ADAM TOOZE

“we lack a settled theory of what causes total factor prod growth. It might well just be down to time and luck” https://t.co/OCPTcHHTWR

Fascinating paper by @nicolas_veron on ownership structure of European Systemically important Banks… https://t.co/YRnd069hiq

Excellent on the absurdity of treating issues of energy policy as a matter of job creation https://t.co/3TVgvvhpsd

This is interesting in trying to figure out implications of @gideonrachman remarkable critique of Merkel for @FT https://t.co/1INoy5ZpVH

"#China’s inequality levels used to be close to Nordic countries and are now approaching US levels." – Piketty… https://t.co/RJFiJ3Lx6T

Just one of the reasons that Qatar crisis matters: #2 gas exporter in world and #1 in LNG exports… https://t.co/wlJDxWpem4

“there is no true pricing power out there right now.” Lowflation in US manufacturing looks like it is back… https://t.co/SNGkJYffNI

The question is back – did it ever go away – what future for City of London-Wall street nexus after hard Brexit? \… https://t.co/LCiLOVRF20

In last thirty years US workforce has gone from being amongst world leaders in education to below average… https://t.co/HrJAkenzYX

Citroen Traction Avant 1934-1957 Lefèbvre’s masterpiece: monocoque, independent suspension, front wheel drive… https://t.co/UERF928LMf

@alon_levy @M_C_Klein @Noahpinion @grossdm @CardiffGarcia @mattyglesias thanks v much fixed. LOVE your stuff. thanks v much.

US capital stock aging severely since the 1990s. But without more rapid growth unlikely to be investment push.… https://t.co/I148vbB39z

On constr costs & politics of US infrast w/t @M_C_Klein @Noahpinion @alon_levy @grossdm @CardiffGarcia @mattyglesias https://t.co/5VLcSRltQP

With ror on capital spending depressed US business spent $1trn+ more on M&A than on investment in 2016 @SoberLook… https://t.co/4uEqykv3ry

America's Political Economy: The Inefficiency of Construction and the Politics of Infrastructure -… https://t.co/EtvxPGJiym

Maybe somebody should declare this Economist Day — both Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes born on this date. https://t.co/lR16YYSwK8

Alarming round up on the nationwide crisis of school funding in the US https://t.co/39EJfDtANH

Great write up on global shipping trends dominated by surge in cargo size on the europe-asia route https://t.co/jEV7wKSdOy

Excellent on the alarming escalation in the gulf promoted by trump favoritism towards Saudi and UAE https://t.co/WF3cFqTrho

PIMCO had itself surveyed by director of the Affective Brain Lab in London to provide feedback on optimism bias https://t.co/Qx874R1ZO8

PIMCO on China: "In an optimistic scenario (sic), President Xi pulls off a clean sweep at the 19th Party Congress” https://t.co/Qx874RjAFG

Communication difficulties: after Romer at World Bank takes up New Left Review, BofE turns to Dr Seuss!… https://t.co/waCUmnDp3i

Illinois has gone 23 months without a budget, has a $14.6bn backlog of unpaid bill as a result of political gridlock https://t.co/dsOdySWF3N

The EU/EZ is not working for Italy.The political backlash is gathering strength. A crisis could easily be unmanagea… https://t.co/IJJfj9Dmpe

About 80% of US heroin now comes from six Mexican cartels, and is winding up in rural regions that never had it bef… https://t.co/0mF6XHLtTI