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Jason Furman

jasonfurman

In our new paper @LHSummers and I argue that low interest rates present a challenge for monetary policy and financial stability but an opportunity for fiscal policy--if we choose to

Ivan Nechepurenko

INechepurenko

I spoke to former high-ranking Belarusian prosecutors, investigators, judges, lawyers, ministers and other officials to describe the insidious machine of repression that sustains Lukashenko's rule in Belarus despite mass and

Leo Murray

crisortunity

ICYM this exceptionally good @thetimes writeup yesterday of our new report with @MumsForLungs on the potential benefits of a national #SchoolStreets rollout (where roads with schools are closed to motor

Open House London

openhouselondon

TODAY: Musicians have written to the government calling for support for the UK live music industry. Gigs look unlikely to rtn until 2021 due to social distancing measures & this

Just Linda

justlinda416

I've seen some people (including a TRUSTEE or two) advocating for using their school board's reserves to lower class sizes in September. Let me give a super-simple explanation why that

Jeff Carlson

themarketswork

1) I found this Hill article on Pence to be interesting. But maybe not for the reasons you might expect.At least directly so.https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/531823-gop-lawmakers-sue-pence-in-bid-to-overturn-biden-win 2) Of note

Jonathan Athow

jathers_ONS

We have published GDP, an estimate of total output in the UK economy, for December 2020. This also means we have the overall position for Q4 and 2020 as a

jacsmk ✊🏾

jhybe

If you do one thing today, go to this: https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/national-digital-id/ra-ndid and submit your thoughts & questions abt a proposal for a national digital ID system for Malaysia. The deadline for

Shawn Moen

SmallDogFred

This piece sums up a lot of my recent concerns and brings to mind a few random thoughtshttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-is-sleepwalking-into-a-third-wave-and-it-could-be-the-worst-one 1) The emergence of variants with

Michael R. Strain

MichaelRStrain

The U.S. economy needs help. Trump and Congress need to stop threatening and posturing — starting right now. What should Congress include in the next bill?I discuss in my latest

Joe

realJosephRich

How have the Fed and the Federal Government created a massive moral and economic hazard through the options market?A quick thread./1 First, two things:1. The Fed is not buying stocks.2.

Rusty⚡️

ze_rusty

Do you think you're healthy because your BMI is normal?A thread on why I think Body Mass Index is a ridiculous marker BMI is a measurement of a person's leanness

Amy Maxmen, PhD

amymaxmen

So many stories on reaching vaccine herd immunity! But there's a massive dilemma. Here's a on what I mean...About 50 countries have fewer than one nurse per 1000 people. Israel

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

TheRaDR

Thinking about how, in Judaism, redeeming captives is considered a "great mitzvah," something that takes precedence over even supporting the poor, and the cash bail system. 1/x thread Maimonides writes

Hyun Song Shin

HyunSongShin

In the breathless news cycle, some questions of genuine long-term importance can get left behind; spare some time to read our take on the state of money and the payment

New River Investments Inc.

NewRiverInvest

If you had a p&l 2008-10 you remember how fiercely disbelieved the second-derivative rally of Obama’s “profit-and-earnings ratios” + Bernanke’s ”greenshoots” were. If it was your first crash, you probably

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