<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:29:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@prof-pieters/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela announced that it plans/hopes to launch a new cryptocurrency named “The Petro”.]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Maduro of Venezuela, which is going through a deep economic crisis, has announced that his government will launch a new cryptocurrency named “The Petro”. The cryptocurrency will be backed by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@prof-pieters/venezuela-announced-that-it-plans-hopes-to-launch-a-new-cryptocurrency-named-the-petro</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@prof-pieters/venezuela-announced-that-it-plans-hopes-to-launch-a-new-cryptocurrency-named-the-petro</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[prof-pieters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 03:54:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1f8X7Pq6CrFxegmV9CHnQdhAnECkCumVM34hSihbC78Vj4wzVEU973SxsjJkTm1jd7X4v56wg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things move a little slower in formal (academic) economics research]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Alternative title: I'm not being lazy or behind the times, it just takes a long time for research to be published). It can take at least 6 months, or sometimes as long as 5 years, from the time that an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@prof-pieters/an-explainer-on-academic-research</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@prof-pieters/an-explainer-on-academic-research</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[prof-pieters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 01:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77zXNmUhtg4DJ8q9YNBxzBnabkCQF3HgbpwFwACQ4gLs1Q4XBS5KRSMCtic9GoY2BM9c3YSUstiYCdkCDTccShw4kvjGpe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello (Steem) World!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi! I'm an economics professor researching the effects of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology on the international economy. Because it is amazing! You can find my research posted on my website .]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@prof-pieters/hello-steem-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@prof-pieters/hello-steem-world</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[prof-pieters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 01:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZqgghcjSd5AKp1rtM8ZuWm4quwVj4ZiGWB5CVYUB4KZoX4nPQjrtQfszN66XaJpN6yrbFTRgQz6Xp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>