#Policymakers

Zachary D. Carter

zachdcarter

Hard to tell from how calm and quiet everyone is, but this hearing on the Fed's refusal to grant relief to state and local governments is just wild. The Fed's

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

I haven't even thought about writing papers for publication since mid-January. To address the threat posed by #COVID19, it's all about making progress as fast as possible, and sharing what

Susan Hatch

SusaMorgan

“Many of us are frequent flyers, we drive long distances in big cars, buy a lot equipment, have fridge-freezers the size of a small terrace house – every facet of

Daphne Keller

daphnehk

200 people answered this survey, and they are deeply split on the meaning of “proactive” -- a word that’s at the center of many intermediary liability policy discussions right now.

G. Elliott Morris

gelliottmorris

THREAD Covid-19 is spreading from America's cities to its exurbs & rural heartland. Which areas are likely to face the worst of it? We modeled the disease's fatality rate &

Rohan Silva

Silva

Scott W. Atlas, MD - former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center: "Let’s stop underemphasizing empirical evidence while instead doubling down on hypothetical models. Facts matter."https://thehill.com/opinion/healthc

Nathan Carrington

NateCarrington

My first peer-reviewed publication (with @LoganRStrother) is finally out! We scrutinize the belief that removal of Confederate icons violates free expression rights. Huge thanks to everyone who offered feedback and

Simon Bottery

blimeysimon

1. Let’s welcome the scale of today’s @commonshealth report on #socialcare. £7bn, a cap, free personal care, and workforce reform is a strong package. You might want to review the

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/5Very interesting Caixin article. Beijing has stopped work on two HSR projects in Shandong and Shaanxi because of provincial debt concerns. In both cases they cancelled the projects after discovering

Bhramar Mukherjee

BhramarBioStat

This thread is for sharing some perspective on the role of projections. I have received many notes that our previous projections turned out to be true. This actually defeats the

Ciarán Murray

C1aranMurray

The Imperial Team has history. They completely overreacted to Foot and Mouth Disease and Swine Flu as well. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-tensions-rise-over-scientists-at-heart-of-lockdown-policy-nxz23qdl0?shareToken=d28d4a837e491621

Bruce D. Baker

SchlFinance101

Choice as a Substitute for Adequacy? https://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2017/10/09/choice-as-a-substitute-for-adequacy/ via @SchlFinance101 More thorough models show that on average as charter share increases, effort to fund K12 decreases: Staffi

Alix Gould-Werth

alixgouldwerth

With the president's joint address coming this week, some of us are busy biting our nails and wondering what his paid leave proposal will be.Others are scratching their heads, wondering

Dr. J Robson

JenniferRobson8

100% this. In *normal* times, fiscal rules can be important & useful mechanisms to filter out policy options that aren't fiscally realistic or feasible. We are not in normal times.

The Wyzard 📚💖

WiseWyzard

The linchpin of the oncoming disaster is that the police, as a body and a union, will never, ever admit they were in the wrong. They will never confess they

Michael Schuman

MichaelSchuman

I hear again & again how effective the Chinese state is. That's a myth. Some get that idea because of China's rapid growth in recent decades & the pace of