#Economist

Roderic Day

RodericDay

I'm gonna make a thread about key resources that I encountered as I researched Xinjiang/Uyghur accusations. No particular order, maybe vaguely chronological.This documentary critique by Sun Feiyang was the first,

Fabio Ghironi

FabioGhironi

I read threads and tweets about the burden imposed on Italy by austerity and the “refreshing” perspective of those who want more intervention of the state in the Italian economy,

Atomsk's Sanakan

AtomsksSanakan

1/EVarious southeast Asian nations suffered relatively few COVID-19 deaths per capita, especially in comparison to many "western" nations.There's been a lot of speculation on why this is. So this thread

(((Charles Fishman)))

cfishman

When it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, is the cure worse than the disease?That is, do the stringent public health rules imposed in 42 states—mandatory closing of non-essential businesses, stay-at-home

Lawrence Glickman

LarryGlickman

This piece is incredibly credulous about Trump's approach to the economy and in accepting the myth that, prior to Trump, the GOP embraced "sacred verities about government debt."https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/business/econ

Seth Miller

WandrMe

This week's @IATA #COVID19 briefing will focus on the 3-5 year outlook for the industry, delivered by Chief Economist Brian Pearce. #AvGeek #PaxEx "The air travel market is likely to

Max Nathan

iammaxnathan

Hard to think that we’re now in a world where proximity is a friction. For anyone working on cities, we’re in the Upside Down. I’m collecting some pieces here which

Fatimah Kelleher

fatimahkelleher

In the spirit of #CiteAfricanWomen / #CiteBlackWomen, here's a thread of African & Diaspora thinkers on the economy. First up, Fadekemi Abiru @FadekemiAbiru in @republicjournal on the impact of the

Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️

boback

This is a thread about the @stanford research group that has led the Santa Clara/Los Angeles @lapublichealth serology studies. I want to highlight the importance of content expertise and biases

🟩Preston Pysh🟩

PrestonPysh

But professor...When you told me #Bitcoin was a Ponzi scheme you left out the part about the four-year halving cycle and two-week difficulty adjustment...How does that work? //Thread Post

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/OK, I didn't want to have to do this thread, because it's inevitably going to make a lot of people angry. But lots of people are asking, so I guess

無名の歌手

singnoname

In response to a remark by Tan Cheng Bock, Vivian Balakrishnan said that he should be seen as a "4th Generation" PAP leader too. This is, of course, a major

young crypto wolf

youngcryptowolf

1.) #AmpleForth #AMPL $AMPLdaily: the economist's dream coin looking to confirm support, momentum has topped out and looking for support. the next #defi opportunity, don't miss out on this gravy

Alejandro J. Ganimian

aganimian

NEW @BrookingsGlobal report w/@EmiVegasV + @rickhess99 (@AEI) that offers some guidance for developing countries on how to integrate technology into their school systems.You can read the full report at: https://brook.gs/3hps63n .But

David Roberts

drvolts

All right: A THREAD. A long thread. I had a thought I wanted to add to this piece, but it was a bit of a wonky diversion, so I left

Brian Riedl 🧀

Brian_Riedl

MEGA-THREAD: @mattyglesias competently summarizes the "Debt no longer matters, so relax & add more" case. But these arguments - common on econ Twitter - dismiss two key realities:1) Baseline debt