#Economics

BenjaminThomasWhite

rain_later

So I am drafting my review of #Refugia (spoiler: it's terrible), which is getting quite long. I've finally reached chapter 5, "Making Refugia work". This is the chapter that actually

Robert Palmer

robertnpalmer

Very mixed messages on tax from pre-budget leaks.Yesterday @ShippersUnbound suggested the government would increase corporation tax and make council tax fairer. Both are very good ideas 1/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rishi-sunak-eyes-

Thom Hartmann

Thom_Hartmann

1/ Rebuilding trust in democracy and our American government requires both holding seditious Republicans accountable and restoring the protective functions of government. Here’s what Democrats must do and why. (THREAD)

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/Alright, gather round, friends, and let me tell you the story of 1930s Japan, and how it's a cautionary tale for 2020s America.https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/japanese-lessons-for-the-american 2/Everyone knows that Japan became mili

Ben Golub

ben_golub

In this issue of Econometrica:"Targeting Interventions in Networks"We take an old question: "Whose incentives matter most for aggregate outcomes in a network game?" and give some new answers and a

Jason Pitre

Genesisoflegend

Since today seems to be the day where I get involved with twitter discourse, I think it's worth talking about the late-stage-capitalism in the room. [Thread} When you get down

Paul Knight 🌞 🌑 🌎

PLK5280

The #bitcoin community needs to abandon its current logo. The slanted, orange ₿ is perfect for "magic internet money" but not for a "trillion-dollar asset class" or "world reserve

Brad Freeman

StockMarketNerd

$IPOE/@sofi -- the company helping you "get your money right" on the pursuit of financial independence w/a complete suite of tools to:-- borrow-- save-- invest-- spendWhy @sofi might just be

𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝙿𝚑𝚊𝚗 🇨🇦

TrungTPhan

1/ Amazon Prime is a huge business, with 150m+ subs and an annual revenue of $20B+. It's a staple in our lives...but was a total leap of faith when it

Bill Foster

billfoster21

Zillow Group: Transformation Underway-- Founded in 2006, $ZG started as an online platform where sellers could list their homes for sale or rent. Over time, $ZG became well known for

Joe Pompliano

JoePompliano

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are teaming up to buy Wrexham AFC, a 156-year old Welch soccer club.The craziest part?They're doing it for a documentary.Time for a thread

sadalsuud

sadalsvvd

a thread on becoming "money positive", or: going from art school dropout to software middle management and dabbling the stock market growing up, I had an inexplicable, implicit distrust of

Scott Hamilton

DoqxaScott

Tragedy of the epistemic commons: A pseudo-problem? ( of 28)Ben Williams is concerned about the impact of ignorance on democracy. He describes a paradox between maintaining convenient false ideas versus

Owen Boswarva

owenboswarva

Right then, a short thread.Today the #GeospatialCommission launched the UK's #Geospatial Strategy, 2020 to 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unlocking-the-power-of-locationthe-uks-geospatial-strategy + press release https:

Joe Pompliano

JoePompliano

A pizza delivery driver turned a $1,000 investment into a $1.45 billion clothing empire.The best part?He did it without ever owning a retail store.Time for a thread 1) Ben

Cassidy Leventhal

cassidylev

If you’ve been wondering lately, “How in the world can ANYONE be against blanket student debt forgiveness??” then this thread is for you Key objection #1: it’s a free

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