#Economic

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Jacob Assa (@jacob_assa): Laissez-Faire, Laissez Mourir.https://developingeconomics.org/2020/03/31/laissez-faire-laissez-mourir/ Jacob Assa (@jacob_assa): The spread of the coronavirus epidemic around the world in the past few weeks has exposed not o

Eh Pippen, MD (A.K.A. Mandi)🌶

Ismallergies

There must plenty of “good reasons” to have voted republican this election, but you needed only *1* of these: xenophobia, homophobia, racism, white supremacy, hatred, intolerance, idiocy or ineptitude; to

Economic Rebel

Economic_Rebel

During my times at EFF, I spoke with fighters arranging to go and meet Credo Mutwa that we need to learn how black magic works. Why him? Credo Mutwa, was a

Niall Ferguson

nfergus

The tortoise-shaped recovery. My @thesundaytimes column on the economic consequences of the plague: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/dont-bet-on-a-quick-global-resurrection-z553527tx And the new anomie replaces the new normal.

Danae Kyriakopoulou

DKyriakopoulou

A thread on why @bankofengland moving to negative interest rates could do more harm than good, based on my latest @OMFIF piece & with links to further research:https://www.omfif.org/2020/05/uk-negative-rates-could-do-more-harm-than-good

Dr. Trevon D Logan

TrevonDLogan

Still overjoyed from receiving the @socscihist Founders Prize, I’d like to share more about why this prize proves that we desperately need diverse voices in the economics profession. To be

David Rothkopf

djrothkopf

Make sure to understand that the disastrous leadership failure on COVID has actually consisted of a series of equally disastrous terrible decisions from Trump and the GOP-to ignore disease warnings,

NY AG James

NewYorkStateAG

#BREAKING: I just filed a lawsuit to stop President Trump from undermining the #USPS and the November presidential election.These authoritarian actions are not only jeopardizing our democracy but the immediate

David M. Perry

Lollardfish

Good morning! I am reading @JulianCastro's "people first disability plan" this morning. You can read along here:https://issues.juliancastro.com/equality-for-people-with-disabilities/ First impressions are that it's excellent and swe

wout van aerchitecture

mcmansionhell

here's my final word on this re cars: you don't have to carry your car down the fucking stairs. the cargo ebike only works if you live in a building

Mike Belshe

mikebelshe

We need leaders that are going to lead America back to work. We don't need leaders that will lead us into fear, uncertainty and economic collapse.We can control this virus:

CNBC-TV18

CNBCTV18Live

#RBI releases the minutes of the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting.Follow this thread for more. #MPC*thread* MPC Minutes | #RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says rapidly rising cases of #COVID19

Prof Bunny Hugger 🌍🌹🌱💙 #ClimateAction

JKSteinberger

Oh hi there! I have a small favour to ask. It's my birthday (for real), I have 2 busted knees and am on lockdown same as everyone else. Can you

dick costolo

dickc

This isn't great leadership. It's the abdication of leadership. It's the equivalent of telling your employees to "shut up and dribble."https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1310583298666696705 Tech companies used to welcome

M. Gouldhawke ∞

M_Gouldhawke

All forms of government income assistance, from welfare to Employment Insurance to Universal Basic Income, are primarily a subsidy to landlords & employers. To ensure that employers don't have to

Surya Kanegaonkar

suryakane

Over-financialization lead to the dotcom bubble, GFC and the great unwind now. While debt-fueled booms support growth, they disincentivize optimal allocation of resources within a nation’s borders, leave little time