#Legitimacy

Josh Budlender

joshbudlender

This is outrageous - an RCT cutting off water to tenants in Nairobi "slums" to see if it induces their landlords to pay the utility bill. And reading the paper

AlexandreTheHaitian IG

AlexTheHaitian

What’s going on in Haiti? [A simplified thread] #FreeHaiti Haiti has long been in the state of revolt, as far back as the colonial age when our ancestors were

aoife moore.

aoifegracemoore

Dáil hearing testimonies from survivors now in the Dáil. A visibly upset Mairead Farrell has asked Minister Roderic O'Gorman to rethink the legislation. Maurice Quinlivan asks where the children of

David Edelstein

dmedelstein

Lots of discussion lately about what China's intentions might be going forward. So, I thought I'd put together a thread, @ProfPaulPoast-style, on what the IR theory literature has told us

‘ErrKnob’ThisAndThatDude

ThisAndThatDude

It all started with Trade Deficit. #Covid #Thread The Bush times were good for China. Bush was flexing against the Middle East. They always flex a little against Russia. They

Crypto Boomer (I WON'T ASK YOU TO DM ME ON TG)

marwolwarl

1/ # "Technology fan club" tokens / History lesson / B2B / Opportunity costI often talk about these types of tokens but people aren't sure what I'm referring to:I'm talking

Alan Cole

AlanMCole

My new @JECRepublicans report. The basics: saving often gets a bad rap from demand-side macroeconomists, especially during recessions. However, under the particular circumstances of COVID-19, it's doing some good stuff!https://www.jec.s

Dr Kubo Mačák

KuboMacak

Like every crisis, the ongoing pandemic also presents some unprecedented opportunities, which we shouldn't let pass by. Today, a milestone open letter by a group of global leaders brings us

Michael Peters

miguelitoj89

21st century central banking needs a renewed democratic mandate! The ECB Central Bank interventions are not a one-time phenomenon, but a permanent feature of stabilizing an ill-regulated financial system. Our

Zac Bocian

ZacBocian

I feel for those going through #TheLastDance withdrawals right now. I for one avoided it like the plague. Wasn’t about to re-live the trauma of my own mid 90’s basketball

Alex Masmej hiring link in bio

AlexMasmej

Damn! It’s been a year since the Initial $ALEX Offering At the time, I was terrified I wouldn’t be able to raise money. It worked exactly as intended: I’m now

Ali

Anunnakimoment

Going back to my roots and remaking old banger threads: This time I'II be talking about the Kabarebe Blitz, Africa's strangest battle Set the scene: The second Congo war was

Ameya Ashok Naik

Kianayema

Two thoughts re: freedom of speech & @BloomsburyIndia.First, think of rights as a bundle: if I have a right to do something, it means - someone else has "no right"

Ryan Reeves

investing_city

Do you know how the Federal Reserve was founded?What if I told you the story involves heavy doses of JP Morgan, an exclusive island, and a secret club?Check out the

Mark Copelovitch

mcopelov

Excellent thread from @ErikVoeten on the WHO and how the institutional structure of global governance shapes outcomes and hinders the effectiveness of the WHO, as is the case w/ so

Rosh Gadol

librehash

1/ *sigh* Let's dig into the tragedy of http://Crypto.com (this is a website but also the name of the project ; $CRO = cashtag). A day or two ago, they