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PCLA Newsletter | August 2026

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The Founding Father of Public Choice in Brazil

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Why does the IMF keep lending to failing countries?

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How Latin America Buys Investor Trust

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  • JP Bastos

    Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Austin (UATX). I write about political economy and development.

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  • Nicolás Cachanosky

    I'm an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Free Enterprise at The University of Texas at El Paso.

  • Justin Callais

    Economist studying mobility, growth, and opportunity

  • Carlos Martinez

    Ph.D. Student at George Mason University

  • Thomas Riveros

    Passionate about finance, emerging markets, and macroeconomics.

  • Leonel Regalado

    Ph.D. student in Agricultural and Applied Economics at Texas Tech University and a research assistant at the Free Market Institute. His research focuses on Migration and Entrepreneurship, and how institutions relate to these two topics.

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