#Reallocation

All that extra money announced by govt last week not quite what it seems. https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/14938The "Rooseveltian" additional £5.5bn of capital spending represents an increase of precisely zero this year on

There has to be a reason why the BJP is riding roughshod over the moral criticisms against splurging on a new Parliament building when India has been reduced to a

Greta Thunberg is the exact same age Ben was when he started writing columns about how he doesn't care about civilian casualties.https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1260584730673786881 Age aside, I understand the impulse to wonder

This paper is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in development and misallocation. It is one of my favorite papers and can be beautifully summarized in one figure, hence a

After too many years, new working paper with Dauth, Lee, and @SebastianFind finally posted Result: adoption of West institutions in East Germany led to labor reallocation, unravelled previous misallocation and

Sunak's #minibudget includes a variety of active labor market policies.There is a rich economic literature that can help inform coverage & assessments.A short thread that points to a few recent-ish

Anand Sahasranaman

As @gabriel_zucman, @PikettyLeMonde, @lucas_chancel & others have been discussing economic inequality and potential remedies, we model income inequality and poverty dynamics in India. A thread on some preliminary results... 1/

We need so many amendments to the Constitution. Specific limits on pardon power Right to educational equality Right to vote President can be prosecuted for crimes Equal rights for women,

Elizabeth Neumann

“Some of the risk factors of violent extremism identified are increasing nationwide: social isolation, financial stress, job loss, loss of loved ones and significant changes or uncertainty in life. My

I've received an email from Peterborough Cycling Forum criticising @peterboroughcc’s proposals. I agree they are 'underwhelming'. We'd be foolish to squander this unique opportunity to make cycling the preferred choice

Addressing climate change ultimately comes down to how we coordinate a transition to more expensive inputs to our production processes, so it will necessarily involve a *short term* decline in

Centre's decision to cut salaries &pensions of MPs is welcome. It's a good way for us to show solidarity w/people suffering across the country. But the Ordinance ending MPLADS funds

I've been stuck trying to dig into the Police Budget motion that will be put in front of City Council next week. Action is great, but this action specifically, has

Marshall Steinbaum 🔥

Very happy to joint ⁦@wsbgnl⁩ in arguing for the continuation of increased & expanded UI in ⁦@theprospect⁩. This brings up a core issue on which my views have “evolved”: do

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Evaporating traffic? Impact of low traffic neighbourhoods on main roads. Thanks to @LDN_LS /1 https://londonlivingstreets.com/2019/07/11/evaporating-traffic-impact-of-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-on-main-roads/ The most comprehensive study of

THIS. So much going around asking what's the breakdown of the P275 billion. Thing is: P275B could be HIGHER. It's not a question of whether there's budget, but if there