#Economists

Roaring Rudy Havenstein

RudyHavenstein

I have two main issues:1. The military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned us about in 1961, and, related to that,2. The Big Bank crime wave and associated kleptocracy...plus all the politicians, institutions,

Tahinis Restaurants

TheRealTahinis

We converted our entire reserves to #Bitcoin in Aug 2020 and since then we’ve been ridiculed and called irresponsible fools by people in our community.Our reserves in $ terms

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

Accountancy is more likely to be mocked than celebrated (or condemned), but accountants, far more than poets, are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. 1/ Though "bean counters" are employed

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

mushfiq_econ

A thread on my sense of the immediate #policypriorities for @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris administration, to undo the most consequential damages wrought by the last 4 years. A journalist’s question forced

Robert Palmer

robertnpalmer

NEW public attitudes research on tax from @TaxJusticeUK: - Conservative voters shift in favour of tax rises under lockdown- The broader public support higher taxes - There’s wide support for

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

This one might tweak your brain. There would be MORE interest in developing new antibiotics if NO ONE needed them today. Huh? Yep... let’s think about it. Today, no one

Scott Fullwiler

stf18

1/n There are 3 separate issues regarding ability to provide SS/Medicare in future years--financial ability to pay, legal authority to pay, & productive capacity to provide increasing standard of living

Tina -#BidenHarris2020

trcfwtt

Dear democrats,Stop letting trump lie about his economic record. Thank you. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2019/07/05/trump-is-falling-almost-1-million-jobs-short-vs-obama/#7a144fd48caa https://fortune.com/2019/06/03/stock-market-t

lawprofblawg

lawprofblawg

I'm taking a break from citing @OrinKerr to reply to Orin Kerr. Sorry to quote tweet, but only way I can thread.https://twitter.com/OrinKerr/status/1305034626339991553 And wow, also, @YLP, who is apparently a

Luke Herrine

LDHerrine

This is fascinating work from @MadisonECondon on how the rise of "asset manager capitalism" shifts the politics of firm ownership in favor of long-term resilience and against competition.I want to

Jerry Capital

JerryCap

My Notes on Statistical Consequences of Fat TailsReal World Preasymptotics, Epistemology, and ApplicationsBy @nntaleb "Insurance can only work in Mediocristan; you should never write an uncapped insurance contract if there

Reed Wommack

ReedWommack

This week I wrote a newsletter about how studying Bitcoin teaches people about voluntaryism and leads to their de-politicization.A thread People claim that Bitcoin is for everyone, democrats, republicans, and

Joseph Flaherty

josephflaherty

How many $100M+ startups are just waiting to be founded?Cameo, the celebrity selfie service, just announced a monster $100M+ GMV for 2020. It’s an impressive number, but it makes you

Sri Thiruvadanthai

teasri

IG as a precursor to Thatcher and Reagan. First, a little background. People forget that IG, as a new PM, took the advice of experts and liberalizers, incl. Bhagwati to

Ben Casselman

bencasselman

Given the renewed attention on the possibility of a $15 federal minimum wage, it's worth noting that "$15/hour" looks very different in 2021 than it did when the "Fight for

Chloe White

ChloeWhiteAus

Have you been hearing a lot about *intrinsic* value lately? This concept refers to a "fair valuation" framework, which is an attempt to "price" an asset based on qualities like

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