Assistant Professor at Tilburg University. Growth, Trade, Development, Basketball, Bikes and Music (in most but not all forms) 🇺🇾🇳🇱 https://guzmanourens.com/https://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3mpnr6as5is22Son los salarios en Uruguay 🇺🇾 demasiado altos🥵? Cada firma tiene su experiencia pero a la pregunta es intrinsecamente macro. Y a nivel macro no veo señales en ese sentido en los datos.👇 https://www.razonesypersonas.com/2026/07/normal-0-false-false-false-false-en-gb.html?m=102 Jul 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnr6as5is22https://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3m5bve753qk2tHappy to announce a new paper published at the IER! Uneven product diversification: Explaining the Lag of Agricultural Economies.10 Nov 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bve753qk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3lrzoufqugs2p🚨🚨New PhD position open @tilburg-university.bsky.social ECON. Come join a vibrant academic environment that gives you everything you need to succeed!🫵 Call 👇: tiu.nu/22836 https://tiu.nu/2283620 Jun 2025 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzoufqugs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3lmzel5cusc26🇺🇸🤜🤛🇨🇳 (🇺🇾?) What can be the effects of the new trade war on economies such as Uruguay? I wrote this 👇 (in Spanish): https://www.razonesypersonas.com/2025/04/uruguay-ante-un-nuevo-mundo-comercial.html17 Apr 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzel5cusc26https://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3lif77xctmk2s@dajana-xhani.bsky.social @kgantert.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lif77xctmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3lif7523cxk2sLess than a week left to apply! Send us your best papers! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lif7523cxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3lgg2bvufps2uVery happy to advertise a new edition of the Tilburg-GIFT Conference. This year's keynotes: Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe and Simon Mongey. Send us your best papers in Growth, Trade, Firm Dynamics and macro in general!23 Jan 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg2bvufps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3lbrwqluufs2m🇺🇾 Elections held yesterday in Uruguay. 🇺🇾 Center-left party won presidency. While we expect a lot from the new gov, we don't expect drastic changes in macro policy as all parties agree on basic macro principles. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qlryz9xg1o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_link_origin=BBCWorld&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_medium=social&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_id=13571EA2-AB1F-11EF-BBCE-B76DD723F3C125 Nov 2024 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrwqluufs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3lbidef7ejk2y🚨 Happy to promote this year's candidates from Tilburg Economics and Econometrics! 🧵21 Nov 2024 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbidef7ejk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3l2mfiaw6462sReturning to Brussels after a few years I was amazed by how much the city changed. Many measures taken to improve mobility and overall livability of the city and I had no idea, so here a small thread about that (pictures are not amazing, sorry about that):26 Aug 2024 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2mfiaw6462shttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3kppa3cqqoi2pI imagine there is/will be a great Brazilian community joining these days. Welcome!!09 Apr 2024 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3kppa3cqqoi2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3knpzhvjjzc2lThinking that it's impossible to bring your kids to school in a bike-friendly society? The Dutch got you covered! I've seen them transport up to 4 kids in those bakfiets! And yes, they're rain proof.15 Mar 2024 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3knpzhvjjzc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3klraxsgtiu2kLast week to apply to this wonderful event featuring keynotes by Stephen Redding Michael Peters at Tilburg! https://macro-economics-tilburg.weebly.com/conference.html19 Feb 2024 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3klraxsgtiu2khttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3kj44fhqcqn2fNew call for papers for the 3rd edition of the Tilburg GIFT Conference with keynotes Stephen Redding and Michael Peters. https://macro-economics-tilburg.weebly.com/conference.html16 Jan 2024 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3kj44fhqcqn2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3kh53nwhbm424RIP Robert Solow. Love this story by Krugman which doubles as a testimony of how important good teaching can be for research. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2023 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3kh53nwhbm424https://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3kgte7lbrld25Extremely sad to read about the passing of Philippe Martin. Probably other people have more personal stories to share about him. I was just a major fan of his research. He will be greatly missed!18 Dec 2023 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgte7lbrld25https://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3kffg2vs5r62sHenry Kissinger passed yesterday. Can we start removing the Latin American dummy from growth regressions? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html30 Nov 2023 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3kffg2vs5r62shttps://bsky.app/profile/gourens.bsky.social/post/3kdbra5bzhn2eHappy to be member of the Hiring Committee at Tilburg Econ this year. Several positions open! Reach out should you need info. Deadline Nov 16. Call here: econjobmarket.org/positions/9795 Join a thriving and friendly department! https://econjobmarket.org/positions/979503 Nov 2023 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:pavxa64upjmpengnxa4wsib5/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdbra5bzhn2e