#Fiscal

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

A wonkish thread on the economics of unemployment insurance. Why? Because Republicans are talking nonsense, but also because it seems to me that even some of the people calling for

Viktor EC ☭

vescribano

Hay mucho ofendidito a raíz de haber afirmado que el independentismo es ultra derecha reaccionaria. Habrá que dejar algunas cosas claras entonces- Es un proyecto que intentó extranjerizar a millones

Mujtaba Rahman

Mij_Europe

A lot has been written about what Mario Draghi's arrival in Italy means for Italy. But little has been said about what he could mean for Europe. I think Draghi

Michael Leachman

leachma2

As expected, today's jobs report includes phantom jobs gains in state and local employment due to a technical Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) adjustment, NOT to a surge in hiring.

Brian McCarthy

briangobosox

“Deficits don’t matter” is tautologically false. There is no “resource fairy” who can create goods & services out of this air for us to consume. What is really meant by

Magic Lantern

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Jurrien Timmer

TimmerFidelity

Earnings & the #Fed. I assumed the 1930s weren’t a good analog for 2020 b/c the fiscal/monetary policy response this year was greater & faster than ever, except perhaps the

Allison Jade

allisonjade

Last one for the day. #JasonKenneyTaughtMe that you can fail on all 3 campaign promises, make 1.6 billion dollars in accounting errors, pillage our mountains for $36/hectare, spend a million

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/OK, here's a thread of my latest Noahpinion blog post.Why macroeconomic policy discussions have become less theoretical and less pro-austerity since the Great Recession:https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/the-new-macro-give-people-money

adara_raineyK

RepublicSemper

1/I’ve been thinking what I would do if the unbelievable happened and the Democrat/Socialists were successful in stealing this election from us, The People, & our @POTUS @realDonaldTrump.Aided by @HouseGOP,

Seth Ginns

sethginns

What has changed vs expectations since March equity bottom?A lot 1/ -Infections and hospitalizations dropped faster than expected-Reopenings showing lower than expected R0-IFR/CFR likely much lower than feared-Therapeutics emerging-Narrativ

BVDDY

BvddyCorleone

What’s up with bond yields?The consensus scenario appears to be that yields stay pegged at zero forever and beyond. I just don’t buy it.Let’s imagine why long term rates would

Jedidah Isler, PhD

JedidahIslerPhD

I've been thinking a lot abt grad school applicants. I know from experience that being rejected by a grad school is disappointing and (for me, at the time) a gut

Akheil Singla

AkheilS

As Congress continues to stumble around whether to direct $$$ to state and local governments, I think it might be worthwhile to check in on America’s 5th largest city, Phoenix,

Nick Gillespie

nickgillespie

Yes, there is a comparison to be had. Obama was not particularly good on immigration. That doesn't make Trump good--it means we have had three bad immigration presidents in a

Matthew Yglesias

mattyglesias

Here's the thing about this. Summers' economic analysis is not particularly original here -- Biden's request fills more than 100 percent of the output gap. That's exactly what Biden's team

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