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THREAD....on the biggest and baddest lobbyists in EU town ..the huge influence they have on EU lawmaking ..and how many represent interests from outside the EU./1 According to Transparency International
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New paper alert "Are All Managed Care Plans Created Equal? Evidence from Random Plan Assignment in Medicaid"with @MikeGeruso and @jwswallace https://www.nber.org/papers/w27762  Regulated competition between private health pla
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Some stocks are STRONG BUYS when they fallOther stocks are SELLS when they fallHow can you tell the difference?Here are 5 financial yellow flags to help you out... 1) GOODWILLThis
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The nonconsensually compiled dossiers of personal information that @experian_us assembled on the entire population of the USA may currently be exposed via dozens, perhaps hundreds, of sites, thanks to a
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I can smoke a pound of dro, not that I NEED THAT MUCH, but if I did decide to smoke more dro than I needed, or God forbid I do
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The US election news has largely overshadowed a seismic moment in global finance: Ant, a fintech company that spun out of Alibaba/Alipay, was scheduled to have the world's largest IPO,
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Stupendous Household Finance program @ #NBERSI! @stroebel_econ+Morse+Zeldes for bringing top-notch papers PLUS vital discussion on the issues of our day.Zingales did not disappoint. Hastings dropped some wisdom. Highlight for me
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You know what? Since someone asked & I've got the time, let's talk about cultural homogenization.Both what it is & how it happens, & ultimately what it does & how
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7 lessons @VancityReynolds taught us from @Adweek #brandweek also some amazing things he said (a thread) Lesson #1 Less bureaucracy allows for more creativity. Quote below “I don’t know the
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Took the weekend to revisit and write down my #cannabis thesis. Company commentary at the bottom. $AYRWF $GTBIF $VRNOF $TCNNF $CRLBF $CURLFBest ETF: $MSOS(This post is not investment advice) TL;dr:-
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You've just been hired to lead growth at a startup?Here are 14 things you need to know to drive growth by @yemi_uc 1. Recognize that you're somewhat responsible for
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Reading this thread from a progressive-atheist on race, I want to give an extended take. Its author thinks this is the height of rationality, yet he clearly demonstrates the existence
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101 things more offensive than trumps taxes 1. Butlers pantry’s. 2. Factory Farming 3. Militarized Police Forces 4. Private Boarding Schools 5. Gated Communities 6. Ross 7.
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My understanding and appreciation of Bitcoin has been shaped by a handful of essays that brilliantly capture its unique properties and potential.These authors do not dictate WHAT to think, but
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A meta-thread of the top N threads I've written, based subjectively on these factors (most important first):(a) how enjoyable it was to write (b) my estimate of its unique impact
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1/xBeen working on a list of problems facing decentralized ownership economies.So far I've identified 25 key issues that I'm going to start a blog series on.To help prioritize like/heart the
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