BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Mokyr “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress” and the other half jointly to Aghion and Howitt “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.”
#NobelPrize
A very dark experiment is under way in Nigeria, with deadly consequences. Since October 2021, 99.5% of Nigerians have refused to use the central bank's digital currency, the so-called e-Naira, preferring to continue using cash. So what did the central bank do? It doubled down.
Look at all the subcontinents across the globe👇
Each one had microregions in the 8th decile of GDP per capita.
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If you live life as if there are no respiratory viruses, you'll sometimes get sick, and you'll live your life.
If you live your life to avoid all respiratory viruses, you'll sometimes get sick, and you'll have let your life pass unlived.
Interesting findings. Market leading firms are more likely to be politically connected but less likely to innovate. Higher employment and profits, and lower productivity.
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💻 Amid the global #chip shortage, US President Joe Biden recently signed the $280bn CHIPS Act, of which a large part is earmarked for the #semiconductor industry. In our new blog post, @PeetvanBiljon explains the background of this historic investment.
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Microchips are everywhere, and ongoing shortages affect countless industries worldwide. In his latest blog post for @degruyter_econ@PeetvanBiljon discusses the importance of semiconductors, microchips, his new book and more. https://t.co/ewiZXT1QJ4
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@hubermanlab Fascinating. @hubermanlab, so nicotine was the ADHD drug of choice for previous generations? Office smoking was ubiquitous for much of the 20th century.
We published a new piece yesterday, "New Business Boom and Bust: How Capitalism Experiments," about how industries develop. This pattern has been highlighted by @wolfejosh in the past.
https://t.co/cbTFPLa9kV
⚡The Ukrainian Air Force would like to address misinformation published in multiple Western media outlets regarding the situation in the 🇺🇦 sky and support from our @NATO allies.
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#ProtectUАSky#StopRussia#UkraineUnderAttaсk