RT @TradeDiversion: For almost a decade, Alan Deardorff (@umichECON) has been linking to trade-related newspaper stories on a close-to-dail…
RT @SincDavidson: It turns out Keynesian stimulus is correlated with slower, not faster, economic growth, writes @EdmundPhelps https://t.co…
@snlester Precisely. I think @JPTrachtman is right about the WTO treaty (& something about the refuge of scoundrels… https://t.co/HAErnO3SDb
How about this for a birthday greeting? “May you live many happy 22nd[s] of January in spite of your perversity to… https://t.co/ka9QE3dDcQ
Another reason to worry (at least in AU) is that S. Koreans drive on the Right Hand Side of the road:: https://t.co/bXWSebIGfE
@SimonEvenett @MacaesBruno Simon, we could debate this stuff (including the ‘signal to noise’ problem properly disc… https://t.co/MAitWEY0BK
@alanbeattie Bzzzt! Nope. Std mercantilism is where the UK retains specie by keeping protection for home-grown beef… https://t.co/43B6WHAPFH
“The secret to a good life, said Gandhi, is ‘simple living and high thinking’; the voters of Wentworth, like so man… https://t.co/oWjUloR2lC
@MacaesBruno @SimonEvenett Yes, it might ‘explain’ Trump to ‘those unwilling to dig deeper’. GTA incidence data sho… https://t.co/FyZDzMdKgX
The differences confirm that GE models are not much good at predicting the future (please note re #Brexit, too). Th… https://t.co/71NWhcpAqq
@EmmaMAshford @insteconomics OTOH if you were looking for a benign use of “secret intelligence†this would be it. B… https://t.co/od6l7xVhdN
RT @dikenson: @PaulBlustein I’m afraid, Paul, that you & I & a few thousand globalists inside the beltway in the minority here. Both chambe…
RT @snlester: @howserob We looked at all the complaints against China, and they did pretty well on compliance:
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RT @sdonnan: It’s confirmed. Trump and Xi will meet on sidelines of next month’s G20. But both Chinese & US expectations for any progress a…
From Blackwoods’ magazine Aug. 1819, the scurrilous John Wilson indulges an ecstasy of spite, spittle and subordina… https://t.co/6p2e0gc0PJ
“Beware the Lure of Incredible Certitudeâ€. Recommended. https://t.co/2N51K01bgm
“The dark matter theorist says it’s most likely a duck.â€:: https://t.co/Qatd8DyjYw
@chip_roh I don’t think so. I read his main point as “there’s no good reason to think things will blow upâ€. I agree… https://t.co/ldSzXXXkj4
“The evidence that the proliferation of RTAs has changed the country distribution of world of trade is very weakâ€.… https://t.co/dcxN7aTgr9
The economics editor of The Guardian(!) makes the case for #Brexit even on “WTO†terms::https://t.co/UdP3rQBnOH
Doodling stage of an Introduction for the Annotated Cantos I & II of Don Juan. Tentative title: “The Comet and the… https://t.co/w0rAH5IsCy
The fecundity of Victoria & her first-cousin meant that even the present Queen & Philip share a great-great-grandpa… https://t.co/tnqAGjcocg
A few weeks back, on the matter of Byron’s family, marriage between cousins came up. I said it seemed not unusual i… https://t.co/JvavpnFTm5
RT @EPatersonMorgan: Amazing evening at the John Murray house in Albemarle Street for the launch of “Dear Mr Murray: Letters to a Gentleman…
Bottom-up convergence on prosperity is really good news. Driven by policy? Or by markets despite policy? “Sic forti… https://t.co/Hn3BBJIZvW
@keyboardmaestro Uh, no… you “speak only English”. AFAIK, you do lots of other things, but you don’t speak (or sing) at all!
RT @insteconomics: My piece for @BIAUS on why rising US real interest rates are a good news story, have little to do with the Fed, and help…
“Mr. Li said the changes to the BMW-Brilliance partnership showed that China was fulfilling its promise to open its… https://t.co/UltPfmSLwU
This is a strong signal about the reality of computing. The “P†in PC no longer means anything. Not “personalâ€, cer… https://t.co/kZSNalhUru
Have just completed the annotations (e-book layout created in LaTeX) of Cantos I & II of Don Juan. Cochran, Steffan… https://t.co/X9aNymTtii
B ventriloquizes John Murray (on Byron), Aug 1817. He’s done with Childe Harold & is trying something new in ottav… https://t.co/LqQiC7UiSh
@marion_lfvr Hello Marion. I’ve been out of direct involvement with WTO for a decade. I’m no longer well-informed (… https://t.co/j5xqxD3ZMF
Seems productivity in AU construction is higher than I guessed (or it’s a very expensive building)::… https://t.co/yltGO6i9Se
£1m for a clichéd cartoon is, of course, foolishness. But… “You could argue that the work is now more valuable,â€â€¦ https://t.co/ZvWF9LfHXn
RT @WhatsOnWeibo: As National Day holiday is coming to an end, no 1 trending topic on Weibo is all the photos of the luggage and food that…
@BaldingsWorld The 3 companies flatly deny it. E.G. “We are deeply disappointed that in their dealings with us, Blo… https://t.co/I0nYGrocmL
The President apparently understands the time value of money (an “opportunity cost†concept) — as you would expect… https://t.co/8ccg9D9O6H
RT @insteconomics: Interesting chart from Pew showing GDP growth positively correlated with favourable views of international trade. Loss o…
@BaldingsWorld @PaulBlustein Many #WTO members spent the past 25 years with their heads up their fundaments boastin… https://t.co/wmbn08jAvI
A good-news story. Super cute Fan Bing Bing is back! $130m poorer and in love with The Party. Hooray! Here’s the th… https://t.co/LxHP4UWzco
@eashimp @scottlincicome You expect LOWER priced US milk? Seems more likely to raise the price of US milk. (Take that! You “tariff-babiesâ€!)
OECD projections to 2060. Convergence on USA labor efficency level drives most growth in the model. Depends on inst… https://t.co/k74iubfTeS
RT @davidcollinslaw: Just interviewed on @BBCWorld radio about the new NAFTA (USMCA) - it’s a win on both sides: Canada keeps Chapter 19 an…
RT @insteconomics: I have an op-ed in the AFR on how a 40% decline in FDI in the US undermines one of the motivations for Donald Trump’s ri…
washingtonpost Canada agrees to join trade accord with U.S. and Mexico, sending new NAFTA deal to Congress wapo.st/2xNhTK6
Brookings finds a demographic ‘tipping point’ (h/t @ashlarblocks). “ …The middle class drive demand in the global… https://t.co/l3FRfB9Exq