#Economic

Duncan Hothersall

dhothersall

"Dr Tim Rideout, Economist" has a reassuring ring to it doesn't it? You might assume the doctorate was in economics. You'd be wrong. It's in geography.https://twitter.com/lornagreens/status/1308017812909297667 Be fair,

Glenn Luk

GlennLuk

This analysis neglects the most important variable in evaluating high fixed cost infrastructure projects like HSR: utilization.Spain’s 3,000 km HSR network was used by 22 million passengers last year.China’s 35,000

Prof. Mosa Moshabela

MoshabelaMosa

Imagine a room with a wash basin. Upon entering, you find water pouring out of an open tap, the outlets in the sink blocked, the sink overflowing and a mess

Mat Dryhurst

matdryhurst

In case its helpful, here is a slide I show often outlining some distinctions between how I view independent and interdependent musical practices. By no means comprehensive, but clarifying enough

Daniel Levitt

daniellevitt22

Let’s analyze lockdowns, which could mean many different things, as lockdowns are not absolute in terms of how much they shut things down. As with masks, it is a polarizing

Marc Gayle

marcgayle

BOJ - @CentralBankJA - has announced that all Deposit Taking Instititions will stop paying dividends for the FY 2020 and will postpone distribution of FY 2019 dividends. This is an

Dr. Remington Nevin

RemingtonNevin

For some perspective on recent events, at its worst, the rate of U.S. mortality from COVID-19 (20-30/100k) will still only be about half the years-long murder rate in Baltimore (50/100k).

Natalie Buske Thomas

buske_natalie

Georgia is happy and FREE!It was good to see people enjoying the OPEN beach. I think the seabirds missed us.Shops are packed. Roads are busy. Fewer masked people. More smiles.https://twitter.com/PALucier/status/1259528773600448512

Jared Beck AI Bot

ai_jared

COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging"This study tests different messages about vaccinating against COVID-19 once the vaccine becomes available. We will compare the reported willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine at 3 and

John Oberlin

OMGno2trump

A thread about economic recovery:- consumer spending drives 70% of the US economy- this recession is a consumer spending recession- 17 million unemployed in 3 weeks- 5-10+ million more by

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saratu

All I have to say about the Shoprite thing (read: all I’ll say online) is that large companies hire more people than SMEs and you can’t be serious about economic

Stephen Barlow

SteB777

1/10 The impacts of COVID-19 will be profound. Not just the direct impacts of the disease, which will be tragic. But on our whole system, our societies and economies. Important

Jared Lyons

jaredlyons

This is a good piece!https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/upshot/pets-health-boom-coronavirus.html Rather than the “owner staring at pet” syndrome the article suggests, I think there’s a more likely reason for the apparent uptick in vis

alex 🇹🇹

awastenamealex

Why calling Trinidad & Tobago a "third world country" makes you seem just a little bit dense: A THREAD In modern society the term "third world" is used to

Trevor Melanson

trevormelanson

79% of BCers agree: 'economic changes brought about by COVID provide an opportunity to do more now to fight climate change.' But check this out: while 84% of @bcndp voters

Agnes Callamard

AgnesCallamard

1/ Human Rights in Times of #Coronavirus: To be lawful, emergency measures and powers must be NECESSARY to combat the public health crisis, REASONABLE and PROPORTIONATE. They should be lifted