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Paz Gómez

Paz Gómez

Paz Gómez is a market analyst for Econ Americas. She is cofounder and academic coordinator of Libre Razón, a liberal think tank in Quito, Ecuador. She holds a bachelor's degree in international relations and political science from San Francisco University of Quito and studies for a master's degree in digital currency and blockchain from the University of Nicosia. Follow @mpazgomezm.

Yale University recently changed the federal code of its economics programs to add the STEM recognition. (Pixabay)

5 Reasons Why Economics Deserves STEM Recognition
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Mathematically-Oriented Discipline Offers Students 21st-Century Skills

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Dolarización es la cura para la hiperinflación en Venezuela Así lo demuestra la experiencia ecuatoriana, que dolarizó su economía en 1999 dolarización. En Venezuela el nuevo billete de mayor denominación será de 500 bolívares "soberanos". (ruurmo)

Dolarización: la cura para la hiperinflación en Venezuela
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Así lo demuestra la experiencia ecuatoriana, que dolarizó su economía en 1999

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Venezuela’s new highest denomination bill will be 500 “sovereign” bolívares. (ruurmo)

Dollarization the Cure to Venezuela’s Hyperinflation
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Once again, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro exemplifies the wishful thinking that permeates socialist policies. Faced with four-digit hyperinflation and rampant shortages, his grand solution is deleting three zeros from the national currency. Problem…

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people against wall street
A 10 años de la crisis: los salvatajes han fallado a los estadounidenses Es tiempo de que Wall Street sea responsable de sus propias decisiones salvatajes eeuu Los manifestantes piden que se terminen las crisis financieras, pero sus exigencias pueden hacerlas más frecuentes. (Shawn Sebastian)

A 10 años de la crisis: los salvatajes han fallado a los estadounidenses
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Es tiempo de que Wall Street sea responsable de sus propias decisiones

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gender empowerment
Dora Ampuero (center) is a renowned intellectual entrepreneur that promotes economic freedom in Ecuador. (IEEP)

A Proven Strategy to Boost the Status of Women
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Economic Freedom, Legal Autonomy Underpin Gender Equality

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Blockchain technology offers sustainable voluntary alternatives to "public goods" now controlled by governments. (rawpixel)

How Blockchains Will Reduce the Scope of Government
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Private Provision of Public Goods to Offer Superior Alternatives

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To avoid a bailout, the US Postal Service needs unlikely higher revenues from parcel delivery. (Thomas Hawk)

The End Is Nigh: USPS Monopoly No Longer Viable
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Traditional Mail Is Disappearing

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crypto atms ecuador
Over 100 people attended the presentation of the first crypto ATMs assembled in Ecuador. (Dany Ledesma)

Ecuador’s First Crypto ATMs Defy Prohibition
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Entrepreneurs Vow to Provide Formal, Safe Transaction System for Private Currencies

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global trade openness
E-commerce makes up 15.5 percent of all retail sales worldwide, and it will only keep growing. (LCBO Media Centre)

A Simple Way to Open Global Trade
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Fewer Import Barriers Could Save Canada $513 Million

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freedom app
Freedom empowers activists within political parties and boosts interaction with leaders. (Pexels)

Freedom App Vows to Disrupt Parties, Improve Internal Democracy
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Political parties struggle with many of the same problems that they try to solve in government:  corruption, waste, nepotism, lack of transparency, and poor communication. Leaders are disconnected from their base, and members feel…

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