#Neoclassical

This paper blew up on Twitter. There are economists and historians waging arguments left and right. My take on why historians find this paper so problematic, and what economists who
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Today is the birth anniversary of #TipuSultanThere were only two kings that the British feared the most.1) Tipu Sultan2) Ranjit SinghTipu Sultan & Ranjit Singh did far more than any
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elon musk hates chomsky because he called out how corporations suck off the state's teet, taking no risk and stealing tech developed by public funding, then make record profits, avoid
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Thread: As the National Gallery of Ireland is closed let’s take a virtual tour!One of the least known major art museums in Europe, the Gallery has an excellent collection of
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John Theodore Callimachi (born 1690) is the first Vlach to become Dragoman (=foreign minister) of the Ottoman Empire 1741-1758, followed by the nomination as prince of Moldavia 1758-1761. His surname
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Right. One thing we were peripherally aware of but didn't have space to cover properly in our article was the role of the car in right-wing politics, fascism & enaction
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A toilet paper article even @oliverbeige will like. The issue is supply chains. TP for the home is produced and sourced differently than TP for office and school. 1/https://marker.medium.com/what-everyones-getting-wrong-about-the-toilet-paper-shortag
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Hey everyone, it’s time for the 6th (?) annual Tomcat Award! For those not in the know, this is where I read the entire Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist, and
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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
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Where's Russia? While - are competing for "global leadership" during the #COVID19 crisis, Russia is sitting this one out.Why is that? International Relations scholarship can offer some insights[THREAD] To be
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"I took up certain problems posed by Althusser, but not necessarily the answers that he provided" - Michael Heinrich right now in the 30th Anniversary Science of Value talk "I
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Quick thread on what I consider to be the flaws of ‘vulgar Marxism’ and Marxism as scripture, as well as failing to distinguish interpretation, use, analysis, testing, deployment, and social/historical
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This morning, I want to make the Case for why Economics is arguably the dopest discipline EVER.It boils down to one thing: Economists are the most versatile (social) scientists we
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1/ THREAD #firepowerfriday #travel #tourism #history #USCivilWar - #Vicksburg, MS is the most interesting Civil War battlefield I’ve seen. @milmodelscene @PhilLoder @CivilWarHistory @CivilWarTrails @CivilWarTimes @CivilWarMonitor @uscivil
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People often claim that capitalism performed better than socialism in terms of poverty and human development in the 20th century. This story is repeated so frequently that no one ever
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Many of Footscray’s most interesting buildings were designed in the 20s and 30s by Jewish architect Joseph Plottel. the history of these buildings gives us a fascinating window into local
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