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mariolavezzi.bsky.social
Economist, Univ. of Palermo. Economic development, organized crime, social networks, smuggling. Random thoughts on all the rest (🎵,⚽️, 🥎). RP != endorsement. "Always tell the voter what the voter wants to hear"
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Tragic, farcical, but above all tragic -- Trump triggering nuclear proliferation in Iran for no other reason that he, and many of his voters, felt that any policy implemented by the first black US president had to be bad and needed repealing. (And yes, I do think "black" is the key word here.)

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Buone notizie da Palermo. Era ora. palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025...

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Whenever and wherever you meet fascists sing/play Bella Ciao!

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

San Diego SHOWED UP! I’ve been here for 30 years and have NEVER seen anything like this! #NOKINGS

submitted 11 days ago • 221 comments

Just published in J of Ec Growth! With Michele Battisti, Francesco Gravina, Giuseppe Maggio, and Giorgio Tortorici. Drawing on historical data from the Sicilian archives, we study the effect of wealth on schooling decisions at the turn of the XIX century. 1/n link.springer.com/article/10.1...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

#Altan

submitted 23 days ago • 4 comments

La piaga dei posteggiatori abusivi, espressione del controllo mafioso del territorio, continua purtroppo ad affliggere anche Palermo. palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025...

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Due giorni di utilizzo in Corso Finocchiaro Aprile e si risanano i conti del Comune di #Palermo palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025...

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Un paese dove un governo perde tempo per vietare il check in da remoto e un tribunale perde tempo per dichiarare questa decisione illegittima non ha un futuro radioso davanti a sé, imho. roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025...

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