#Economics

Nathan J Robinson

NathanJRobinson

One reason I am highly dubious about Marxism is that the pitch for it always sounds a lot like the pitch for joining a church.https://twitter.com/babadookspinoza/status/1272934769622466562 We cannot say why you

InDefenseOfToucans

IToucans

The Dictatorship of the Proletariat is not Socialism/Lower Phase of Communism a thread (1/8) In Chapter V of State and Revolution Lenin separates them for a reason. As well as

Torsten Bell

TorstenBell

Lots of pub based excitement today. Evidently what's been announced will make a big difference to immediate economic output. But we need to be really careful about how we think

TP

TaniaPV

No silver lining in ATO’s golden fiasco, just a trail of destructionhttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/no-silver-lining-in-atos-golden-fiasco-just-a-trail-of-destruction/news-story/a9a1bd903375dc910e21ffa9a88ac55a ‘Argu

Rachel Parris

rachelparris

Say I was compiling a list of women to amplify, for a thing, who would you want to tell me about? Women who are doing, making or saying great things

Robert Ward

RobertAlanWard

1/ Quite a week for Abe - notches up record as longest continuous tenure as Japan PM (nearly 8 years) on Mon, announces plan to resign on Fri. Longevity at

Ilhan Omar

IlhanMN

We can't talk about the protests in Minneapolis or Kenosha or in locker rooms nationwide without looking at ourselves. We maintain a system that grinds millions into desperate poverty. A

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

Anna Gifty is finally on Tik Tok

itsafronomics

It never fails to baffle me how some people are prepared their whole life for the academy, while most of us literally found out about what a PhD was in

Joshua Gans

joshgans

The Great Barrington declaration is receiving lots of discussion. https://gbdeclaration.org/ GB makes the case for a herd immunity strategy while protecting the elderly. Like @paulmromer I agree that it should

Tristam Pratorius the classical Social Democrat🌹

TristamPratori1

On liberalism & conservatism. Thread.The original conservatism was Toryism and was anti-liberal and statist. Toryist conservatives favored protectionism, aristocracy and agriculture and opposed capitalism.I was inspired to talk about th

Per Bylund

PerBylund

There is a lot of confusion about the concept of good in #economics. While thinking of goods as products (or services) is an easy shorthand, it doesn't quite capture economic

Osaretin Victor Asemota

asemota

I stopped insulting corrupt politicians when I saw corruption for what it was. A shortcut that was available and they took it and then maintained advantage. I realized I was

Shawna Ohm

ShawnaOhm

A thread of books about money written by women. Because ladies have things to say about money, too.Shocking, I know. Pound Foolish by @helaineolen ... she is, as far as

Jesse Pujji

jspujji

In this podcast: What is the biggest mistake in customer acquisition... I have seen inside the mktg orgs of 250+ startups over the last 10 years. It has nothing to

Justin Schlosberg

jrschlosberg

Four nutshells of Corbynism (not about the man himself but the ideas and politics he came to symbolise): 1. Emphasis on redistribution of wealth but also power of 'voice' away