#Economic

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

The idea of regular testing with cheap/inaccurate #COVID19 (‘dipsticks’) tests may sound appealing, but as with most simple ideas, there are problems. I won't go into the economic, or logistic

☭ Sabina ☭

Comrade_Sabina

Chinese debt trap- Western propagandaChinese loans are just 10.6% and not growing of the total foreign loans taken by Sri Lanka over the years and most are concessionary and given

Ruth Arnold

RuthArnold

I totally agree with this - “a university with international partnerships can increase investment to local areas. An internationally and nationally renowned university with civic ambitions would make sure these

Yaneer Bar-Yam

yaneerbaryam

Canada could be the next Australia\1@RobertGreenhill link:https://global-canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Potential-For-Getting-to-Zero-in-Canada-Version-2.1.pdf The TANZANC (Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Atlantic & Northern

Alexander Baunov

baunov

1/6 One of the reasons why Putin needed popular vote was the increasing set of challenges he faces. #Putin #Constitution #referendum #Russia 2/6 One of these is that a big

J.

PresentWitness_

Based-economics (thread) Globalism is the result of a collaborative corporate strategy to reduce international trade barriers and corporate taxes. Populist movements are a response to the failed economic promises of

Philip Peters

PhilPeters1

Recent Cuban govt announcements about economic moves have left me with a wait-and-see attitude. Lots of intentions, few specifics, no time-line, and heavy complaining (I don’t blame them!) about U.S.

Josh Milthorpe

JoshMilthorpe

Either through stupidity or spite, the Liberal/National Government's inaction during #COVID-19 will devastate universities. Higher ed drives innovation & growth and will underpin our economic recovery in a changing post-COVID

Jae | Money Mover

moneymovesJ

20 lessons in 2020 [Thread] 1. One stream of income isn't enough. 2. You can't predict the masses. 3. Emergency funds are non-negotiable. 4. Political leaders are not acting in

Tom Fowdy

Tom_Fowdy

China and the EU: 2020The media and the US think tank complex have persistently touted the narrative that Europe is "turning against China" and presumed instantly that a Biden victory

Chenchen Zhang🤦🏻‍♀️

chenchenzh

the heated debates about housewives on weibo recently got me to look up this.female labour force participation rate in China fell from around 74% in 1990 to around 60%. although

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

EU proposing some basic measures to keep basic connectivity between the UK and EU in the event of no deal, including “provision for certain air services”.https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1336973232159776769 This is potentially dra

Max Roser

MaxCRoser

How expensive is it to limit global warming to less than 2°C?The IPCC reports that the median cost to limit warming to less than 2°C corresponds to an annualized reduction

Dr Monica H Green

monicaMedHist

I've been thinking thru the night of the @NewYorker's response (via https://news.avclub.com/a-medieval-scholar-schools-the-new-yorker-about-the-bla-1844419326) to @MedievalRobots's critique. If by "facts," the NYer mea

Chris Wittich

RavenousTiger

Reading the IFR about PPP second draw and it's got me thinking about who qualifies for second draw. Might be so many thoughts I need like several tweets in a

John Lubbock

jwsal

'During the pre-Columbian era, human sacrifice in Maya culture was the ritual offering of nourishment to the gods. Blood was viewed as a potent source of nourishment for the Maya

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