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Economist, sociologist, Ajax fan, dwarf cichlid lover, singer-songwriter and fly fisherman.

Resende, Portugal
Joined March 2009
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Ryanair does this all the time. They “board” passengers by herding them into a holding zone, inside our outside the building, even though the plane is not yet ready at all. But this way, they can avoid being “late”. #Ryanair
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And then, when everybody is finally in the plane, after a 45 minute wait while “boarding”, they inform us that we will be standing on the tarmac for 30 minutes because it is very “busy”. All a game to avoid being officially delayed.
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#driveonholidays we were just charged €40 for a bit of sand on the floor mat of the driver. Never experienced such “miere neukerij” in 40 years of car renting. Team leader responsible: Vasco Pontes.
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Ed Sheeran plays guitar in New York court as he tries to prove he didn't copy Marvin Gaye track news.sky.com/story/ed-sheera… If this is plagiarism, there will be thousands of blues songs that will be deemed plagiarism. Because they have the same chords and the same rhythm.
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High food prices do not lead to famines. Lack of democracy and a free press do.
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Fantastic. Premier League. No names. But Black Lives Matter.
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Rogier van den Brink retweeted
In July 1989 Poland hosted US President George Bush, who announced a plan of generous World Bank loans. Since then, @WorldBankPoland has been partnering in successfull transformation of the country. Happy to be at @SITEStockholm and discuss #DevelopmentEconomics
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SITE Seminar Event with Rogier van den Brink - Stockholm School of Economics hhs.se/en/about-us/calendar/…
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Rogier van den Brink retweeted
EVENT | 13th November How can policy improve the economies ability to cope with shocks? With @ArupBanerji Céline Kauffmann @JScottMARCUS and @Rogiervan bru.gl/2PRIRdz
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Rogier van den Brink retweeted
Moderator @andrew_wrob is discussing with: ✅ @SvanGroningen, CEO, Raiffeisen Bank ✅ Daniela Iliescu, CEO, Patria Bank ✅ Mark Davis, Regional Director, @EBRD ✅ @ClaraVol, Professor, University of Economic Studies ✅ @Rogiervan, Lead Economist, @WorldBank #bucharestforum
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Rogier van den Brink retweeted
"The economic success of Poland stand on five pillars #governing, #sustaining, #connecting, #growing, #including", @Rogiervan from @WorldBank explains how Poland has achieved its remarkable transition from middle to high-income status! @WorldBankPoland #FREEnetworkconference
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Rogier van den Brink retweeted
What are the policy lessons from the transition? Prof. @LBalcerowicz, Prof. @ErikBerglof, @Rogiervan and Torbjörn Becker, discuss what other countries can learn from Poland's transition #FREEnetworkconference freepolicybriefs.org/events/…
Why the Dutch Hate Bankers - Bloomberg Businessweek apple.news/Au54XHxyiRXWH6zCj…
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Virgil van Dijk, PFA Player of the Year, imperious Liverpool footballer, European champion, role model, class act on and off the field, supporter of the Red Cross, paid for Christmas party at Anfield for 120 kids suffering from cancer, is being booed by England fans #NEDENG
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