Today at @UChicago's @StiglerCenter, at a day-long conference on regulating big tech companies, there was an interesting discussion of "bigness" with @TylerCowen and Tim Wu (@superwuster), moderated by Bethany McLean (@bethanymac12):https://t.co/qWtLXFSVE3
— Adam White (@adamjwhitedc) May 16, 2019
While researching Jared Diamond’s new book, one thing I found startled me. Guns, Germs, and Steel starts when Diamond happening on man named Yali, who had “never been outside New Guinea,” on the beach. Yali’s question—why do whites have so much?—is what launches the book. 1/ pic.twitter.com/dMlz7yY64V
— Daniel Immerwahr (@dimmerwahr) June 11, 2019
My @IndianExpress op-ed on impact of methodological changes on India's GDP growth post 2011-12. Reported annual average growth is about 7%. I estimate it at about 4.5%. 1/n: https://t.co/op48xquHRu
— Arvind Subramanian (@arvindsubraman) June 10, 2019
Have come across three pieces on the Arvind Subramanian (AS) paper on #GDP estimation that do not make ad hominem attacks and are worth reading:
(1/4) #thread #data #economy— Pramit Bhattacharya (@pramit_b) June 20, 2019
What does economics have to do with grand strategy?
After seeing much discussion of this question over the past few days, I want to share some of my favorite works on the topic
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— Paul Poast (@ProfPaulPoast) June 10, 2019