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Aug 17, 2023
Do higher public debt levels reduce economic growth? My meta-analysis is out in the September issue of Journal of Economic Surveys. By analysing 816 estimates, I find - publication bias in favour of negative growth effects - no uniform public-debt-to
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Aug 1, 2023
I spend a lot of time reflecting on what it means that #bigtech plan, control and ultimately rule, govern within & beyond their "digital republics". Graeber's book on rules has been of great help. I share a quote below just bc it is extraordinary:
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May 5, 2023
1/3 Noah Smith discusses the seeming bipartisan return in the US to a consensus on the value of industrial policy, along with its trade corollary, noting that treating trade policy as separate from industrial policy makes little sense. @Noahpinion o
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Oct 17, 2022
1/ This fascinating thread encapsulates 2 key feature of the mainstream (Krugman) vs heterodox (Kindleberger) faultline -they have different epistemologies (aka idea of what’s a good contribution to econ) -epistemological preferences are often dis
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Beatrice Cherrier
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Sep 6, 2022
In this new oped piece for @socialeurope I provide evidence on how #BigTech are enclosing the internet by expanding their intellectual monopolies through their #CloudComputing business 👇👇 socialeurope.eu/enclosing-the-internet-big-techs-cloud-cover
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Cecilia Rikap
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Nov 4, 2022
The more Musk's actions don't make sense from a commercial point of view, the more I become convinced that this is about politics for him, specifically ingratiating himself with the American right and with Beijing. A brief thread with the evidence. /
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Andrew Gawthorpe
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Jun 1, 2022
According to my calculations, I have caused 0.029 tons of direct CO2 emissions, and used up about 3% of a tree for my Schengen visa application, and only so far. This is a conservative estimate. I haven't even travelled yet. Lets have some fun...
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Mahir Ilgaz
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Jul 10, 2022
Türkşeker'in, 1957 yılında inşa edilmiş* Ankara Genel Müdürlük binasının mimari hikayesini anlatacağım. Bu seride kurumun bir teknikerden uluslarası bir mimar yetiştirmesini okuyacağız. *1970 yılında yapıya, kurum mimarlarınca, ayırt edilemeyecek şe
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Seda Özen Bilgili
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Jul 12, 2022
I have been meeting with a lot of academics to chat about potential research careers outside the academy. They are often really surprised how research works in an industry setting 📈 So, here's a brief thread on what the process looks like from the
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James Dunlea, Ph.D.
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Jul 14, 2022
The Musk-Twitter dispute end state can surely be worked out using game theory. If they don't settle, there is a probability, p, that the judge rules for specific performance (paying $54 per share) and 1-p just for the $1b penalty. 1/n
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Joshua Gans
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Jul 21, 2022
TRUSSONOMICS: a thread In her interview on @BBCr4today, Liz Truss made 3 economic propositions 1) Her tax cuts will decrease inflation 2) Tax cuts boost growth and prevent recession 3) Tax cuts increase government revenues It would be great if
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Jul 27, 2022
1. Hello. The FTC today sued Facebook to stop it from buying Within, a virtual reality company that Meta competes with head-to-head. The lawsuit shows that under the leadership of Lina Khan, the FTC is learning its lessons. A quick thread.
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