#Fiscal

Thant Myint-U

thantmyintu

What happens next in Myanmar may depend on the answer to a few very different questions. First is whether the protests and civil disobedience campaigns escalate and lead to more

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/4Worrying article. Among other things it cites a CIO saying: “The Fed has created an expectation of a bailout,” adding that it, “almost doesn't matter” what other indicators of debt

Nicolás Bardio #oficialidá

nbardio

¿Cómo nos roba dinero a todos Madrid?Os lo cuento con hamburguesas. Si vivís en Uviéu, seguramente conozcáis dos locales muy emblemáticos. El @TierraAstur de la Cai Gascona y el @mcdonalds_es

Aren R. LeBrun

proustmalone

Capitalism is when a vaccine to a deadly pandemic exists but we can’t create or distribute enough of it because two pharmaceutical conglomerates refuse to lose out on shareholder profits

Matt 🧐

Matt__Kaye

Implied and realized volatility have been crushed due to yield seeking funds (advertised to investors as low-risk yield generating vehicles) flooded the market with short volatility options sales. On paper,

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

So is the Biden plan too big? We need to be clear about what it's for. IT'S NOT STIMULUS. This isn't at all like the ARRA, which was all about

David Schleicher

ProfSchleich

The real case for state bankruptcy is not only that it allows creditors to be impaired. It is that it provides a forum in which the harms imposed on different

Chad Pergram

ChadPergram

1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Filibuster staying in the Senate – and why “Budget Reconciliation” is the Democrats’ Next Parliamentary Gambit 2) Pay close attention to the language of

Andy Bowen

andymbowen

A #BudgetPlanningForToday thread:This is the time of the year where what you want to do is start highlighting your priorities for FY22, and seriously start making your plan for the

Lawrence H. Summers

LHSummers

The big fiscal news is that the nation will not make the colossal error of letting stimulus lapse. That would have been hugely risky and ill advised. But the set

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

I am an economist and I am very much not worried about this. 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2021/02/17/unemployed-workers-retraining/ In the aftermath of any recession, when the unemployment rate is still elevated, *witho

Jim Blaine

JimBlaine

Bruce isn't right about everythingbut he raises a legitimate question and makes fair points. Unlike other #ncga divisions PED didn't have the real world accountability other divisions face. They could

Anton Jäger

AntonJaegermm

There really should be more reflection on the symbiosis between a civil society structured mainly around non-profits without formal mass members and the rise of flash protest movements with very

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

diane #ForAll straub

didikins4life

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This part is called: Securing our Competitive Edge/Defense SpendingOnly one party will accelerate defense transformation in a responsible,ethical way,while restoring stability, predictability, & f

Nick Barton

nicksbarton

Where have you been until now? All you ‘don’t close the schools’ brigade? Where were you @DailyMailUK @Telegraph and your little group of men and women when cuts were being

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