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Osaretin Victor Asemota

asemota

Let's revisit this sachet thing. I didn't want what I wanted to say to be drowned in the noise of sentiment and vibes during the week. ”The Varian Rule” is

Jake Vigdor

JakeVigdor

Here's a little thread you might callA TALE OF TWO CLARK(E) MEDALSWherein the @AEAInformation's J.B. Clark medal shall be compared and contrasted with the @geochemsoc F.W. Clarke award. Which also

Ben Norton

BenjaminNorton

There are still a lot of condescending neocolonial British expats who fantasize about returning Hong Kong to being a UK colony.They're angry and frustrated because China will no longer allow

dsgerbced

dsgerbced

Economist here. This is extremely wishful/partisan thinking. The economy is in ruins totally because of the mitigation. Synchronized mitigation in locations with no community transmission.https://twitter.com/JamesSurowiecki/status/131674648

the discourse sommelier

funnierhandle

Sanders and Corbyn have proven that the mobilization of a large, impassioned base - endless hours phone-banking, canvassing etc - can't seem to match the overwhelming power of 'earned coverage'

Lawrence Glickman

LarryGlickman

It occurs to me that the last few Coronavirus months have been a grand natural experiment in "planning" versus "spontaneous order."And, it seems reasonable to conclude, that, thus far, "spontaneous

LIFE BY HORNS 💰

LifeHornsWay

How To Persuade AnyoneA Primer for Ambitious People[ THREAD ]Let's go Persuasion is the most subtle form of power. You either understand this power and can use it to benefit

Laurie Macfarlane

L__Macfarlane

Great piece by @davies_will on the centrality of the housing market to the UK’s political economy.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/26/boris-johnson-tories-economy-rising-house-prices-wages This bit is spot on. The housin

Joe Emersberger

rosendo_joe

.@Reuters with a rare article on #Ecuador's upcoming election. Lazy framing in the headline. Rightwingers do not believe "free markets". Nobody does, whatever they may claim. All markets require a

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/OK, just for fun, let's talk about capitalism starving millions of people to death!Yes, that's not a typo, I said "capitalism"... 2/I recently purchased "The Great Big Book of Horrible

The Curious Homunculus

EdhHomunculus

Thread. So for my own curiosity I wanted to look at the impact of mystery booster reprints on card market value. I read a lot of “reprints are good because

Alex & Books 📚

AlexAndBooks_

I asked, "What’s the BEST economics book you’ve read?"I received 250+ responses.Here are 20 books that will help you better understand how the economy works: 1/Basic Economics by Thomas Sowellhttps://amzn.to/35Q2UmR

Per Bylund

PerBylund

Advanced #economics education is in a terrible, sorry state. What is taught is not actual economics, which used to be (and properly is) the economic way of thinking, but almost

Rory Tierney

rorymtierney

Some thoughts on Covid-19 and health econ. We know that policy choices about the lockdown involve weighing up the economic and social cost against the health benefits. So how do

Amy Webb

amywebb

Journalists, hello! Have you noticed a lot of people referring to themselves as futurists lately? It's true -- this is a thing. But interestingly, it's not the first time in

Vicki Shabo

VShabo

This article brings up so many issues:1) The big tech companies have policies that most US workers can only dream of accessing. We need national policies to create security for