#Observations

Moritz Poll

MoritzPoll

A few thoughts on the piece by @DeatonAngus which culminates in: "RCTs have no unique advantages or disadvantages over other empirical methods in economics." Disclaimer: I've run RCTs for a

In Yurk House 🏠

SteveYurko

I've watched the One Piece anime countless times already, but with the recent release on Netflix, I felt spirited to go through the early episodes once again, and share some

Abolish Police Rat 🐀🏴

cabbage_rat

It’s 2AM and I have a million things on my plate rn, but the “Defund” discourse has rattled some THOUGHTS around my old noggin, and I’m deciding to vom some

Busi Anti-Austerity Sibeko

SubiBuseko

[A thread] on the the economic theories and models underlying IMF stabilisation programmes, and some outcomes.Note how the letter of intent from South Africa authorities reflects IMF thinking Notes from

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)

becca harrison

_beccaharrison

We’re only 1 week into the Spring semester here @Cornell. This weekend I spoke with many undergrads, and frankly I am SUPER ALARMED by the stress levels and workload every

William Antholis

wjantholis

So proud of @Miller_Center over these last four years. We have studied and publicly discussed the most disruptive presidency in our lifetimes.A few quick observations: First, election day ... and

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

Dave Harford

dharford79

Thread start...At 2.5 years old we noticed our son George had communication problems. There was nothing. The health visitor checked him over and confirmed she was also concerned about his

Eric Mamajek

EricMamajek

1/ I've been asked a few times in recent years about current best estimates of the number of stars in our Milky Way (MW) galaxy. I'll show my estimate here

Emily Urban 🌲

helloemilyurban

Here's the deal with Twitter (and why I'm taking another break in July). My hope is to simply offer my observations, request prayer, and encourage consideration.So let's begin. First, the

Kevin Carey

kevincarey1

1/ A thread about pandemic-induced K-12 virtual schooling, based mostly on my experience as the parent of a 5th grader in public school.Summary: It's been really difficult and definitely has

Red Wish 😷 👓

RedWishDotCom

In the process of looking at the asset declarations by Advisors and SAPMs. No expert, of course, but some observations, from just a cursory reading of the statements uploaded... (Thread)https://twitter.com/shiblifaraz/status/128452746414067

🌲 Tedward B Wang🌲

TedwardWang

Franklin and the Anti-German SmearIn discussions of race, culture, and ethnicity in America, the Founding Fathers will frequently be brought up as Americans admire the FF and people use their

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

rasmus_kleis

What should the role of legislation, regulators, and government be in overseeing political speech online?Nothing in dominant interpretation of US First Amendment (effectively leaving it to corporations) but US is

Andy Scollick

Andy_Scollick

Some further information regarding the "Zima-20" ("Winter-20") command staff exercises, which allegedly resulted in a defeat for Polish forces during a simulated (war-gamed) Russian attack 1/ The official website of

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