ADAM TOOZE

@watsonforster @WellsFargo @SoberLook You are totally right. I dont know why I misread this. I thought the right hand axis was billions which would have made more sense. Sorry!

Trump won 5* more counties in the US election of 2020 than did Biden, but the red-places are thinly populated and relatively poor. Even the most productive red-places are modest by comparison with the blue-place whoppers. @MarkMuro1 @Oceanyou5 @robmaxim brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu… https://t.co/XW3KOJVsO3

Still to me the most staggering socio economic fact about 2020 election: Biden won 509 to 2547 counties for Trump. But Biden’s account for 71% of GDP v. Hilay’s GDP share of 64%! Thanks to: @MarkMuro1 @Oceanyou5 @robmaxim brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu… https://t.co/raAZ9ZIuBu

The International Monetary Fund reckons Iraqi GDP will have shrunk by 12% 2020 and that the budget deficit will reach 22% of GDP. The United Nations expects Iraq’s poverty rate to double, to 40%. @ghoshworld bloomberg.com/?sref=wOrDP8KX https://t.co/XV1oVuslbz

'Any decarbonisation goals must take into account the minimum of seven to 10 years required for developing the new mines we will need.” ft.com/content/9970b5… https://t.co/DFrB6rkrcA

"Britain’s fishing industry adds less value to the UK economy than the Harrods department store.” ft.com/content/562fdf… https://t.co/CTGih5aee2

RT @ErikThomson7: @ersatzgenius @adam_tooze @OUPAcademic Fantastic book. I bought it in a paperback 15 years ago, and it was a lot less ex…

RT @TheGreatGug: @adam_tooze @OUPAcademic It's the kind of thing that I as a layman might consider for $25, just for fun. Surely there are…

RT @DissentMag: And book reviews by @WaldenBello @adam_tooze @gabrielwinant @jwassers and Hari Ramesh. Subscribe today (or purchase a gif…

RT @StefanLeifert: Where the #Brexit deal is made: https://t.co/okzfZgrlxK

On Chinese recovery and green expectations, copper prices are surging to $8000 per ton. How long will it take for supply to begin adjusting? @SoberLook #Commodities https://t.co/YUedrXk1Xp

If I read this graph correctly, and one has to rub ones eyes, it is saying that 70 percent of all bonds – government and corporate worldwide – yield < 1 % right now! @deutsche bank via @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/2020/12/21/uk-… https://t.co/T7iHFGaUSj

@ndrichardson Ran out of characters … grandpa/dad/brother/husband/boyfriend/nephew … there is a pattern here I am sure 😉

@AndrewWattEU @Recher @derspiegel @drleighannjones Hi Andrew. One question I have, is why do the trials of the Oxford vaccine seem to have been so much smaller?

Often mull kind comments I receive from colleagues around this time of year: “Gave your book to grandpa/dad for xmas. He loved I”! Often followed by a smile. On one hand such a privilege. On other hand so telling. Tried my shrink. Perhaps Bourdieu will help me further 🙂 twitter.com/LSEReviewBooks…

Andrew Wyeth 1951, Trodden Weed visualdiplomacyusa.blogspot.com/search/label/A… https://t.co/I6fdtg3Tb0

Spot price index for China’s hot-rolled steel is surging to record levels. @SoberLook #chinapolecon https://t.co/5JNrTN9hb3

US Treasury bills, notes and bonds. What is the difference? Term: Bills < 1 year Notes 2,3,5,10 years Bonds 30 years TIPS inflation adjusted 5,10,30 years thebalance.com/what-are-treas… https://t.co/DeNKoHUr2S

Foreign investors bought a slice of the flood of US Treasury bills. This would be more meaningful if we had shares of the new issuance. @OxfordEconomics via @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/2020/12/21/uk-… https://t.co/jvenExQdyK

FDI flows to Brazil have been severely depressed throughout 2020. @SoberLook #LATAM https://t.co/XYUBAjZJre

"The number of contacts identified for each COVID-19 case varies wildly, from an average of 17 per case in Taiwan, to 2 in the United Kingdom, 1.4 in France and less than one in parts of the United States.” nature.com/articles/d4158… https://t.co/c7d9NDQwsz

The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in Pre-industrial West: By John Landes. Why does a title like this cost $82? @OUPAcademic Has anyone actually market-researched this? Is there not far bigger potential? And $82 in kindle? I dont get it!? https://t.co/icR3zeBZRi

Add up commercial and residential real estate and you have by far the largest asset in US portfolios. @BrookingsEcon via @SoberLook #USpolecon https://t.co/kZqderoDZO

How fast could premodern armies move? Why was 12-13 miles per day the feasible maximum if you wanted to keep your army and your men in good shape? Fascinating blogpost this. Great premodern logistics reading list too! One for late xmas presents. acoup.blog/2019/10/06/new… https://t.co/vBQdU6ZvLn

Tech war damage spreads: Dilemma for European car manufacturers: “how to manufacture a modern car in China without semiconductors from the US”? They will figure it out but higher cost and loss for US. ft.com/content/7baa8c… https://t.co/EMog9hJUI7

"This year, the worst economy in history was offset for shareholders by the combination of valuations propped up by central-bank action and corporate profit margins supported by government spending” @jmackin2 wsj.com/articles/shoul… https://t.co/k4P5UBwvQH

RT @ahistoryinart: George Scholz's self-portrait, standing in front of an advertising column, is the quintessential man in the street, a pe…

"European tech executives and diplomats are accusing the US of using its sanctions regime to shut them out of the Chinese market while offering exemptions for American companies.” #chinaus ft.com/content/7baa8c… https://t.co/Ozag5Ktq8J

"Most Republicans Say They Doubt the Election. How Many Really Mean It?” This very useful piece by @emilymbadger puts the alarming figures about Rep election skepticism in context. nytimes.com/2020/11/30/ups… https://t.co/ydspTqaP2g

Higher income households totally dominate consumer expenditure in the US. They ARE the economy. @WellsFargo via @SoberLook #uspolecon https://t.co/oPVoxjnweS

@AndrewWattEU @derspiegel Hi @AndrewWattEU that’s a powerful critique, as always. Do you happen to know if anyone has bothered with a rebuttal? You think Berlin is calmer that @SPIEGEL_Politik suggests?

Stair challenge has been my personal fitness regime for 2020 as well. But damn, nothing close to what she has accomplished. Kudos. twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/s…

RT @prospect_uk: From our annual Top Thinkers poll to Brexit and—of course—coronavirus: 10 of our most-read pieces from 2020: https://t.co/…

Ive been worrying away at Schmitt for long time: Thinking with. Thinking against. Keynes v. Schmitt key axis. True for Deluge. True also for this piece I did on @BrunoLatourAIME recent environmental thought for e-flux.com/journal/114/36… H/t @azraisakovic twitter.com/azraisakovic/s…

RT @azraisakovic: Réanimer la critique de #Schmitt de la modernité libérale née de la violence du début du XXe siècle en Europe sert autant…

@LauBooneEco @OECDeconomy @OecDd You are most welcome @LauBooneEco That is lovely of you to say. Thank YOU and your team for your service on behalf of us all. The work of organizations like @OECDeconomy fundamental to modern world. We are all in your debt.