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[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

The politics of America’s housing issues in one chart:

• People and politicians in blue states say they care deeply about the housing crisis and homelessness but keep blocking housing so both get worse

• Red states simply permit loads of new homes and have no housing crisis

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.”

#NobelPrize

[Marcio von Muhlen @marciovm]

Climate-friendly cities look like this.

[Lionel Page @page_eco]

“The above proposition is occasionally useful.”
One of the most iconic British understatements, by Russell and Whitehead, after they spent more than 370 pages to demonstrate that 1+1=2.

[Joel S. Hellman @joelhellman_SFS]

So sad to hear of the tragic loss of ⁦@MartinRavallion⁩ — pioneering poverty researcher, one of the most influential economists of the ⁦@WorldBank⁩, and a respected ⁦@Georgetown⁩ professor. His contribution to our understanding of development was truly enormous.

[Beth Osborne @BethOsborneSGA]

We're not the only country with alcohol, smartphones or distraction. We're not the only country impacted by the worldwide pandemic. Other countries designed transportation systems where human emotion and error are less likely to produce deadly results.
https://t.co/exLdvDnf3F

[The Good Tech Project @gdtchprjct]

@CoreyBrickley 2/n this particular imagine, generated by this particular AI, operated by this particular grifter - but what happens years down the line when they are considerably more advanced? What happens when a company puts more than a week's effort in? Or they use AI to do the bulk of

[Bantshire University @BantshireUni]

Applied Statistics.

[your local self-inflicted housing crisis ouroboros @itsahousingtrap]

Pack it up folks, we’re fully built out

[Brian Kalt @ProfBrianKalt]

Your annual reminder that the turkeys the president pardoned can still be prosecuted for state charges.

[Jason Furman @jasonfurman]

A nice GDP report: The headline is 2.6% with consumers remaining strong (+1.4%).

But it also shows moderation in key respects that should reduce some overheating, specifically nominal GDP growth slowed to 6.7% and the Fed is successfully cooling investment, especially housing.

[Jadrian Wooten @Wootenomics]

My culture is not your costume

[Jason Furman @jasonfurman]

Good for Cambridge. It's a wonderful place to live and more people should be able to live here and it should be more affordable. Eliminating zoning restrictions requiring parking is a step in that direction. https://t.co/59XgXdadoj

[The Good Tech Project @gdtchprjct]

@AmschelKavka Hell yeah

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Reminder that density is good for the environment.

(urban core cities have much lower household carbon footprints than the suburbs)

[The Good Tech Project @gdtchprjct]

@TheStalwart We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.

[The Good Tech Project @gdtchprjct]

@DepartureJay Can't wait to get a copy of both