Will “Models Run the World”? To the extent this is about more than software structures — any algorithm implies a mo.twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ywp
‘“Censorship is a very dangerous thing & absolutely impossible to police,” [Mr Trump] continued. “Let everybody par..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Nr
Go tell the Spartans… “The 19th AU and 6th NZ were to hold the [Thermopylae] passes as long as possible, allowing..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8v
Long, interesting report about the evolution of theory, from one side of the (venemous) dispute over the Cretaceous..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3o
Perhaps the ban on Tencent’s game is due to a “Pooh Bear” problem… I can see how that ugly beast might sort of re..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…kO
“Far from “falling off a cliff”, WTO terms are designed to provide a safety net ensuring all members can trade with..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Al
My 2009 video intro. to the old UNCTAD static model of world agricultural trade (ATPSM). The elaborate Doha ag. fra..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…UQ
stewartbrand Roundup (glyphosate) and cancer: the DATA… twitter.com/wyoweeds/statu…
@patrickc @danwwang Interesting read, but real output of US mfg is NEAR RECORD levels using less labor. I.E. higher..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…09
Is USTR Lighthizer re-fighting the battles of the 1980’s (foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/06/you…)? Interesting to compare with the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…d4
Hmm.. I don’t think so. Any economist who tells you “the average cost of a lost import is [only] roughly half the t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1A
@insteconomics Correctly argues L is re-fighting the 1980s “war” on JPN (“super 301” and “retaliatory” trade bills)..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4q
insteconomics Warwick McKibbin and Bruce Preston argue “it is time to review the monetary policy framework in Australia”..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ff
tictoc .03% of ocean plastic comes from straws. 46% comes from fishing nets bloom.bg/2MbQ9av via @bopinion pic.twitter.com/1eDzP9Uh1t
@EdwinVermulst @howserob Sure. The factors that I mentioned are known to affect the market price by influencing th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Fy
@howserob @EdwinVermulst Kinda. Elasticities are a point estimate of price effects on demand: they explain nothing..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cf
snlester Another way would be to negotiate a trade agreement with China, as Australia and New Zealand have done:..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…gP
“Cancer Progress: Much More Than You Wanted To Know”. Concludes real progress—not due merely to better screening—abtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…0eiW
“Its valuation is on par with the gross domestic product of Indonesia, the 16th-largest economy in the world. Apple..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…XR
Hey Siri, what is the date today.?
“Thursday 2 August”.
Hey Siri, what is the date next Monday.
“Monday 13 August..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3G
Agree with @insteconomics that the AU FIRB “nat’l interest test” is too broad (& unnecessary) + that nat’l security..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1e
@SJRickard @CopetainPU Surprise! The same-ol’ rent-seekers in the NZL lamb+beef industry orgs pretending to run NZ..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Qi
Peter Theil on US-CHN trade & historical expectations. Difference is the US current account deficit (~2.5% of GDP)..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…35
Interesting question from @robinhanson about”monopoly” benefits of backroom IT for the largest, most successful fir..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…FT
henrysgao The most important issue now is not to ponder whether it was a mistake to let China in, but to use WTO rules to ste..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…JW