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Some initial thoughts on this Budget (and yes, it was a budget). duncanweldon.substack.com/p/…
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Read the fantastic review by ECN member @boritoth who will be opening up our discussion today!
wbg.org.uk/blog/why-women-ar…
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Megdöbbent, hogy előzetes tájékoztatás nélkül kellett végignézned, ahogyan Szimbának két férfi, Timon és Pumba nyújt biztonságos családi hátteret? Akkor eljött a te időd! Fordulj a fogyasztóvédelemhez! #meseorszagmindenkie
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A few months ago we commissioned the first in-depth analysis of proposals for a UK wealth tax in nearly half a century…
TODAY we can release what we learned so far!
Read the papers on our website: ukwealth.tax
Summary follows...
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I wrote this for @openDemocracy b/c I was fed up of green growthers & degrowthers talking past each other.
Those who care about environmental & economic justice on both sides of this debate are closer than they think to consensus...
THREAD
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bit.ly/2JK0vz9
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We're so happy to launch our new website today!! To create a truly #inclusive and #equal world, we need economists who reflect the societies they serve. Join us become part of the movement to #DiversifyEcon! Check out discovereconomics.co.uk to find out how! @RoyalEconSoc
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To distract us from the excitement of who you will/wont see over Christmas the government is putting on a Spending Review tomorrow. What should you expect?
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Do Family Policies Reduce Gender Inequality? Evidence from 60 Years of Policy Experimentation nber.org/papers/w28082#.X7Z1…
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It's often overlooked that linking EU funds to rule of law is a very personal threat to Viktor Orbán and his family too.
In recent years, my colleagues at @direkt36 have uncovered in details how EU funds enriched the Orbáns: the father, the brother and the son-in-law. THREAD.
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What's new about inequality in Africa? Read new findings by A.S. Robilliard. Extreme inequality can be found among nations that historically experienced white settlers’ colonization and extreme forms of racial injustices.
wid.world/news-article/whats…
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BREAKING: government review calls for higher tax rates on income from wealth plus fewer loopholes
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Today, Justice Minister Judit Varga submitted a bill to Parliament to amend the provisions on adoption in the Civil Code and the Child Protection Act. These include that only married couples can adopt, unless a special permission is granted by the Minister for Family Policy.
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1/A follow-up thread on Nobel Prizes and Big Questions.
Branko asks: Why don't we award prizes for economists who work on the incredibly important question of how China grew so fast?
It's a very good question...
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(Long thread--but worth reading)
I received lots of pushback (including some pretty nasty comments) on my tweets re. the most recent “Nobel Prize” in economics.
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"The UN's leading metric on sustainable development actually has nothing to do with sustainability at all. In fact, the countries with the highest scores on the SDG Index are some of the most environmentally unsustainable countries in the world." foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/30…
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I see some great debates coming up in UK schools...
"Is the Doughnut anti-capitalist?"
And while we are here, let's flip that...
"Is capitalism anti-Doughnut?"
theguardian.com/education/20…
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Here is a thread about the bad takes I am seeing on Twitter about the Trump tax story. If your gut reaction is nihilistic, cynical, or dismissive, I am going to try to change your mind.
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Important, thoughtful exploration by exciting young scholar @boritoth of @lazy_women How we fail to support #SRHR & #agency of #women and people who can become #pregnant and the importance of early provision of #contraception @HRPresearch @DrDorothyShaw @Roops22 @actioncanadashr
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New public attitudes research on tax:
- Conservative voters shift in favour of tax rises under lockdown
- The broader public support higher taxes
- There’s wide support for taxing wealth more
Read the full report: taxjustice.uk/blog/conservat…
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