#Economist

Kayleigh McEnany

PressSec

Even self-proclaimed liberal economist Paul Krugman admits immigration has produced lower wages and higher unemployment for Americans. Paul Krugman in 2006: “Immigration reduces the wages of domestic workers who compete

Daniel Reeders

engagedpractx

Lot of people disappointed that Melb isn't relaxing restrictions despite low numbers today. But it was never about the total or the R, pace John Quiggin's musings. It's about the

Maya Rossin-Slater

maya_rossin

A thread on virtual seminars, econ terminology, and inclusivity in the profession. I recently had the fortune to attend a fantastic virtual seminar. The paper was excellent and the speaker

U.S. Tech Workers

USTechWorkers

"In the months leading up to his 2003 suicide, Bank of America had forced Flanagan & his colleagues to train their foreign replacements before laying them off. These transplants entered

Michael Clemens

m_clem

At left, average emigration from developing countries to rich countries, omitting microstates.The question was raised: But does that snapshot accurately represent the paths they take as they grow?At right, the

Jessica Hullman

JessicaHullman

It's election forecast time! But can we take @FiveThirtyEight or @Economist forecasts at face value? What are forecasters' goals & incentives, especially post 2016 disillusionment? Excited to share a new

Haitham Ahmed, MD, MPH

haithamahmedmd

As a cardiologist I’m deeply concerned about upcoming cardiac deaths for half of US states.Historically this is leading cause of death.I’ll share what we learned in NYC through the pandemic

Jay

OneFineJay

Hey so it took a week for new jobless claims to double from 3mn to 6mn, and two weeks to jump totals from 700k to 10mn, but we’re not allowed

Phillip Lipscy

PhillipLipscy

The Japan COVID conundrum: Japan’s response to COVID-19 has been widely criticized, and Abe’s approval rating has suffered, but the outcome measures in Japan paradoxically look very good. /1 A

Toon Vanheukelom

TVanheukelom

I wasn't convinced by the degrowth idea before, and I'm less so after reading this paper on alternative scenario's to green growth.https://twitter.com/cieplinski/status/1237079422307643393 I'm not a macro- or environmental economist,

Stevie Vixx

vixcontango

"For reasons economists don't understand, when workers without college degree lose their manufacturing jobs, few choose to move elsewhere"Well, let's explain to those journalists then. A human being is a

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

The overwhelming victory by Evo Morales’ party in the Bolivia election highlights a key propagandistic scam: when westerners like @SecPompeo & @Yascha_Mounk want to undemocratically change the governments of other

Dr N. Brodie נחמה

brodiegal

I'm not an economist but* I wanted to post a short thread because I remain concerned that we are not distinguishing clearly between the alleged economic costs of the lockdown,

Marc F. Bellemare

marcfbellemare

Most people living in the US (and many Americans living abroad) will sit down for a Thanksgiving meal today. As an ag economist, byond the obvious--family and friends, a fulfilling

Akin Oyebode

AO1379

My first job didn’t pay very well, I think I earned N35k/month at the start, later moved to N50k/month. But food was subsided at work, I rode to work with

Justin Wolfers

JustinWolfers

My latest with @qdbui for @UpshotNYT: The usual economic indicators can't keep up when the economy is shifting this fast. So we turn to electricity data which suggests the economy