ADAM TOOZE

German Econ Minister Habeck warns of a massive societal crisis if Germany were to impose a boycott on Russian oil. Is that what the economics says. Chartbook #97 on an urgent debate in Europe’s largest economy. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… https://t.co/fYOOY4WCUM

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German Econ Minister Habeck warns of a massive societal crisis if Germany were to impose a boycott on Russian oil. Is that what the economics says. Chartbook #97 on an urgent debate in Europe’s largest economy. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… https://t.co/MgWkKvCtYk

Europe is developing a medium-term plan to break dependence on Russian energy ft.com/content/87dcb4… But what if Germany imposed an immediate boycott. Evaluating likely impact is a serious macroeconomic and political challenge. Chartbook #97 adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… https://t.co/yGTr3MsR0Z

Great thread this by @sguriev on the @BachmannRudi @ben_moll @MSchularick et al paper on the macroeconomics of a German boycott of Russian gas. For the wider debate check out Chartbook #97 adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… twitter.com/sguriev/status…

What targets are left for US sanctions in Russia? It turns out there are a few options. ft.com/content/2816fa… Or Europe, could boycott Russian oil and gas. In Germany that has unleashed a serious debate about the economic costs. Chartbook #97 digs in. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… https://t.co/cjpBQzEOTT

I agree @AnkeHassel Is there a European debate to match the German one so far? twitter.com/AnkeHassel/sta…

"When the Soviet Union invaded Hungary in 1956, or Czechoslovakia in 1968, or Afghanistan in 1979, or when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, India did not condemn the aggressor”. India balances … SAYS A @FT editorial which you can read here if you fancy! ft.com/content/9e8af1… https://t.co/QXbsIfA67O

@vnevzorov @ToferH Im literally just quoting the FT essay. I should have put quotations marks around it.

RT @GustavAHorn: A very good and fair survey on the German debate on blocking gas and oil imports. @BachmannRudi @SDullien @AndrewWattEU @A…

RT @ben_moll: If you want to understand the current status of the debate, apart from @BachmannRudi's depressing thread, I highly recommend…

RT @kamilkazani: Just a nice illustration of the current phase Russia's going through. This sign Миру – мир! Peace to the World! was standi…

RT @biancoresearch: This chart shows the cumulative wealth of Russians listed in Bloomberg’s 500 richest people in the world. Their collect…

RT @BenjaminFogel: This essay from @adam_tooze grapples with something I have been mulling over for the last few weeks, what would an actua…

RT @poltheoryother: @adam_tooze Just spoke with @rkadelhi on the Russia-India relationship: soundcloud.com/poltheoryother…

When the Soviet Union invaded Hungary in 1956, or Czechoslovakia in 1968, or Afghanistan in 1979, or when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, India did not condemn the aggressor. India balances. ft.com/content/9e8af1… https://t.co/l08oVbmF2f

Polycrisis: first stage of a WHO-backed “catch up” polio vaccination plan targeting 140,000 Ukrainian children began on Feb 1 but was interrupted when Russian tanks rolled in. Now they need bulletproof vests! ft.com/content/beb91a… https://t.co/K3aT8bfqgK

“Number one, I’m going to do it to support the country. Number two, because it’s a big, attractive bet.” Why buy El Salvador bitcoin bond? ft.com/content/597209… https://t.co/QlcwjfSjiD

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Value of Russia’s exports is surging. Only way to stop that is to boycott oil and gas. What would be the impact on leading importers like Germany?Chartbook #97 tracks the debate about a boycott in Europe’s economic powerhouse. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… twitter.com/elinaribakova/…

The world’s largest maker of gold and silver mining material, sodium cyanide, has been forced to suspend production in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring. ft.com/content/c134f7… https://t.co/5upEhQXMYI

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A majority of Germans now support a boycott on gas imports from Russia, Chartbook #97 discusses the debate amongst German economists on the question. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… twitter.com/kniggem/status…

Advocating a Russian energy boycott led by Germany? You need to know impact of cutting 8%+ of primary energy input! That aint easy. What model? What data? From whose point of view? Chartbook #97 on German economists doing work of realism. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… https://t.co/rBJCjw9s1y

How much would a boycott of Russian energy cost the German economy? A team including @BachmannRudi @MSchularick @ben_moll et al ran a big model and triggered an important debate. Chartbook #97 takes stock of 1st round. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… https://t.co/nw3V5YCXxt

All told, Russia accounts for c. 30% of Germany’s primary energy input. What if you turned off a third of that? German economist are racing to estimate likely impact of a gas boycott. Doing the work of realism. Chartbook #97 adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… https://t.co/nWf7pQduAn

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RT @AskerVoldsgaard: @adam_tooze Thx for bridging the English and German twittospheres! When I skimmed the paper I thought this part would…

RT @x_delcourt: "L'arrêt des achats de pétrole et de gaz porterait clairement un coup sévère à la Russie. Mais quel serait le coût d'un tel…

Germany is Europe’s economic great power. An energy boycott would be its ultimate weapon v Russia. German policy community is doing the work right now of trying to arrive at a realistic assessment of potential costs of a gas and oil shut off. Chartbook #97 adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-97… https://t.co/ttrCG2Xoqg

@rehundt Well thank you.

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