Total market cap of exclusively electric carmakers now exceeds $400bn. Add batteries and ev-industrial complex, is worth at least $670bn. It makes 400k cars. 3/5th of trad carmakers, which make 86m pa. Call it the Teslaverse. economist.com/business/2020/… https://t.co/VEHtvzM765
Call to Socialist Competition for the Republic’s Tractorists, 1951, Viktor Karrus and Roman Treuman: oil on canvas, 72 by 108¼ inches. COURTESY ART MUSEUM OF ESTONIA, TALLINN H/t @ArtinAmerica https://t.co/vrvYioq0On
There are a very wide range of estimates for likely UK unemp by 2021 reflecting different interpretations of what happened in 2008 and structural change in UK labour market. @GoldmanSachs via @SoberLook https://t.co/YY7RQ7Uubb
Dream state: Widodo struggles to build his vision for Indonesia President’s infrastructure success has defined him. But he relies on personality not process @benjaminbland ft.com/content/322c7f… https://t.co/oNIGdMguOX
Wealthy countries representing just 13 % of world’s population have bought 51% of the leading corona vaccine candidates’ promised doses. @Oxfam @StatistaCharts statista.com/chart/22945/ri… Prudence as well as justice should dictate a fairer distribution. foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/19/the… https://t.co/D1DVmeZ9gF
This is fascinating on the reevaluation of Socialist Realist art across Eastern Europe. By @madaskalewicz in @ArtinAmerica artnews.com/art-in-america… https://t.co/BHC4S6xmjR
RT @marcmakingsense: The $eur is bouncing in Europe from near 2-month low despite disappointing PMI Japanese players return from long holi…
The COVID vaccine race is a complex mixture of nationalist vaccine procurement, transnational corporate pharma and Phase III trials being conducted all over the world. ft.com/content/e50128… I did a piece for @ForeignPolicy foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/19/the… https://t.co/sOmEnovAD8
In the face of a huge fall in employment the CARES Act boosted US household income. @LongviewEcon Via @SoberLook https://t.co/ZsGakhHFoF
@PRoufos @KellyServick Term of art in the social sciences. An exogenous shock that enables you to track causation.
We need to talk more about what happened in the US Treasury market in March 2020. @RobinWigg is bang on about this. ft.com/content/be7007… Look at scale of Fed intervention: These are DAILY numbers! libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2020/08/market… https://t.co/UVFaIXSlW7
Rapid response to COVID-19 under high informality? Peru has a 70% informal employment and one of worst COVID shocks. This @ilo report is excellent on savage labour market impact. ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/… https://t.co/oMWSfwRVby
In Mar 2020 the US launched an unprecedented effort to prop up household incomes with government support. We may also be about to see what happens when you take that away. @LongviewEcon via @SoberLook https://t.co/C929arDotI
Big EM led by Nigeria and Indonesia are sliding towards contraction. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… https://t.co/S5C079Rcbd
Big EM led by Nigeria and Indonesia are sliding towards contraction. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… https://t.co/RcOD1Wiap1
Tracking the Vikings: a massive new database of genetic data retrieved from archaeological digs allows us to reconstruct the remarkable and divergent itineraries of Viking raiders and travelers. science.sciencemag.org/content/369/65… https://t.co/JbpYhRBatT
"More than just a hobby by today's standards, Frederick the Great's musical activities – concerts, meetings with JS Bach etc – were part of the monarch's finely-honed public image.” dw.com/en/honoring-co… https://t.co/mOYaHpbuaK
In 2016, about 2.8 million, or 13% of America’s food workers were food insecure, relying on the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps. That’s about 2.2 times higher than other industries. bloomberg.com/features/2020-… https://t.co/xAhmRWaLaE
“We are no longer projecting a surge—we are experiencing a surge in food insecurity,” "the most significant challenge that America's charitable food system has ever faced” bloomberg.com/features/2020-… https://t.co/4BEh5El2B2
Frederick the Great of Prussia Being Taught to Play the Flute by Johann Joachim Quantz artuk.org/discover/artwo… https://t.co/I7kXH0ubtq
Tracking the Vikings: a massive new database of genetic data retrieved from archaeological digs allows us to reconstruct the remarkable and divergent itineraries of Viking raiders and travelers. science.sciencemag.org/content/369/65… https://t.co/bNoHmMJSkS
Across the US, jail populations plunged by about 25% between March and June in 2020. A natural experiment in decarceration. NO evidence for an increase in crime rates. @KellyServick science.sciencemag.org/content/369/65… https://t.co/qm5WAl1QQZ
Big EM led by Nigeria and Indonesia are sliding towards contraction. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… https://t.co/dvBdbIXLNn
"More than just a hobby by today's standards, Frederick the Great's musical activities – concerts, meetings with JS Bach etc – were part of the monarch's finely-honed public image.” dw.com/en/honoring-co… https://t.co/1YEN0L4VGa
In 2016, about 2.8 million, or 13% of America’s food workers were food insecure, relying on the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps. That’s about 2.2 times higher than other industries. bloomberg.com/features/2020-… https://t.co/F5zPuUfTP0
“We are no longer projecting a surge—we are experiencing a surge in food insecurity,” "the most significant challenge that America's charitable food system has ever faced” bloomberg.com/features/2020-… https://t.co/tZpOexUR1z
Frederick the Great of Prussia Being Taught to Play the Flute by Johann Joachim Quantz artuk.org/discover/artwo… https://t.co/lZ0pY3lGf7
@GoyaGokou Doing my bit for my wife’s business. Tough time to be in travel biz.
Global Insights: Starting Monday, September 28, 2020 at 8:00pm Eastern Time I am doing a series of monthly informal talks on the global scene for Conley & Silvers. Pol/econ talk, slides, Q&A, good company. Get 1st session free with the code GETAWAY. conleyandsilvers.com/global-insight… https://t.co/rwjGp5isVK
U.S. Stimulus Gridlock Set to Knock 5 Points Off Fourth-Quarter GDP. Not basis points you understand: 5 % of GDP. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… https://t.co/Ahu5SjaSGX
RT @70sBachchan: #GreenNewDeal needs Realpolitik. "The West is a junior partner in whatever collective climate solution Beijing & the other…
@Jmhaas Oh you are right to be cautious. There are some terrible things out there … 😉 newleftreview.org/issues/II119/a…
@BarnabyRaine Malm’s new book out today offers much food for thought! Happy new year.
Have to admit that I have to pinch myself whenever something like this is advertised. A conversation with the living legend that is Etienne Balibar. twitter.com/BernardHarcour…
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