#CEPR

On the Optimal "Lockdown" During an Epidemic, #CEPR DP 14612In our baseline specification a #covid19 shock as currently experienced by the US optimally triggers a reduction in economic activity by

Isabel Schnabel

Isabel_Schnabel

I would like to briefly comment on two events that happened recently, which display how far we still have to go to achieve gender equality, not only but also in

Dr. Edwin Pynegar

This is because - let us be blunt - the CEPR are partisan hacks, who rather sadly have spent the last several months gaslighting Bolivians and providing a pseudo-academic veneer

Leonardo Flores

I’m in Bolivia with a @codepink delegation to observe Sunday’s elections. Spent most of the day with the OEP (Plurinational Electoral Body – highest election authority) where they explained the

Joe Emersberger

2/Last year, shortly after Morales had to flee the country to avoid being lynched, Roth regurgitated @theEconmist 's take on the coup calling Morales a "strongman" and his violent ouster

Joe Emersberger

1/ So @KenRoth breaks his silence on #BoliviaElecciones - to continue to smear the democratically elected president who was overthrown in a US-backed coup last year.Let's review how Roth supported

Important: tomorrow morning we will get big economic news in the form of the regular quarterly GDP report.Trump will claim it means we have an amazing economy, a great economy,

Revolving Door Project

revolvingdoorDC

So many of these potential @JoeBiden admin picks are revolving door figures and their selection would violate Biden’s own campaign promises. (1/x)https://twitter.com/CNBCPolitics/status/1247283975426658306 Larry Fink held a position on Trump’s Econom

don’t nominate Dementia Joe

What’s happening in Bolivia has an unprecedented significance to human civilization, and it alludes to a bleak future of climate breakdown, signified by imperial states hoarding rare minerals, which will

Days after @IMFNews @WorldBank mtgs ended, I'm feeling anxious. A long thread! The threat of looming IMF-imposed austerity post-pandemic is clear. IMF's pushing this in 84% of #COVID19 loans, tho

THREAD: If you haven't been following the situation in Bolivia here's a rundown. Briefly, the OAS, an emboldened opposition (which clearly is not the most popular party in the country),

Here is a short thread on why it's important for an American - if you're going to choose to talk about Bolivia - to call it a coup. First, as

ITUC/Global Unions Washington Office

THREAD: As shocks from COVID-19 ripple through the world, Global Unions on @IMFnews, @WorldBank, governments to:Bolster public health systems Protect working peopleSupport debt reliefIssue more IMF Special Drawing RightsFull

Noah Smith 🐇

1/Today's @bopinion post is about America's loneliness epidemic.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-25/how-to-end-america-s-loneliness-epidemic?sref=R8NfLgwS 2/Tons of things that are crucially important to human life

Louise de Lannoy φ #JLM2022 🔻

Non, non, Nauleau n'est pas un perroquet propagandiste qui saute sur la première occasion pour déverser sa haine!Illustration:11/11/2019- Le perroquet Nauleau accuse E.Morales d'avoir truqué "les dernières élections"

Reviving Growth Keynesianism

We’re pleased to announce a podcast on Reviving Growth Keynesianism! We’re starting it off with a double header: an introductory episode followed immediately by an interview with @NicholsUprising. In our