Matías Vernengo - Dollars & Sense

The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

May/June 2026

Who Will Work in a Warming World?

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

Andrew Ahern May 1, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Lenore Palladino Apr 24, 2026

Matías Vernengo is Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City (vernengo@economics.utah.edu).

2 articles

November/December 2013

Crooks, Liars, Idiots, and Plutocrats

Economic historian Carlo Cipolla famously noted that human beings fall into four basic categories: the martyr who takes an action

Matías Vernengo Nov 1, 2013

Issue 259

Latin America's Left Off Track

Latin America has a new crop of leftist leaders, but their macroeconomic policies are sadly familiar.

Matías Vernengo May 1, 2005