#Economy

The Gormogons

Gormogons

GP Even assuming Biden wins the presidency, Democrats had a horrible election.In the middle of a pandemic in a cratered (mostly by Democrat governors) economy running against a hated Trump,

Sri Thiruvadanthai

teasri

Good interview by @dugalira with Viral Acharya. Some good points--lack of disinvestment--mixed up with a lot of boilerplate stuff about CB independence, inflation credibility that seems to have not kept

one wag

Theophite

capitalism aside, money is a mechanism to bid on what you would like the world's productive capacity to do. if there is no money in the hands of consumers, it's

Brett Hollenbeck

econominable

Arizona’s legal cannabis industry opened this week. They have designed their market with a combination of very few retail stores and low taxes. This regulatory structure seems uniquely designed to

Conor Neu

ConorNeu

My top 7 #fintech lending predictions for 2021:1. The US consumer is going to struggle mid-year.Will be tough to pass more stimulus as the vaccine rolls out. There will be

Errol

errolbsk

Let's discuss the Anc's govt response to Covid-19. The govt did a lockdown, yet the govt knew it didn't have similar resources to countries like the Europeans and Chinese. Our

David Roberts

drvolts

This week I posted a 3-part interview w/ @dcullenward & David Victor, authors of the new book Making Climate Policy Work. It's about CO2 pricing -- mainly cap&trade systems, which

Ben Chu

BenChu_

Thread on military spending and the economy… Some suggestions from ministers today that 6% a year higher defence spending will not only bolster the UK’s defence capabilities but also yield

Paras Chopra

paraschopra

With stock markets all-time high, are we in a bubble?The following chart suggests we might NOT be.(a short thread explaining why) 1/ What I did to investigate this was to

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InfrmtnOverflow

Thread on valuations 1/ The S&P may seem overvalued at this point, closing in on its pre-pandemic highs but under the surface something interesting is happening. 2/ Everyone agrees that,

Abdul-aziz Mu'azu

mabziz

From day one, & even if the economy didn’t go south, ‘expectation management’; that inescapable challenge of modern governance, was always going to be a big challenge for this govt.This

Capel Lofft

CapelLofft

The political economy and cultural politics of the newly aligned left-managerial-graduate-liberal parties mutually reinforce each other. Student politics attracts...students, who want to pay for the privilege of 3 years of

Mare "Fancy Charts" Serenitatis 🌹🌔

mareserinitatis

I think I am starting to understand some of the comments that Trump supporters have made to me regarding their support of him. In particular, I keep hearing that he's

Zeke Hausfather

hausfath

Ambitious climate policy is going to be a major challenge in a divided government with a conservative court. But that doesn't mean we can't make real progress over the next

AnnElizabeth Konkel

AE_Konkel

Personal income and outlays release today! Gov’t transfers are playing a key role in propping up the economy. Without them, personal income would be below its pre-COVID era levels. 1/

Dr Eric Levi, FRACS

DrEricLevi

Back in July, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia had over 700 positive cases a day. In the last 16 consecutive days we have had zero cases. The job is not done but

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