#Econ

Eliezer Yudkowsky

ESYudkowsky

Story concept: AU where capitalism actually works the way the illiberal left thinks it does. Almost the entire economy is still medieval peasants in mud huts; their crops are scarce

Rodrigo Zeidan

RodZeidan

Um fio sobre como financiar a resposta da crise do #coronavirus. Minha proposta inicial custava R$600 bilhões. O Brasil está quebrado. Da onde viria o dinheiro? De impressão de papel

Stacy~Vote Ed Sept 1 🗽🧼

nousernameentry

I wonder if all the ageists contemplate being told at 70 that they are too old—and thus assumed too feeble—to accomplish anything. Pelosi, RBG, Jane Fonda, Betty White, Gloria Steinem,

Jonathan Kay

jonkay

some Dutch COVID-19 data. i know it's unpopular to make this point (bcuz it's associated with lockdown opponents), but unless you've got hypertension/diabetes/obesity or other comorbidities, death risk for men

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WWG1WGA_WW

https://twitter.com/M2Madness/status/1247977509091774467Why was it fast-tracked in H?Why did [Pelosi] hold until Jan 15th?[what was the 'release' marker?]Public: time to neg Senate witness/process?Continued In Thread...Tweet #1 of 5 ...What i

John Cawley

cawley_john

In thinking about this year's #EconJobMarket, one analogue is what happened during the 2008-09 financial crisis. A new memo by our AEA committee on the job market explores this: 1/7https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/communications/memo-aug-11-2

Rooshan Aziz

rooshanaziz

Extremely tired/fatigued of discussing PK monetary policy given we have bigger (structural) fish to fry but reneging since @81shaz published piece yest on how SBP is pushing to focus solely

John

udarnik

This is 100% wrong. Rare events with significant health impact regularly result in FDA clinical holds, temporary restrictions in distribution, or even permanent withdrawal. The FDA is more apt to

sarah jeong

sarahjeong

Except the end game isn't to actually get rid of Section 230, it's to intimidate platforms into promoting and protecting right-wing partisan speech regardless of veracity, hatefulness, or negative impact

Haresh Chawla

hchawlah

Vaccine PRICE distracts us from vaccine SUPPLY, vaccine ALLOCATION and vaccine DISTRIBUTION. How much and when and how will it scale. The payment issue is just a distraction - it’s

Alicia Plemmons

Alicia_Plemmons

Virtual ECON JMC Advice. This week’s topic is Mentorship and Networks This is the last in a series of 4 threads to help JMCs prepare for the virtual market. All

Joshua Wright

ProfWrightGMU

Antitrust enforcement is not perfect. It does not always support competition. Sometimes govt creates monopoly power. Sometimes markets do. The question is in what circumstances real world AT institutions improve

Yang You

_yangyou

the design of DAOs today is a huge step forward compared to traditional governance, but still puts certain groups at a disadvantage, particularly those with less wealth, knowledge, and time

Simon Rosenberg

SimonWDC

1/Let's spend a few moments reflecting on all the things the our POTUS could be doing now, but isn't. Let's go global first: Convening G7/G20/NATO to lead coordinated global effort

Jonathan Martin

jmartNYT

On FLORIDA...A few more thoughts 1/http://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/politics/florida-trump-biden-2020.html I spoke to voters in Venice, Sarasota, St Armands (just across the water) and Longboat Key. Mostly retirees.The bulk of the conve

MacroPolo

MacroPoloChina

NEW: "Forecast 2025: China Adjusts Course" is now live.Over the medium-term, we see a more capable & outwardly cautious China, one that'll prioritize domestic agenda over global ambitions. The forecast