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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

Joined April 2011

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    22 Feb 2017

    有象無象の街に  灯りをともせ

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  2. Wow. Compared to other countries, U.S. industry really doesn't look that concentrated.

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  3. Retweeted
    Oct 25

    It's weird that in China very few people seem to expect a social safety net of any kind, but there's a massive assumption that the govt. will bail out your investments - no matter how big or how small.

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    3 hours ago

    The GOP voter suppression is really into overdrive. Thousands of ballot requests have gone missing in one of Georgia’s largest, most liberal counties: via

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  5. 1 hour ago

    Tokyo transportation advantages: 1. More frequent and punctual trains 2. Train stations closer together NYC transportation advantages: 1. Trains run all night 2. Cheaper taxis, Lyft/Uber actually usable

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    Obviously it depends on the person, but in general I'd say NYC is a bit better if you're under 30, while Tokyo is a lot better if you're over 40.

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  7. 2 hours ago

    However, NYC is much louder than Tokyo, much shabbier-looking than Tokyo, much dirtier than Tokyo, slightly more crowded than Tokyo, and somewhat more expensive than Tokyo.

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  8. 2 hours ago

    New York City is almost as polite as Tokyo, almost as safe as Tokyo, and almost as convenient as Tokyo. How amazing is that.

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  9. 2 hours ago

    Catherine Rampell tells it like it is.

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    This is not sustainable for our city. We need more housing of all types, and we need it now.

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  11. 2 hours ago

    Me neither, but damn it, I'm going down with this sinking ship

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    10 hours ago

    Announcement for students thinking about pursuing graduate studies in economics. This is a great program!: Applications for the AEA Summer Training Program open on November 1st and are due by January 31st. Application information is available here:

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    . on : Illegal immigration has been zero, or even net-negative over the last 10 years

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    4 hours ago

    More 🛴= fewer 🚗. This is a very good thing.

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    9 hours ago

    Texas election officials confirmed that voting machines used in 30% of its counties (including its biggest) are switching people’s votes, including the Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke. The GOP-appointed officials say they have "no legal authority" to update them.

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  19. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    Lipton's book, , also a must-read on the subject. Final one for now is that you can read almost anything by Keijiro Otsuka and learn something useful,

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    14 hours ago

    I also found Powelson's "The Story of Land", , a nice historical overview of land tenure relationships. Not sure how easy it is to find anymore.

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  21. Retweeted
    14 hours ago
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    If you're into the subject, start here with the Binswanger, Deininger, Feder review/history/analysis of land reform (link is a draft of Handbook chapter). Will tweet a few more links if I have the chance today

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