#Economics

Ofi Ejembi

ofispeaks

This maize scarcity matter got me thinking about agriculture and the issues around Nigeria's food security all over again. My father is a professor of Agricultural Economics and Extension and

MoneyRehab_

MoneyRehab_

utility (a thread)Def: the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficialIn economics, utility refers 2 the enjoyment/satisfaction a person gets from the choices they makeUtility theory assumes that people will

Blair McDougall

blairmcdougall

I know it's not fashionable to care what experts say about complex issues but here's a thread. I'll leave the numbering open because expect many more to join this chorus.

Adam Townsend

adamscrabble

9/ So it became a case of my pain tolerance. Heres here it gets interesting. I am very close with several of the TOP ceo's of the real comanies in

COVID-19 Crisis Town Hall at UC Davis

CovidTownHall

Starting soon at 3:30PT! American Economist Dr. Daniel A. Sumner will be speaking with @ucdavis students about food supply-chain issues related to the coronavirus pandemic at @ucdavisbiology's @CovidTownHall. Live streaming:

Erin Cassese

ErinCassese

Advice for Picking a Lady VP Candidate (based loosely on political science research)Pick a woman who has never disagreed with you; disagreeable women are unlikeable, and we’re going to need

Faizan Siddiqi

faizansiddiqi

All the founders using/wanting to use professional money raisers aka % consultants for a raise be warned. These bottom feeders have 0 respect with real angels & VCs.If you think

Sonal🇮🇳

Dharm_gatha

Facts that they never taught you. 1. Father of Astronomy: Aryabhatta ; work - Aryabhattiyam2. Father of Astrology: Varahamihira , works; Panchasiddhantika, Bruhat Hora Shastra 3. Fathers of Surgery :

Patrick T. Brown

PatrickTBrown31

Ok, this one is not going to make me a ton of friends on Climate Twitter but out of both curiosity, and in the name of scientific completeness, somebody had

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

Early signs are that we're fumbling the economic response to Covid-19 almost as badly as we fumbled the public health response 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/business/coronavirus-unemployment-washington.html?action=click&module=Well&

Brittani James, MD

DrBrittaniJ

When I say “the system does what it is designed to do” - I mean that all of the systems in our country (and world!) are designed to concentrate wealth

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

ALERT: PRESIDENTIAL MELTDOWN ON LIVE TV PS/ The CNN chryrons on this are fabulous and painfully accurate PS2/ The number of lies in this presidential rant is *staggering* and all

H Ǝ L E

helebing_

here me out: here's young! grace, frankie, robert and sol eventually i am going to write that college au i am planning for years i'm going to translate in my

Jack Butcher

jackbutcher

Building a Personal Monopoly: (thread)How to combine competence, curiosity, and character to create a category of one.↓ 1/ CompetenceIf we want anyone to spend their time, attention or money on

David Spinks

DavidSpinks

What the long-term impact of Covid-19 will be on community strategies and events (a thread) 1. In-person events will return with a boom (after some initial hesitancy). There will be

Robert H Frank

econnaturalist

Economic Naturalist Question #19. Why are dramatic political shifts so difficult to predict? #EconTwitter In an earlier thread, I explored why introductory economics courses appear to leave little lasting imprint