Indian elites want western aesthetics without western value systems.
Farmers' markets but no farmers. European-style parks and skateboarding arenas but restricted to residents of their gated communities. Western style protests but against Trump, not Modi. Rap music but with lyrics that have no angst about caste. Pride parade but with the KJo/Orry aesthetic.
You don't get a Paris or New York like this. You only get a Hiranandani or DLF.
Excited to FINALLY release toughest+most rewarding paper I've worked on...
….we attack a 150 year old Walras question that's gone unanswered, not for lack of trying (Hicks, Samuelson, Arrow; our chances?😱)...
Q: Is the market equilibrium stable or unstable?¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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the thing about the taj mahal is that you see it in photos and wonder why it’s one of the seven wonders of the world and then you see it irl and you’re like OH
A moment of pride for #EconISIDelhi & me as a friend on the announcement that Debasis Mishra has been chosen as fellow of the @econometricsoc great advt that it is possible to have a gr8 career from India. Thnx to ISI & @GoIStats for supporting researchers like him #EconTwitter
Every year the graduating class #MSQE asks me whther they are the best batch :) - bcoz i once said that about a particular batch. My answer- they were the best econ batch in India for 2023-2025. All the best to them as they move on 2 the nxt stage of life #EconISIDelhi
i post this clip at least once on twitter every year, because nothing can ever come close to this madness
you call it brainrot, i call it art, but deep down we all know it's peak cinema 🛐
Ding: "I think I played my best tournament of the year. I could be better, but considering yesterday's lucky survival it's a fair result to lose in the end. I have no regrets!"
#DingGukesh
1/ My co-author @MitchLWatt is on the #EconJobMarket this year.
Mitch is an applied theorist interested in market design, IO, and public policy.
I happen to know his #JMP and its companion paper very well. 😇
🧵👇 with an overview of both papers.
#EconTwitter