#Policy

Christian Christensen

ChrChristensen

1) As a US citizen in Sweden, I’m disturbed when I see the US right push the “Swedish model” for dealing with COVID19. It’s an utterly cynical, disingenuous position that

Brett McGurk

brett_mcgurk

Watching this clip of Dr. Birx, five of my own observations after serving in the Trump administration: 1. You can’t stay above crazy: On any issue, the crazy will catch

Justin Wolfers

JustinWolfers

The Fed's announces tweaks to its monetary policy strategy.https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200827a.htm I suspect Fed watchers will see this as big. It seems more like a gradual evolution to me.There are

Ingrid M

iMusing

heh idk which Matt at the smh was talking to 702 tonight but the essence of his story is that government and the banks are scrambling to set up credit

Zoé

ztsamudzi

Nothing like a well-meaning person doing political crinkum crankum with the idea of “risk.”https://twitter.com/yamiche/status/1248027369409036288 I worked on a study about trans women of color + HIV and there was constant

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa_Milano

IMPORTANT QUESTION: Is the possibility of Russia tampering with the midterm elections freaking you out? It should be freaking you out. It’s a real possibility. Read on. (Thread) I feel

The Helpful S-1

Helpful_S1

1/ I've seen more than a few examples of shitty leadership during this crisis. I thought to myself, what would my policy be? If I were a CO, here's what

Owen Jones 🌹

OwenJones84

The appointment of @AnnelieseDodds as Shadow Chancellor is critical: it suggests Keir Starmer's policy promises in the leadership election will be upheld.@NickTorfaen - a biographer of Attlee and Bevan -

el gato malo

boriquagato

the latest from that vast laboratory for policy failure known as california where 30 years of bad "green" policy have now ensured massively increased fire danger and size.this is not

Lorcan Allen

LorcanAllen

In this week’s @farmersjournal we’ve an interview with @peatyGHG on the unintended consequences of draining peat soils and how it leads to C02 emissions from the soilhttps://www.farmersjournal.ie/the-unintended-climate-consequences-of-d

Brendan Whitty

BrendanWhitty

@emildauncey thanks for the prompt. Some thoughts on DFID being folded into the FCO - a thread. DFID has been technically as good as any donor, with excellent, committed staff.

Kate Marvel

DrKateMarvel

FAQ on equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS):Q: If ECS is, say, 3C, does that mean we have no chance of avoiding the 1.5C or 2C targets?A: No! ECS is the climate

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

1/ Options 101 - Put OptionsYesterday, I posted Part 1 of Options 101, covering call options. I can’t leave my Bears hanging (the market has done enough of that!), so

timdunlop

timdunlop

I'm sure Frydenberg and Morrison think their full-court press on Victoria is brilliant strategy, and no doubt, most of the media will fall in line, but I'm pretty sure most

Sahil Kapoor

SahilKapoor

RBI policy preview and some more ideas. A short thread.1. Expect 25bps rate cut, it's a close call though. But rate reduction should continue with 0 nominal growth in FY21.

Christian Gollier

CGollier

1/n Pour déterminer une politique raisonnée de déconfinement, il faut combiner modèle épidémio et analyse économique.Je ne suis pas épidémio, mais je suis économiste. Les données sont très mauvaises. Prudence!