ADAM TOOZE

Non-OECD energy consumption is already 1/3 larger than that of OECD. By 2050 the @EIAgov expects that ratio to be 2… https://t.co/zhxBaUKvjy

Only in 2015 did the population flow to the former GDR turn positive. In the years immediately after 1989 the outfl… https://t.co/njGDVTo4Jd

Since 2010 convergence btw former GDR and W Germany in terms of per capita output has slowed to a snails pace. Has… https://t.co/r8UfWyDS26

Honda and Toyota can finance their auto loan operations on terms far better than GM and Ford. @ArborResearch via… https://t.co/gk0j1E4CBB

“United in diversity” – Jens Weidmann’s remarks on the occasion of Ewald Nowotny’s retirement as Governor of the Ce… https://t.co/37s2JENWK7

Essential thread from @ChrisGiles_ on forecasting the consequences of Brexit and who got it right/wrong. https://t.co/qwDRsuPAGl

The brutal rollercoaster of Argentina’s economy is clearly visible in the figures for motor vehicle sales.… https://t.co/tzc1sRidfY

$55 bn to halve child poverty in the US. The tradeoff btw reduction in child poverty and financial costs spelled ou… https://t.co/WrqRCSYKMe

@thegymnosophist Sorry … quoting a german source. should have checked! No speed limit though!

What would it take to cut child poverty in the US in half? A child allowance of $3000 per head would do the trick.… https://t.co/juj3FKo3t2

Four of top five most rapidly growing economies in 2019 are in Africa. https://t.co/WKKLmaxqxk

Germany has in common with the Indian states Vanuatu, Pradesh & Uttar as well as Nepal, Myanmar, Burundi, Bhutan, A… https://t.co/Sb5IkmPO35

A grotesque image if there ever was one …. https://t.co/eo1JASbrJg

"among American children whose mothers had lower levels of education, the share of those living with a married pare… https://t.co/3G6MM00Hls

Whether you use relative or absolute poverty measures, the US has some of the highest rate in the anglophone world.… https://t.co/tFCCPO9AX4

In the last twenty years the size of new American single-family homes has risen dramatically. More than 80 % are no… https://t.co/M5noteLrHZ

70 % of kids born to parents in US who did not finish highschool live in poverty or near poverty. Data from… https://t.co/2t1hhhNZ9c

The service sector of the US is far larger than manuf & it is sliding perilously close to the 50-line of the PMI in… https://t.co/UaE4A6px8W

@adam_tooze @PantheonMacro @SoberLook Considering ‘services’ are a much larger % of economy than mfg – yes, bad. W… https://t.co/PfZc3XgaOU

Half of black children and more than half of hispanic kids in US live in poverty or near poverty v. 23 % of white.… https://t.co/QBgF9AFhkV

With manufacturing on the slide, how robust is the US service sector? ISM non-manuf index is now looking bad.… https://t.co/Li67GJFwCL

A lot of interesting points being made here in response to data on US minimum wages in @TheEconomist Would be great… https://t.co/TGUgZDtJ2G

Fed funds was once the driving force of cash markets -> appropriate target for Fed policy. Now it is a back-seat pa… https://t.co/PybhrCY4yE

It was the person on the budget flight, bound for a cheap rental, via a bargain ride, who was the largest relative… https://t.co/QB8qexqyBK

@FADCLDN @OurWorldInData @SoberLook as i say it is a coincidence

Has anyone written in an interesting fashion about the coincidence of the takeoff of Facebook with the 2008 crisis?… https://t.co/oWHYVVd4jJ

The @EIAgov forecast of global electricity production implies a shift to renewables by 2050 but no decarbonization.… https://t.co/5i2ALuZNxP

Despite talk of lost decades, Japan Inc has seen remarkable growth in profitability since the early 2000s.… https://t.co/HcW2SvWLqP

In relation to the national median wage, the US minimum wage is one of the lowest amongst advanced economy.… https://t.co/EFBuTXE23R