#Economists

TradeButWhy

tradebutwhy

1/ Summarizing the interview with @JeffBooth on @realvision: The central bank's losing battle with deflation.- Technology is a deflationary force- Higher abundance at lower cost over time- This accelerates exponentially-

Michelle Groenewald

mmmgroenewald

A little over 3 weeks into teaching Macroeconomics online during #COVID19 I have some thoughts. Would love to get suggestions from other academics @Madari2fourIsah @cacrisalves @ingridharvold @paulrgilbert @HannaSzymborska @AcademicChatter #EconTwitt

Kevin Milligan

kevinmilligan

The Government of Canada should immediately begin regular, timely, official publication of administrative counts of CERB/EI applications/recipients.This information is imperative to have freely available to the public.It should happen now.

Max Ehrenfreund

MaxEhrenfreund

The Federal Reserve might still be a private bankers’ club, but it’s become increasingly aggressive and experimental with policies that benefit the working class. This transformation is one of the

DMKM

2paisay

Re-read my April 2019 blogpost on Pakistan Banao Certificate. Threading it as no one reads blogposts. I was pissed. PM looking for scapegoat when it failed. "While economists would agree

Quinn Slobodian

zeithistoriker

Who killed Bretton Woods? Historians have analyzed the economists around Nixon that pushed for the decision to float the US dollar in 1971. In our new Open Access @VersoBooks book,

TheZHULY🌹

zhullyyy_

A thread on the average Nigerian man. Again, these are just my opinions and genuine questions, I’m in no way in dissing anyone The average Nigerian man is selfish.

Vinay Prasad MD MPH

VPrasadMDMPH

I finished reading the Remdesivir trialIf you want my thoughts you will have to read this thread[Thread] The issue of outcome switching is laid to restIt is a non-issue Folks

America-China Watcher

PandemicTruther

A brief comparison of China's much decried state capitalism and that of the USAChina's key industries are state run. They represent 54% of China's biggest 500 companies but contribute 85%

Michael Roberts

mikejrob

1/ I've been thinking about the impact of COVID on climate change. Reduction in pollution during shutdowns is probably immaterial. Here's a thread about medium-to-longer-run. I think the big factors

vue.ai

vue_ai

Who doesn't love a good comeback story? Michael Jordan, Steve Jobs, Serena Williams… and now, #retail. The pandemic was predicted to have been disastrous for retail. So disastrous, hedge funds

Shon Hopwood

shonhopwood

THREAD: In reviewing Professor @RachelBarkow’s fabulous book, Prisoners of Politics, I analyzed hundreds of letters that @TheJusticeDept and the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys have written to federal policymakers

Anthony Staines says WASH YOUR HANDS!

astaines

Dr. Peter Navarro, advisor to @realDonaldTrump is quoted “My qualifications ... in terms of looking at the science is that I’m a social scientist. And I understand how to read

Alexsis Rodgers

aerodgers

I'm legit worried about Virginia Democrats (elected and activists) making the #ERA the goal post and not the starting line. We have both majorities and all statewide offices. This can't

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

1. I'll explain what I mean here. I'm a Biden voter. But it is fundamentally dangerous that Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai are making policy over how we deliberate over

Ed Kong

edkong

New Preprint with Daniel Prinz: How do #Shutdown policies affect unemployment during #COVID19? We find that limits on bars and restaurants caused modest increases in unemployment and discuss implications for