Christian Schoder
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Christian Schoder
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I model economies. Senior Economist at World Bank. Climate/Macro. Private views only.
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To my Canadian and Mexican friends hit by the absurd Trump tariffs, I say: do this!

You can fight back by hitting the US oligarchy

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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump threatens a global trade war. Europe must unleash a radical alternative | Gabriel Zucman
Unlike tariffs, a new form of protectionism could target climate-wrecking, untaxed corporations and their billionaire owners
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our new #WorldBank research reveals a significant link between temperature uncertainty and reduced firm growth.

Here's the link including the replication files.
Open Knowledge Repository
openknowledge.worldbank.org
January 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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When I say that the right is dominating the left on almost all platforms, this is what I mean. I hope Democratic officials take this into account every day. If you want an ecosystem that will advocate for YOU, then YOU need to help build it. Give interviews to creators, break news with creators...
November 20, 2024 at 5:43 AM
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One of my unpopular opinions is that creators are dramatically more exposed to ugly market forces than the imperfect mass media they’re replacing, and we’re going to miss the anticommercial tendencies inside of legacy newsrooms once they’re finally gone.

www.usermag.co/p/the-majori...
The majority of news influencers are conservative men, study finds
The latest Pew Research report on news content creators paints a damning picture of our skewed information ecosystem
www.usermag.co
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Right-wing propaganda on social media is extremely effective in creating an alternate reality
November 18, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Best piece so far on why social media will erode the solution-oriented public discourse... or what's left of it.
How a right-coded media environment helped Trump win
TikTok, X, and the manosphere are pushing young voters away from Dems.
www.publicnotice.co
November 18, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Social media isn't fully recognized as the key driver behind the rise of right-wing extremism across Western democracies.
November 18, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Yale professor Timothy Snyder makes it make sense.
What Does It Mean That Donald Trump Is a Fascist?
Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs.
www.newyorker.com
November 12, 2024 at 5:02 PM