The problem w Dijsselbloem is not just that he mishandled the Greek crisis; the problem is that he took it as a morality play ("spending money on women and wine") which is the worst possible feature for an IMF leader.
My new post which made some people hit the roof.
It basically says: if your only interest is to buttress your CV & move from one campus to another, your limited life experience is likely to be a handicap in social science research.
"Non-exemplary lives"
https://t.co/Rd3aniF8nW
Lieber Franz Kafka,
Sie bleiben im Bett, fühlen sich komisch. Für mich sind das Ausreden. Günther Netzer wechselte sich selbst ein, Schumi fuhr auch im Regen, alte Brötchen lassen sich wieder aufbacken. Denn der Sozialstaat ist keine Einbahnstraße.
Herzlichst
Ihr F.J. Wagner
Das Vertrauen in die EZB sinkt. Damit die Leute die Zentralbank wieder stützen, muss diese das, was sie macht, so beschreiben, dass es alle Menschen verstehen, schreibt @MZydra https://t.co/zBHU9YtQVO
Read this excellent @dylanmatt article about how data driven research speaks to the big questions, and is changing the way introductory economics is taught
The radical plan to change how Harvard teaches economics https://t.co/l2lZ9b4zU2 via @voxdotcom
Wie kann man aus der schwäbischen Hausfrau eine Unternehmerin machen?
Tom Krebs über eine mögliche Reform der #Schuldenbremse und die Auswirkungen der Politik der #SchwarzenNull:
https://t.co/SNAcPPIOvy
1946-1980: Virtually everybody in the U.S. saw their post-tax income double, apart from the very wealthy.
1980-2014: Almost half the population failed to register any growth in their income at all, while the top 1% have enjoyed extraordinary growth
https://t.co/URVRX5rfN4
An incredible cast of "complexity economists" responds to our @BostonReview piece on Economics for Inclusive Prosperity (EfIP). What a great debate to have! https://t.co/gtOrRVLBWp
Latest update of the @EconomicPolicy famous graph on productivity and hourly compensation growth from their latest report on US wages.
https://t.co/pitPMCenG5
This is the aspect of monetary policy that is not widely understood, and quite different from fiscal policy: Expansionary monetary policy does not just stimulate economic activity, it creates inequality by raising asset prices. https://t.co/683fqiZqQq
The merits of a carbon tax vs. emission trading schemes. Interesting, but, German economists, surely you are aware that today a tax is the *conservative* proposal, versus a Green New Deal? I wonder what your take is on THAT question. Below three points for discussion. 1/4
A must-read article on how the economics profession is changing.
If you think econ is still about perfectly rational actors, market-based solutions, and libertarianism, you're behind the times!
https://t.co/t8Mtg1jdBV
At the #GermanSymposium 2019 at the London School of Economics, I make the case for a strong and united Europe - despite the current debate about #brexit.
Vielen Dank @adam_tooze für ein faszinierendes Interview zu globalen Währungen, selbstfesselnden Wirtschaftssystemen und den beachtenswerten Aspekten der Trump Administration! https://t.co/U0hIG7E4Vt