Economics
Speaking multiple languages
Published in El Pais, 12 February 2022. Approximately twenty-two years was the first time I arrived in Bolivia and my knowledge of Spanish was zero, I only spoke English and Dutch. I tried to speak […]
Articles by Arnold Hagens
Corona virus
Are you really immune against COVID-19?
Published in El Pais, 9 February 2022. While the number of infections caused by the Ómicron variant seem to be declining in some countries, we again wonder if this is the end of COVID-19. We […]
Economics
The importance of having parking spots
Publicado en El Pais, 5 de Febrero 2022. When it occurs to us to go for our groceries, obviously first we think about the things that we need, and we worry about making a list […]
Corona virus
End of the pandemic: now the responsibility is on the side of the people
Published in El Pais, 22 January 2022. If we look at the new cases of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19, it seems that we have reached a point of cost-effectiveness in several countries. In […]
Economics
The return of nuclear energy
Published in El Pais, 13 January 2022. Practically all the countries in the world have agreed to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide in order to reduce the effect of climate change. Carbon dioxide is […]
Economics
New Year in Bolivia and the Netherlands
Published in El Pais, 1 January 2022. A new year has arrived. But the way we enter this new year is different around the world. As I have lived in Bolivia and now live again […]