#Economic

Ulrich Speck

ulrichspeck

A few first thoughts on the impact covid19 may have on politics -- thread. The most important impact will be the renaissance of the state. Many people suddenly depend on

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LadyMaimonides

People pretend like ‘48 was just spontaneous. besides the fact that Jews have consistently been there since the destruction of our home so long ago, there is a story of

Sabyasachi Kar

Sabya_K

Thread: Does Covid-19 crisis need Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) approach?It has now become clear that the Indian govt. will run a large fiscal deficit in 20-21. For funding this, some

Bryce Blum

esportslaw

This looting debate is such utter nonsense. It’s a red herring argument. Let me break it down for all the people that seem to only want to talk about looting

Allison Cross

AllisonCross

It's tax time! That's right, it's time for my annual thread about the insane cost of #childcare: The total for my two children in 2020: $34,434.28 It's actually less than

Crafting for the Apocalypse

cloudynatknit

4 more years of Trump means:1) Removal of Obamacare without a replacement2) Republicans raiding our Social Security3) Complete destruction of our USPS4) Violent race/civil war where we aren't safe where

Scott Wessman 🇺🇸

scottew

A true innovation economy would be OBSESSED with lifting the tens of millions of people out of poverty who could be innovators if they weren’t worried about food, shelter, etc.

Atif Mian

AtifRMian

Big-data driven economic analysis has made remarkable progress over the last 10/12 yearsThis has huge potential IF policy makers were to harness its power effectivelyI was in the middle of

Luke Hebblethwaite

ukieluke

Really interesting VGTR stats out yesterday from HMRC, showing the relief has supported £3.7bn of UK games development to date.'Screen Business' stats shows us that around 2/3 of that spend

Max Bergmann

maxbergmann

The biggest geopolitical impact of corona c/d be in Europe. The fight over coronabonds is about the EU getting its act together. Word of a compromise was met w/ cheers.

YVRYIMBY

yvryimby

Look hating on golf is fun, but the point isn't that the public cannot or should not have great amenities, including sports amenities, maybe even golf! (sorry @abbieasr)It's that the

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

As I've been saying, the CARES Act did a lot to alleviate the economic hit from Covid-19. 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/business/economy/coronavirus-rent-landlords-tenants.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Hom

Jarah Euston

jarahk

New research from @DanielAlpert @rch371 @Menloferry suggests underemployment is costing the economy the equivalent of 12m jobs. That is massive! 1/https://qz.com/1752676/the-job-quality-index-is-the-economic-indicator-weve-been-missing/ They have a n

Rob Powell

robpowellnews

Ofqual saying here that teachers tend to over-estimate the grades of disadvantaged students more than those in higher socio-economic groups... hence why the standardisation process brings down grades more frequently

Chris Masterjohn

ChrisMasterjohn

Why is PPE considered first for medical personnel?It should be considered first for the massive labor force that should be reallocated to making more PPE. That way the medical personnel

JMDavis

JessMarinDavis

I’m still seized with the ‘debate’ on poverty and terrorism that erupted here yesterday because of ~that~ tweet. It made me reflect on what I know (or think I know)