ADAM TOOZE

“Servicification” (sic) of manufacturing as measured from global I-O tables by IMF WEO Apr2018Ch3: share of service… https://t.co/CeczbcDbmM

Changes in labour income inequality in developed world are driven by rising inequality within sectors rather than s… https://t.co/DY2zjPNvrB

Share of manuf in final consumption rises and then falls with income. Nice to see IMF WEO April 2018 Ch 3 citing Er… https://t.co/2edU6vPYWK

Map of Soviet Partisan activity 1941-1944: Note heavy concentration in rear of Army Group Center. One of drivers of… https://t.co/39seSgqNiO

Postmodern growth: In advanced economies today share of manufacturing employment peaked at relatively similar high… https://t.co/9RBiPc5SXA

China’s industrial revolution: bucking global trend share of manuf in Chinese employment has doubled since 1970. IM… https://t.co/WnSFZejc6I

Unlike in the US where the decline in labour market participation is pretty broad based, the pattern of labour mark… https://t.co/Oor9pGVOcY

The lack of positive “policy effects” is important in explaining gap between US and ROW female labour market partic… https://t.co/CnORFO0Woz

US in small group of countries with declining male AND female prime age labour force participation. From IMF WEO… https://t.co/oAGbmalPej

From public to "public-private partnership”: The balance between foreign aid and FDI in sub-saharan Africa as % of… https://t.co/ALoctVpLbR

In Europe the correlation btw Roman road density and subsequent economic development is close, in N. African Empire… https://t.co/DyRRsSN9Iq

The Roman Empire as an infrastructure system: Major roads c. 117 CE from FASCINATING paper at… https://t.co/pucKYO4XiQ

Trade war with a difference: Sanctions against Rusal are a body blow to one of the major aluminium importers to the… https://t.co/zkEb464tkQ

I’ll admit it: I’m a total sucker for arsenal of democracy imagery like this! Cartoon commentary on the world histo… https://t.co/TTWxhI0k9K

Where the risk has migrated: US banks have $ 350bn in loans to nonbank lenders outstanding with Wells Fargo leading… https://t.co/DKelu0QbGP

#OnThisDay in 1512, the Battle of Ravenna took place. French forces under Gaston de Foix defeated the Holy League,… https://t.co/ZOmpEXK9i3

How global R&D networks are developing, mapped by patent cross-citations. The volume rises everywhere, but the surg… https://t.co/fLsSYe8ZI5

Once you allow for new competition from China the evidence for increasing industrial concentration is less compelli… https://t.co/EGjjVRFBFR

Putting recent Russia jitters in perspective: Crimea 2014 it aint! @alexandrascaggs excellent as ever.… https://t.co/ZVRsTyUoWA

"We owe it to ourselves”. 2014 was the last time foreigners bought substantial volumes of US treasury notes and bo… https://t.co/99jG3h0IfB

Reality check: Chinese growth isn’t “dependent” on exports and the US is by no means its most dynamic market!… https://t.co/kAo08Yc99Q

@JohnCRe78568343 would love to see the polish demographic data.

There is no East German electoral district that can match even the average district income in the West.… https://t.co/hG1LIxMOEr

"Deficits don’t matter” – its the lesson that Cheney drew from the Republican experience in the 1980s. According to… https://t.co/Kaq143l61N

Rich and getting richer: Savings rate varies monotonously with household wealth in Germany. Data from @DIWECON… https://t.co/DO4oCbYxeo

American exceptionalism: partisan distrust of media is hugely polarized and it is gov supporters who are most upset… https://t.co/iElRX9dA0t

By 1944 Luftwaffe interceptors were far more lethal, achieving kills 17.7 % of time when American bombers were enga… https://t.co/fDprhZ5fPi

How to explain the AfD vote in Germany? Age, education, % of foreigners, income all matter, but East-West dummy doe… https://t.co/G80OvCC8Ae

Remarkable essay (in German) about entanglement of research cluster in AI called Cyber Valley in Baden-Wuerttemberg… https://t.co/5F4JfxvCfU

@Gilberto42 Hi Gilbert I wish I had the source for this. I will track it down. Came to me by way of a friend in rad… https://t.co/SmjES4oNDQ

German interceptor fighters benefited from huge increase in firepower btw 1939 and 1944. Frm USSBS report.… https://t.co/fnf3r1hHjE