#Economic

Steve Dresser

dresserman

So after a brief break from our revolutionary Kantar via the medium of animated gifs. We are back: Sales growth fro the market was up to 18.9% from 17.2% for

Len Burman

lenburman

These models should not be taken seriously. They all have tiny sample sizes and a huge number of potential explanatory variables meaning that researchers can cherry pick to get whatever

Gregg Gonsalves

gregggonsalves

Dear @MartinKulldorff. 1. Few I know are arguing for massive, total lockdowns of society. 2. It's convenient to use this idea as a straw man, but it doesn't reflect anything

Pete Myers

pd_myers

[crypto]THREAD*****BTC/BSV: 2 Blockchain Bloat Mitigation Methods*****This week, BTC and BSV devs both merged new features designed to keep their blockchains small. Here I compare both upgrades & reflect a bit

Eric Paley 🇺🇸

epaley

A couple of notes on Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOP):ESOPs are as much for your benefit as your VC: There are many ways VCs can hurt startups — this isn’t

abigail woods

abiwoods3

A thread on policy responses to epidemics – from someone who’s spent 20 years researching and teaching their histories. These are observations not answers, that aim to contextualise not condone

Hammond Institute

HammondInst

This week, Hammond Institute scholars published a series of op-eds about #covid19: 1. "A Case for Proactive Policies." Rik W. Hafer, PhD https://bit.ly/2QZvuI5 2. "The Power of Civil Society: A

beta.mycrypto.com

MyCrypto

For those too lazy to open a PDF, heres the "audit"For those who don't know wtf this is:1. It's an audit summary.2. There are red flags in summary.3. You need

Joseph Walker

JosephNWalker

Below is a thread on why lockdowns need not be "economic suicide" as Steve Waterson described them in a recent article (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/national-coronavirus-hysteria-will-lead-to-disproportionate-suffering/news-sto

Ed Carr

edwardrcarr

The fact economists (and apparently an economic anthropologists) think this upends our development narratives is not so much an individual failing as emblematic of how disciplines/disciplinary conversations can hold us

J.

PresentWitness_

Immigration is a wage suppression scheme.@USTechWorkers https://twitter.com/AriellaHanker/status/1275472589515714560 The STEM worker shortage is a lie. There are 4,300 degree-granting post secondary institutions in the US who churn out over

MacroPolo

MacroPoloChina

AI development heavily relies on the flow of talent. In this NEW database, we gathered a large & granular dataset from a top AI conference to assess the global ebb

CMO Maharashtra

CMOMaharashtra

CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’s address to the State today; I want to thank the Bhim Sainiks and others who throng Shivtirth in December & April to pay their respects to

Joshua Achiam

jachiam0

The gradient descent algorithm should become a standard part of high school calculus courses. This material is a tiny extension of existing calculus material, but vital to the future of

Nithya Raman

nithyavraman

Rent day has come three times during the pandemic. Tenants are piling up debt. Many are terrified.Meanwhile, we’re learning that LA's systems are simply not designed to protect people.How do

unseen1

unseen1_unseen

1. Okay let me explain the fake media's strategy over the last 20 months. As I am starting to see it. Orwell called it the 2 mins of hate but