#Economy

Jack Buckby

jackbuckby

Far-left and far-right extremists are using the COVID economy to normalise radical/race-based economic & social policy, and to recruit.My research paper for @FrontierCentre explains how they're doing it, & how

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arlogilbert

As companies shift to remote, measuring output becomes far more important. A team member who “worked” 40 hours a week but included 8 hours of lunch and breaks, and 5

Sabyasachi Kar

Sabya_K

Excellent podcast. Agree mostly with Ajay. Adding a few points here that are complementary to his approach.1. The private vs. public sector is a false debate that we have indulged

Jeremy PLEASE WEAR MASKS! Konyndyk

JeremyKonyndyk

What it will take to lift stay-at-home orders? Imagine you're locked in a house that's on fire. You've got no water, but there's an open window. If you close the

Daniel Bunn

danieldbunn

Hmmm...tax competition over mobile capital is quickly becoming tax competition for mobile workers.https://twitter.com/GreekAnalyst/status/1331589398568316929 The challenge of keeping the mobile factors when other countries respond by offeri

Avik Roy

Avik

So yesterday, I spoke at a roundtable hosted by the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs committee, at which I talked about how we can reopen the economy even if

Arash Kolahi

ArashKolahi

One of the most propagandized, weaponized & misunderstood concepts in economics is inflation.It’s also one of the most important.In this thread, we will cut through the lies about inflation &

THE BIDEN BATTALION

laughinatthegop

Joe Biden has a plan for thathttps://www.vox.com/2020/5/26/21257648/joe-biden-climate-economy-tax-plans A big minimum wage increase:Biden’s commitment to raising the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 to $15 an hour is one of

Governor Kay Ivey

GovernorKayIvey

This week is the projected peak of the illness in our state. What the people of Alabama are doing is working, & we need to keep at it! As a

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UrbaniteAlaska

Let's game this "but the economy" argument out. Just for hell of it. Assumptions: 1) the economy (which really wasn't on anything but a bad sugar high anyway thanks to

Amir Sufi

profsufi

I finished the excellent "Trade Wars are Class Wars" by @M_C_Klein and @michaelxpettis a couple of weeks ago. It is a fantastic book, a must-read especially for my academic economist

Robert Patrick Lewis

RobertPLewis

The same person they told you would plunge the world into chaos has brought us back from the brink of NoKo war, signed historic deals for peace in the MidE

Jim DeMint

JimDeMint

Our ability to take care of each other with food, clothing, housing, security, health care, and basic government services is dependent on the capacity of the private sector to produce

JamesSmithRF

JamesSmithRF

.@bankofengland’s MPC on hold today, as expected, with Bank Rate remaining at historic lows of 0.1% and the stock asset purchases maintained at £895bn (*but* with Andy Haldane voting to

Dr. Rob Davidson #WearAMask

DrRobDavidson

IMPORTANTAs an ER doctor and as a fellow citizen I want to see the economy and our society open back up as much as anyone. Here’s the thing…. (1/16)https://www.npr.org/2020/04/18/837776218/across-america-frustrated-protesters-rally-to-reopen-the-econ

Hannah Fearn

hannahfearn

I'm sorry but I'm simply not going to go out *shopping* before my parents - who are not vulnerable, elderly or otherwise at risk, and who have been carefully isolating