#Policymakers

Onur Özgöde

ummodern

Why do we have an econ indicator such as GDP? Most assume GNP, GDP's predecessor, was invented to measure economic growth.My new paper, Institutionalism in Action, shows it was constructed

Nic Garcia

NicGarcia

Well, we’ve officially gone one trip around the sun since I moved to Dallas and started at the @dallasnews. Under other circumstances, I’d say it has gone by faster than

Victoria Guida

vtg2

I thought it might be a good time to do a thread on inflation. 1/x Most people know that inflation relates to higher prices, but if the price of milk

Khairul Azwan Harun

azwanbro

Thread1/7 I had a corporate stint in the medical devices industry before. With some encounters, I feel called to describe the predicaments faced by our healthcare system in relation to

Helene-Mari vd W 😷

HeleneMarivdW

1/ Did an interview on @BBCBreakfast this morning about the use of face coverings and how their uptake in the UK has changed over the past month. 2/ Look

sareena✡✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊

sareena_v

A THREAD: LINKS TO RESOURCES TO UNDERSTAND SYSTEMATIC/SYSTEMIC RACISM AND OPPRESSIONIf you are uninformed on the topic, it's okay. Take the time to learn, especially if you don't understand what's

Roya Pakzad - رویا پاکزاد

RoyaPak

In the past two years, in our research, we've shown that rhetoric surrounding #MuslimBan fueled anti-Muslim incidents offline and online: http://ourmuslimvoices.com/ w/ @NazitaLajevardi @niloufar_s @mariamnotmiriam @sakhrates The

Ryan Connelly

Rycon

Munchau starts this article off by stating that: "Only a fool would draw strong conclusions from sketchy data."But what if you are policymaker in a crisis, and all you have

SEGM

SEGMtweets

Gender dysphoria sufferers need sound evidence to guide life-changing decisions. So a study that "lends support to the decision to provide gender-affirming surgeries" could have big clinical implications. But now,

David Rodenhiser

drodenhi1

My #thread summary of this new paper: ‘Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review’ @Ldnontmayor @st3v3turn3r @ElizabethPeloza @MohamedMOSalih @shawnwlewis @jesse_helmer @MaureenPCassidy @JoshMorganLDN @AnnaHopkins11 @ArielkeK @Heal

Jordan Schachtel

JordanSchachtel

Here's why I'm not a fan of Scott Gottlieb's policy proposals:1) Indefinite lockdown will destroy America.2) Indefinite lockdown will destroy America.3) Has authoritarian impulses. See: Call for total vaping ban4)

Blue Canaries

CanariesBlue

EducationWHO gets from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? Is it philanthropy?“Of course, NO amount of charities in spending such fortunes can compensate in any way for the misconduct in

Jeremy Kress

Jeremy_Kress

I can't stop thinking about this misguided op-ed by @bankpolicy's Greg Baer.So here's a thread about why it's wrong, and why policymakers should absolutely suspend bank dividends.https://www.ft.com/content/182e8048-09f0-45bc

Anniek de Ruijter

anniekderuijter

Today @EU_Health proposed a common strategy for the deployment of #COVID__19 vaccines in the EU. Although it might not come as a major surprise, we should consider the historic significance

Sanam Vakil

SanamVakil

Since the Zarif tape has gone viral, many have referenced the existence of an Iranian deep state. In the hope of further debate, reposting this co-written paper @rassam_hossein that examines

Ben Pile

clim8resistance

What surprises me is how even green veterans of the climate wars are so amateurish, and have a poor grasp on the facts they claim to champion -- this chap