#Economists

Tony Yates

t0nyyates

The titbits I get fed about the debate over a hypothetical post indy monetary policy in Scotland make it seem like a lot of nonsense is being talked on the

Anthony Sanders

IJSanders

About to listen to the oral argument in Uzueghunam v. Preczewski, the nominal damages case at SCOTUS today. Very more than nominal case!https://www.c-span.org/video/?506849-1/uzuegbunam-v-preczewski-oral-argument The Chief seems pretty skep

Erik Torenberg

eriktorenberg

Book notes from Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century" Curious to hear critiques & responses to the book.https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Twenty-First-Century-Thomas-Piketty/dp/0674979850/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/130-690528

Peter Ganong

p_ganong

new working paper “Why Do Borrowers Default on Mortgages? A New Method For Causal Attribution” with @pascaljnoelTwo theories for why:1) strategic 2) life eventsFor 30 years, economists have been trying

JW Mason

JWMason1

At the moment we are rightly focused on stimulus/relief fiscal packages. But going forward, imo, progressive economists should be pushing conversation about fundamental principles of monetary policy. (thread)https://twitter.com/Frank_vanler

Christabel Cooper

ChristabelCoops

Why the Tories, especially Sunak, struggle to get it right on Covid (with graphs!)Even before the news about the mutant strain, polls showed that people tended to think the original

Arash Kolahi

ArashKolahi

In one short thread, we will expose and debunk 5 of the biggest & most consequential lies regarding economic efficiency perpetuated by the right. 1/ These lies are so often

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

This morning, DOL released some of the last unemployment insurance (UI) claims data of the Trump era. That means this release helps us understand the economy President Biden just inherited.

AJ

AhmedWJanjua

Maryam Nawaz & Her Father Nawaz Sharif arguing unravelling of Pakistan’s economy is a consequence of Supreme Court’s disqualification of Nawaz Sharif on July 28, 2017 implying a conspiracy is

Claire Melamed

clairemelamed

1/10 If you want to know how your country is doing on #COVID19, size matters: 300 deaths in a country of 1 million people is a very different thing from

J.

PresentWitness_

Meta-economics (thread) A bailout for debtors is an anti-bailout for savers. 'Globalism' is the result of a collaborative corporate strategy to reduce international trade barriers and corporate taxes. Populist movements

Kevin McKernan 🙂

Kevin_McKernan

When respected Scientists resign over the false narrative... Take notice... and thank them.Google Translated Letter fromProf. Dr. Thomas Aigner, Department of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, Sigwartstrasse 10,D-72076 Tuebingen Germany

Luca Fornaro

LucaFornaro3

A thread on the euro and on its impact on welfare. Perhaps the most visible consequence of the euro has been a huge increase in capital mobility and financial integration

Giacomo Rondina

giacomorondina

What can an economist with mainstream training learn from #MMT? I articulate my answer in a new paper titled “A Blue Paper on Modern Monetary Theory” #MMTBluePaper. https://bit.ly/30puulV Here are the

Beatrice Cherrier

Undercoverhist

1/Since 2008, calling out use of (some) econ models by central banks has become as steady as Big-Ben chimeBut what do we know about import, production & use of econ

Retson Tedheke

retsonbiz

THE LIES OF FREE TRADE & Why Nigeria Must Keep Protecting Her Own at Whatever Cost Particularly in Agriculture.In His Book Kicking Away The Ladder by Prof Hajoon Chang, He

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