#Economy

Burnside

BurnsideNotTosh

At turning points in history I am sure most people thought there would be a quick return to normal. Over by Christmas, the Phoney War, the credit crunch, the Euro

Somesh Jha

someshjha7

Even as the government has sought to revive economic activity in a phased manner, I spoke to the stranded migrant workers in Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Surat. They didn't want

Eric Basmajian

EPBResearch

CPI BreakdownThe base effect is starting to impact the year over year numbers so we'll take a look at other measures for a less skewed idea of the recent inflation

Collingwood 🇬🇧

admcollingwood

THREAD 1/18Dear @RishiSunak, @MattHancock & @BorisJohnson, I have figured out how to solve the big problems coming your way in 2021. It might be leftfield, but you'll be so amazed

Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv

BandyXLee1

October surprise on Oct. 1.What to look out for: Hope Hicks is great co-conspirator; he could elicit sympathy and prayers. No more debates, and just before election he can be

Srivatsan Prakash

elite_investor

1/Back to the threads! Today we will look at Hyman Minsky's ideas on financial economics, business cycles and more!He's the guy known for the concept of a "Minsky moment"!Let's dig

Jeffrey of Manhattan

fittedsweats

The Biden - Trump debates.TRUMP: You're from Delaware. Everyone there is dead. They asked me to be President I said, yeah get rid of Delaware first. We call it the

The Wolf Of All Streets

scottmelker

Live with Goldman. They are talking COVID-19 and GDP/economy risk.Major downside risk of an expected second wave of infections, so it's nearly impossible to project the state of the economy

Stephanie Kelton

StephanieKelton

THREAD Throughout the primary debates, Democrats missed a huge opportunity to talk with people about what it means to "pay for" your spending proposals. Now that Congress is preparing to

Samuel Ekpe

samuelekpe

Vusi, it's just an attempt by the government to improve spend and buying power. The economy is in a bad place and the central bank is trying to balance things;

David Yaffe-Bellany

yaffebellany

Farmers are dumping millions of gallons of milk. Burying thousands of onions. Plowing vegetables back into the soil. The pandemic has created staggering amounts of food waste, even as people

Daniel Aldana Cohen

aldatweets

Ppl on this site can't stop generalizing about discourses of college-educated vs not college-educated ppl. Just an endless stream of David-Brooks-sociology.There are elite-educated normie idiots, there are working class ppl

Issa wrap.

mrdespicable22

Guys I can’t stress this enough, there is not a single data point that shows enhanced UI is keeping people from working. Not a single one. It may, at some

Michael J. Hicks

HicksCBER

1/n Some more back of the envelope thinking about the state's response to COVID-19, and how it has wider applicability. Let me preface by saying this is the sort of

Aaron Rupar

atrupar

Biden: "Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting... it's lawlessness, plain & simple... violence will not bring change. It will only bring destruction... this POTUS long ago forfeited any

Brian Vad Mathiesen

BrianVad

1/3Falling electricity consumption in #coronavirus / #Covid_19 times gives cheaper electricity for British consumers. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/05/thousands-to-be-paid-for-daytime-green-electricity-use-during-lockdown 2/3But it