Jorge Eduardo García García

Jorge Eduardo García García

Jorge Eduardo García is currently completing the fourth year of a degree in Economics with a specialization in Finance at the Francisco Marroquín University. He has attended to international seminars from Foundation for Economic Education. He is research intern at the Center for Economic and Social Studies (CEES) and has also collaborated in experiments with the Experimental Economics Center Vernon Smith of the UFM.

 



The Forgotten Crisis: Nicaragua on the Edge of the Abyss

By Jorge Eduardo García García on April 12, 2019

By how much did the Nicaraguan economy fall in 2018? How much is it expected to fall in 2019? Find the answers to these questions by clicking here.

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador: Friend or Foe to Private Investment?

By Jorge Eduardo García García on March 26, 2019

What the new airport’s cancellation, the strengthening of Pemex, and the energy-market reform tell us.

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The Different Approaches to the Problem of Corruption

By Jorge Eduardo García García on January 23, 2019

Is corruption the worst of the evils of poor countries?

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Hard Work Will Not Get Your Country out of Poverty

By Jorge Eduardo García García on October 8, 2018

Which generation worked more: our grandparents’, our parents’, our ours? Why have the number of hours worked changed over time?

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Mexico’s Complex Investment Panorama

By Jorge Eduardo García García on April 19, 2017

Mexico is going through a complex scenario, both in its internal and external environment. Last year was one of the most complicated ones for the Mexican peso. And things remain unclear for 2017: external factors influenced mainly by the US electoral process and its outcome have compromised Mexico’s economic performance.

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Understanding the Surplus

By Jorge Eduardo García García on January 26, 2017

The main problem arises when a government deficit comes with a primary balance deficit. The primary balance is the difference between government revenue and expenses, without taking into account the cost of the debt (interests).

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Mexico’s Depreciated Peso and a Formula That Doesn’t Work

By Jorge Eduardo García García on November 21, 2016

Mexico’s position and its depreciated currency is not unique in the world; since 2014 Japan has also lost about 28% of the yen’s value against the dollar and its exports have fallen around 10% since.

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