have opened new pathways to better jobs, income growth, and technological self-determination." www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/lat...

Sin dejar de reconocer la urgencia de los problemas macroeconómicos argentinos, es importante señalar que el país se está quedando rezagado en la reindustrialización verde de la región, un proceso cada vez más liderado por México y Brasil www.eldiplo.org/seccion-desa...

Today the EU Commission presents the Mercosur trade deal. Approval needs a qualified majority in the Council (15 of 27 members) plus a vote in Parliament. Germany & Spain back it; France, Austria, Poland & Italy oppose, setting the stage for a tough vote www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Un capítulo más en las inversiones en movilidad sostenible que Brasil atrae, consolidándose como referencia en la industrialización verde en América Latina, mientras que Argentina queda cada vez más relegada www.hibridosyelectricos.com/coches/fabri...

RCTs are designed to answer narrow questions about specific interventions in particular contexts (...) But they cannot address broader design problems, such as how to structure social-security systems, currency regimes, tax laws, or industrial strategies. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...

The dominance of neoclassical economics in our university curricula has created a world where we are told there is no alternative (...) But this is fiction. Economics today resembles Catholic theology in medieval Europe www.ft.com/content/9aab...

Happy to share a new article published in the Journal of Development Studies, co-authored with Tobias Wuttke and Kriengkrai Techakanont: "Competition and Development in Automotive Global Value Chains: Insights from Thailand, South Africa and Argentina" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Molto interessante il Forum Industria del Partito Democratico sui piani per re-industrializzare Italia ed Europa www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWHF...

Apuntes sobre aprendizajes para un eventual regreso del peronismo: - Liderazgo único y centralizado en el presidente - Superávit fiscal con control del gasto público y orden macro - Rechazo del préstamo político del FMI - Reforma profunda del Poder Judicial (ej. México)

When Mr. Musk, the wealthiest man alive & major campaign contributor, expresses strong distaste for Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans will listen & obey. That means more cuts to Medicaid, nutrition & education. The oligarchs want it ALL. We’re not going to let that happen.

This story is so representative of global dynamics: Trump (president of just one country) sanctions the ICC (International Court) for issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu. As part of the sanctions, ICC officials lose access to their Microsoft accounts observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Mercantilism not dead www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...

Questo sabato parlerò con Legambiente Veneto delle sfide e potenzialità della transizione verso l'elettromobilità in Europa. Tutti invitati! This Saturday, I’ll be speaking with Legambiente about the challenges and potential of the transition to electromobility in Europe.

Este es claramente el camino www.lapoliticaonline.com/economia/fri...

"El mercado solo no resuelve todo, aunque otra vez nos quieran hacer creer este dogma de fe neoliberal. Se trata de un pensamiento pobre, repetitivo, que propone siempre las mismas recetas frente a cualquier desafío que se presente."

Very interesting distinction by @brankomilan.bsky.social between domestic and international neoliberalism: Trump, internal neoliberalism but international protectionism vs China, internal statism but internationally neoliberal jacobin.com/2025/03/what...

Lula da Silva, Pedro Sanchez and Cyril Ramaphosa prove that—though not easy—democracy, environmental protection, and socio-economic development are possible. This new global alliance is hope for the future in a dark world @mazzucatom.bsky.social marianamazzucato.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

Condivido la mia partecipazione su @motor1.com Italia riguardo ai nuovi dazi degli Stati Uniti e al loro impatto sull'industria automobilistica europea. Grazie ad Alessandro Lago per l'intervista. it.motor1.com/news/755735/...

The Chinese Communist Party of the Globalization www.reuters.com/business/chi...

Para recordar especialmente hoy www.eldiplo.org/notas-web/la...

Brutal honesty. But how did they fail? China too smart? Independence of Western MNCs from home countries governments? Western central governments innocence? Better market conditions in Asia?

We are pleased to announce the launch of the CfP for the Industry and Innovation SI titled "The Tension Between Greener and More Competitive Industries: Industrial Policy, Global Value Chains, and Firm Strategies". All the information below: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Next week, I will have the pleasure of being the discussant for one of the pioneering scholars of GVCs theory, Prof. John Humphrey, who will present his lecture "Global Value Chains in the 21st Century: New Ways of Creating and Managing Interdependence" at the Venice School of Management

"Rather than fearing extraterritoriality, countries should embrace it as a tool for enforcing minimum standards, curbing inequality, preventing tax evasion, and promoting sustainability." www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...

I'm happy to share my latest publication, titled "The Winners of the Lost Decade: The Expansion of the Macri Business Group During the Crisis of the 1980s in Argentina," co-authored with Alejandro Gaggero, in the journal Business History. Access it here

The 2024 Report of the Observatory on the Transformations of the Italian Automotive Ecosystem, published by Edizioni Ca’ Foscari, has just been released. You can read my contributions in Chapter 2 and 3. Download it here: edizionicafoscari.it//it/edizioni...

The States & Markets Working Group of the Young Scholars Initiative will participate in the Gerpisa Colloquium 2025 in China. We are offering two travel stipends to assist with accommodation and travel expenses in Shanghai. You can find all the details here: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/the-ne...

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