#Economists

J.

PresentWitness_

Based-economics (thread) Globalism is the result of a collaborative corporate strategy to reduce international trade barriers and corporate taxes. Populist movements are a response to the failed economic promises of

Elise Gould

eliselgould

Jobs day will likely reveal a false start to the recovery.The increasing spread of COVID-19 and the upcoming fiscal fiscal cliff point to long lasting economic pain.https://www.epi.org/blog/what-to-watch-on-jobs-day-a-false-start-to-the-rec

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/Lots of tech companies and workers are making noises about leaving San Francisco, LA, NYC, and other "superstar" cities. Some are predicting a shift to remote work and distributed companies.Let's

@AdamSmithWorks

adamsmithworks

The second half of #WealthOfNations Book 2, Chapter 2 is all about banks. Once you invent money, you have to have somewhere to put it, I suppose. #WealthOfTweets #SmithTweets Banks.

Tracy Gordon

gordontrac

You know, I went in this article expecting not to like it, but it's pretty spot on until... "Most states will survive the pandemic fine without more federal aid if

SandeepParekh

SandeepParekh

Thread - the multi-decadal growth path of India after yesterday’s budget. Yes, I am over-optimistic. Just like every entrepreneur is an over-optimist (imagine Musk being sceptical about the future of

Simon Evans

DrSimEvans

EU govts agreed a covid recovery deal this week inc plans "with a view to" starting a carbon border tax from 2023.Details are thin & nothing yet final, but European

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

Overton Window 101In 2020, as previously obscure and extreme policy actions have gained mainstream support, it appears the Overton Window has shifted.But what is the "Overton Window" and how does

Giuliana Chamedes

GChamedes

Mario Draghi, soon to become Italy's PM, has been hailed as the nonpartisan technocrat Italy needs to gets its house in order. But who is Draghi and is his brand

Megan McArdle

asymmetricinfo

Okay, all of you folks yelling IF YOU THINK ISOLATED CASES OF FRAUD OCCUR, WHY ARE YOU SO SANGUINE? HOW ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH FRAUD?I need to tell you guys

Matto Mildenberger

mmildenberger

Exciting news! @MichaelAklin and my new provocation is out in @GepJournal. We make a simple but far-reaching claim. **Empirically, climate politics is NOT primarily about collective action or free-riding**. A

Paul Romer

paulmromer

The Most Important Policy Decision In Our LifetimesIn a week dominated by horrible news, there are signs that the Senate may make the right choice when it passes a new

Tracy Jan

TracyJan

This is what white supremacy leads to: the destruction of Black lives and Black wealth, the impact of which reverberates a century after the #TulsaMassacre Let us never forget.https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/17/tulsa-massacr

Sylvan Herskowitz

SylvanRH

Amid the chaos of the last few weeks, my paper on sports betting in Uganda came out.A thread for those who’d like to know more, but don't want to download

David Madden

davidjmadden

Maybe... the way most economists tend think about the world is part of the problem? There's a lot of evidence out there on the impacts of the financialization of housing.

Surbhi Kesar

SurbhiKesar

1/N In my article "Identity in Economics or Identity of Economics?" in @miami_institute econ forum, I engage w the issue of identity in econ to argue that while there is

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