Matheus Cosso Resende is a member of the Acton Institute`s 2022 Emerging Leaders class and an economics enthusiast who believes in the power of education to break down barriers. His great objective is to contribute to the formation of a free, inclusive, and prosperous society. Matheus majors in economics at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil, loves soccer. and is a big fan of Palmeiras, a Brazilian soccer team.
When we speak of good intentions, foreign aid comes immediately to mind. It will come as no surprise to Acton readers that sound economics are not always attached to those intentions. Continue Reading...
This essay won firstplace in the essay contest of the Acton Institute’s 2020 Poverty Cure Summit, which took place on Nov. 18-19, 2020. This essay is presented as it was submitted.Continue Reading...