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Andrew Leach
andrew_leach
I wish Alberta's Finance Minister Travis Toews would be more honest with Albertans about what the signs were telling us through 2019 and into 2020 pre-COVID. Neither he nor the
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Chris Becker
jcbecker93
The number one thing that makes me want to leave economics is the contempt we have for the people we study. It’s not always explicit. Which is part of why
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Romesh Vaitilingam
econromesh
A time for action on climate change & a time for economics to change, Nick Stern @GRI_LSE delivering his past president's address @RoyalEconSoc #RES2021 https://www.res.org.uk/resources-page/past-president-s-address-12-april-2021-ni
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White Sea
whiteseamusic
As a pragmatist in an echo chamber & a person who believes American economics is a foundational root I wish more of us would explore, learn + talk about -
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Kelli Welch
kdawelch
Real take.When I was in college I wrote a paper about the political philosophy of St. Augustine. I was very proud of that paper. My professor gave me one of
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New River Investments Inc.
NewRiverInvest
ive been watching a lot of gardening/woodworking/machining videos last 5 months bc... well you know... and the main lessons ive learned is that the economics of “teaching” and vlogging are
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D.L. Mayfield
d_l_mayfield
Our imagination for the common good has absolutely been capitalized by the quest for affluence. Do we not want to tax millionaires/billionaires because we think one day we will be
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Duncan Lamont
DuncanLamont2
Investors who shifted to cash after first 25% loss of 1929 #stocks crash faced 34yr wait to breakeven vs 15yr if remained invested vs less than 7yr if dripfed extra
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Economissive
Economissive
If you think:1. People should be allowed to build their own houses if they like... 2. People who would rather pay someone else to build a house to save time
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Benjamin Lupton
balupton
Religiosity of love. Like theistic religion, love operates on the same machinery. There are sects which value the actions of love, there are sects which value the proclamation of love.
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Natasha Doff
natashadoff
1/4 Russians are running out of money after 6 weeks of lockdown and minimal government support, adding to pressure that pushed Putin to start reopening the economy even as the
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Paul Krugman
paulkrugman
This paper by Guerrieri et al is impressively fast work, similar in spirit to what I've been thinking but going much further while also crossing the eyes and dotting the
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Frances Woolley
franceswoolley
ICYMI, a blog post about the behavioural economics behind the Marie Kondo method (thread)https://twitter.com/franceswoolley/status/1249057319155105792 2. Theory: method works because it uses behavioural economics nudges. Example: take all your clothe
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Mostly Borrowed Ideas
borrowed_ideas
1/7 Thread: Ergodicity Let’s play a game. Assume you have $100. We’ll flip a coin 100 times. Your wealth will be +50% for each Heads, and -40% for Tails. Wanna
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Shales From The Crypt
ViscosityRedux
Refiners are the buyers of crude. Buy a bbl of CL and spend $ to convert it to products like gasoline, diesel, etc.The business model requires the products' prices are
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Michael Pettis
michaelxpettis
1/6NOPE apparently means “net options pricing effect”, and the "theory" recognizes that delta hedging is highly self-reinforcing – i.e. rising prices force delta hedgers to buy, thus pushing prices up
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