Tech firms will reconsider hiring AU nationals following the passage of the foolish, insecure and repressive “Acces..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…nP
srajagopalan My column today for @livemint @Mint_Opinion on the regulatory mess that is shackling the Indian farmer in poverty…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…df
“Australians Should Defy Their Government’s Poorly Considered Surveillance State”. But consumer “defiance” will not..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…um
@tylercowen on coercion “[I]sn’t there something deeply wrong with a system where you can’t easily leave a multinat..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…x6
EricTopol Retail used to be the #1 US job source until 1 year ago.
That’s when it was overtaken by #healthcare, which has add..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8c
snlester Why isn’t USTR enforcing the existing rules on forced technology transfer found in China’s WTO accession protocol?
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@business On industrial goods? Great. But this is like an alcoholic swearing to give up chocolate! Avg. CHR rate on..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xk
@chip_roh @snlester Precisely. There seems to be little contestible data available to test White House (USTR) claim..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Wn
Scott Sumner @Econlib “How much IP has China stolen? What is the market value? What fraction is stuff that never de..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…oI
Suppose a ‘cold-war’ divides USA & CHN techne: esp. digital. What will be the consequences for ROW? Science will st..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…79
Apple’s detailed criticisms of the broad, vague, intrusive, extra-territorial and unreviewable provisions of the AU..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2X
Foolish politicians, without public sanction, are about to turn AU into a ‘survillance state’ by legislating for ba..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…om
insteconomics Come and hear Dr Alex Robson release his new report for @USSC “It doesn’t have to be this way Australia’s energy cr..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…em
Macron tries to ignore the revolt of guys in day-glow jackets (‘gilets jaunes’), ostensibly over fuel tax hikes. “A..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Nd
Ugh! “Multifactor productivity for the Australian market sector rose 0.5 per cent in 2017-18, which was the lowest..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…aM
D_A_Irwin Tim Josling, a giant in agricultural trade economics, helped develop PSEs to measure ag support in OECD, furthering..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…32
Steak with ricotta and dates!? Caramel pancakes!? The menu has more weight than the communique! (@SimonEvenett). St..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…sV
McKinsey_MGI The introduction of steam engines during the 1800s boosted labor productivity by an estimated 0.3% a year, the impa..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…su
@SimonEvenett @insteconomics @WTODGAZEVEDO OK; but G-20 is an IMF-based group, kicked upstairs to HOG level in 2009..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…0S
In the 50 years since the 1968 peak in cardiovascular disease mortality in AU the mortality rate for acute disease..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Cb
SimonEvenett Few realise just how much protectionism China’s exports faced to US before this year’s trade war: 70% affected. So..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…m9
Indeed. I hope it is not the final word. @ICTSD is a valuable resource for many (like me, now) who have few other r..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Dk
Trade policy is about advancing the peaceful & innocent pursuit of making-money. No fancy tehniques or surprises. J..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ny
Arnold Kling does a very good job annotating conceptual questions (about information, growth, monopolies, keynesian..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Mu
USSC .@insteconomics on the crisis of legitimacy already facing the WTO that has been exasperated by hostility from the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…u5