#Economies

🐇 In these weird and trying times,

heatherchen_

The Asian Financial Crisis hit Singapore in 1997. My pa, a Chinese businessman, was one of thousands who lost their jobs (I was only 10 but old enough to see

TNI

TNInstitute

Between April and July, we hosted 12 global conversations to analyse the fallout from COVID-19 and to articulate the changes we need for a better world.The webinars were a grand

Lucas Kitzmüller

ktzmllr

Current debates on automation and income inequality miss two points:1. Redistribution is not enough – we can & should also directly improve market incomes2. Workers adjusting to new technologies is

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

Universities should indeed offer "value for money" - but how do we measure the value of education? Every test that comes from government is crassly econometric. We need to recapture

Alex Saunders 🇦🇺👨‍🔬

AlexSaundersAU

1/ Compound interest is a powerful force.One the human mind struggles to comprehend.USA began 2020 $24T in debt. It could end it at $30T.Up an incredible 25% YoY.With $100T unfunded

Sizwesihle Mavuso

stitchious

Globalisation, Economic Development And Inequality: An Alternative Perspective by Erik S Reinert (2004). "The fundamental cause of economic welfare is human productive creativity and morality", (Reinert, 2004). "National comp

CarolineJMolloy

carolinejmolloy

This week the government duped us.It spun that its failed national contact tracing scheme was transforming into a proper local system.& the media bought the spin. Save this thread, so

Shruti Rajagopalan

srajagopalan

A thread on the findings of my new working paper assessing the healthcare capacity in India for the Mercatus Center @mercatus COVID-19 series (coauthored with Abishek Choutagunta @kaapi_croissant) available here

Gloria.

conamorgloria

Just finished watching Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories. It tells the historical journey of a Black Cuban-American family, from Jamaica, to Cuba, to the Bronx. I really enjoyed this documentary. I watched

Caroline Ashley

cashley122

8 things responsible companies can do in their #Covid19 response, despite varied contexts and cash-flow pressures. Their actions affect the crisis impact, the recovery & their reputations. Short thread 1/10

Kingsley Moghalu

MoghaluKingsley

China, Africa and the World After #COVID19 (Thread)1. The Coronavirus crisis has created a welcome opportunity for us to reassess the relationship b/w China and Africa on several levels -

Dr Gala

GalaMolecules

S'il vous plaît, ne faisons pas semblant de voir que la question de l'aide active à mourir (vraiment je prends le terme le plus positif qui soit) n'est qu'un droit

Jeremy Farrar

JeremyFarrar

Pleasure to join #GrandChallengesAnnualMeeting2020 thank you @drpennyheaton for the introduction. Quick summary. People will be writing,discussing,considering COVID19 in 100yrs as we discuss pandemic 1918 now. We are living through history

Brynn Tannehill

BrynnTannehill

Thread on COVID-19. Bear with me.Tales of success over COVID-19 are greatly exaggerated, to say the least. We're seeing the national numbers coming back up on a week over week

Jason Segedy 🇺🇲🇭🇺🇮🇹🗽⚔🌸

JasonSzegedi

The last year these cities were at the population that they have today:Akron - 1919Buffalo - 1890Cincinnati - 1892Cleveland - 1900Dayton - 1917Detroit - 1914Erie - 1921Flint - 1921Gary -

Fritz “Familia” Kopf-Meister

tommythefamily

Consumer junkies, will take a mental beating, as the economy continues to tailspin toward a stiff recession.The faux necessities - always charged, no less - will tug at wishes.Cosmetics. Golf