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Tanvi Madan

tanvi_madan

This was a lot of fun to do. Thanks v much to @ORF, Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh & @ananthkrishnan. As promised, on Twitter I'll answer some of the questions that we

Ciaran J.L. Marshall 3.5% 🌐

macroeu

1/n Inspired by @itsafronomics recent thread, I’m going to discuss how the neglect of analysis regarding race in econ harms our understanding of society and social injustice. A lot of

Laffy

GottaLaff

We're shouting it, screaming it. IT WAS ALL PREVENTABLE.https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1249039248864362503 2/ "When Trump finally agreed in mid-March to rec social distancing, effectively bringing much of econ to a halt, he seemed

James Fransham

JamesFransham

Are covid-19 deaths around the world being under-counted? To find out my colleague @J_CD_T is tracking (with brilliant viz by @martgnz ) excess mortality around the world. Check out the

Chris Neill

chris_m_neill

I'm not one of twitters super reactors, but here are some thoughts on today’s announcement on support for students and new graduates affected by COVID-19https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/22/support-students-and-new-grads-affected-cov

Bhuvana

bhuvana_rai

THREAD re #tax & academic gatekeeping.Canadian #taxtwitter: in the wake of the #HaroldUhlig academic scandal (if you also follow #EconTwitter), I think it's worth looking into #tax and the @CdnTaxFdn

Jordan Schachtel

JordanSchachtel

Sweden's "wave," is largely the same, if not performing better, than most lockdown countries. Rate of infection is equivalent to countries w similar conditions. Doomsday models said Sweden would be

Sarah Leah Whitson

sarahleah1

An excellent set of recos re revamping US foreign policy in a way that better serves middle class Americans ⁦@CarnegieEndow⁩ - some honest reappraisals here:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/foreign-policy-should-work-be

Nick HK

nickchk

The econ job market is starting again. Just a minor advice thread, specifically aimed at people in the academic market who are not superstar candidates. IMO too much of the

jj

jjjpinetree

#NoStudentLeftBehind is a false promise. It's hard to cope with higher level courses if you don't master the prereq. The smarter, richer kids with access to time and resources definitely

Mollie

MZHemingway

While true that NeverTrump can't quit Trump, their problem is that he *did* bring unity to GOP (and expanded it by 11M votes), in part by choosing to make peace

Michael Kugelman

MichaelKugelman

Some thoughts on the assertion, amplified in the article that I shared earlier (but did not write), that coronavirus could cause Imran Khan to lose his job. It's worth discussing,

Sydney Nash

NashSGC

Some future gazing regarding #Brexit. Two possible scenarios for consideration, and under both, Brexit just doesn’t go away. 1.We get a deal this year. It's thin for goods, with the

Greg Boudreaux

greg_boudreaux

#AgEconTwitter - what is your opinion about the naming conventions in our departments? This is something I’ve been wondering about for a while. For example- what do you think the

p.ramakoa

gedleyi

It’s been said before; SAs version of capitalism has always been overly comfortable with these kinds of life & death trade-offs. An attitude that can only be described as political

scott cunningham

causalinf

Interesting thread by someone new to #EconTwitter. I think there’s real challenges as Econtwitter scales up. I make it a point to follow every economist, and many periphery fields -