@mweiss-econ.bsky.social
Normalerweise läufts doch so: man muss sich so lang mit der Unsicherheit vom Mieten begnügen, bis man genug EK angespart hat, um Kauf angehen zu können. Nicht schön, vor allem wenn manche erben, aber dann muss man das an anderer Stelle mit Umverteilung angehen. Doch nicht, in dem man kompletten
#Sondierung Mütterrente erhöhen, MwSt-Senkung Gastronomie, Pendlerpauschale erhöhen, Agrardiesel-Vergünstigung: Zeigt alles genau das Gegenteil von klarem Fokus auf die großen Aufgaben. Mietpreisbremse bleibt, obwohl Wohnungsmarkt damit echt Probleme hat. Es gibt nur noch Wohnungstausch! Warum wohl.
April 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Normalerweise läufts doch so: man muss sich so lang mit der Unsicherheit vom Mieten begnügen, bis man genug EK angespart hat, um Kauf angehen zu können. Nicht schön, vor allem wenn manche erben, aber dann muss man das an anderer Stelle mit Umverteilung angehen. Doch nicht, in dem man kompletten
Not a fan of blunt cultural pessimism, which I think is very demotivating, however I think this is important. Upholding reason is hard, but it is to our benefit. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
Opinion | The Stupidity of the Tariffs Are the Achievement of a Lifetime (Gift Article)
Maybe we’re just not good at thinking anymore.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Not a fan of blunt cultural pessimism, which I think is very demotivating, however I think this is important. Upholding reason is hard, but it is to our benefit. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
You can see the effect of Covid (year 2020) in the graphs of the 1990 and also (less visible) 1980 cohort. But it does not seem to be the case that weddings were just postponed by one year, but the bump is persistent. So people met fewer matches in 2020, and couldn't catch up later? Interesting!
📊 Data update: We've just updated many of our charts on marriage and divorce!
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
You can see the effect of Covid (year 2020) in the graphs of the 1990 and also (less visible) 1980 cohort. But it does not seem to be the case that weddings were just postponed by one year, but the bump is persistent. So people met fewer matches in 2020, and couldn't catch up later? Interesting!
#koalitionsvertrag Beim Klima- und Transformationsfonds (KTF) steht diese Zeile: "Alle Einnahmen stehen grundsätzlich dem Gesamthaushalt zur Verfügung". Außerdem, dass jährlich 10 Milliarden aus dem Sondervermögen in den KTF fließen sollen. Wurden die Grünen ver**scht? @katharinadroege.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#koalitionsvertrag Beim Klima- und Transformationsfonds (KTF) steht diese Zeile: "Alle Einnahmen stehen grundsätzlich dem Gesamthaushalt zur Verfügung". Außerdem, dass jährlich 10 Milliarden aus dem Sondervermögen in den KTF fließen sollen. Wurden die Grünen ver**scht? @katharinadroege.bsky.social
The benefit of trade seems to be hard to understand for many. It might be fundamental to see that different countries, firms, etc are hit with different shocks all the time. With cheap trade, they can buffer there idiosyncratic shocks by accessing the global market. Thereby, trade reduces risk.
April 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The benefit of trade seems to be hard to understand for many. It might be fundamental to see that different countries, firms, etc are hit with different shocks all the time. With cheap trade, they can buffer there idiosyncratic shocks by accessing the global market. Thereby, trade reduces risk.
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Russian terror isn't getting attention either any longer. Every newspaper should be draped in black each time this happens. Leaders should flock to the cameras. Instead we have a deafening silence. Shame on all of us for accepting this.
Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
14 dead, five of them children. Over 50 people injured. The numbers continue to increase.
📹: parents by the body of their son. Russia killed him.
14 dead, five of them children. Over 50 people injured. The numbers continue to increase.
📹: parents by the body of their son. Russia killed him.
April 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Russian terror isn't getting attention either any longer. Every newspaper should be draped in black each time this happens. Leaders should flock to the cameras. Instead we have a deafening silence. Shame on all of us for accepting this.
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Protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while in Russia, apparently makes you an enemy of the US. 🤔
Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by Ice at Boston airport
Kseniia Petrova was returning to the US from a trip to France when officials revoked her visa and detained her
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while in Russia, apparently makes you an enemy of the US. 🤔
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NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
March 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
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Glioblastoma cancer tore up the brain of someone I loved dearly.
We are approaching highly effective treatment for glioblastoma with mRNA-based vaccines! —> doi.org/10.3389/fonc...
And this conspiracy-soaked cabal wants to throw it away. Forcing more families to endure what mine did.
Stop them.
We are approaching highly effective treatment for glioblastoma with mRNA-based vaccines! —> doi.org/10.3389/fonc...
And this conspiracy-soaked cabal wants to throw it away. Forcing more families to endure what mine did.
Stop them.
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
“Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,” one researcher said.
arstechnica.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Glioblastoma cancer tore up the brain of someone I loved dearly.
We are approaching highly effective treatment for glioblastoma with mRNA-based vaccines! —> doi.org/10.3389/fonc...
And this conspiracy-soaked cabal wants to throw it away. Forcing more families to endure what mine did.
Stop them.
We are approaching highly effective treatment for glioblastoma with mRNA-based vaccines! —> doi.org/10.3389/fonc...
And this conspiracy-soaked cabal wants to throw it away. Forcing more families to endure what mine did.
Stop them.
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Amid news stories about Elon Musk creating chaos and harm for America's veterans, and friend's reports that he's banned nicknames for federal workers (yes, no nicknames!), here's something that lifted my spirits--a super cool map of clean energy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here’s What the Rise of Clean Energy Looks Like From Space
New data from a constellation of satellites 250 miles above Earth’s surface shows how solar and wind have taken off in recent years.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Amid news stories about Elon Musk creating chaos and harm for America's veterans, and friend's reports that he's banned nicknames for federal workers (yes, no nicknames!), here's something that lifted my spirits--a super cool map of clean energy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Ein interessantes Detail: Der zentrale Slogan der aktuellen Demokratiebewegung in der Türkei stammt von Bertolt Brecht: „Keiner oder alle. Alles oder nichts. Einer kann sich da nicht retten.“
March 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Ein interessantes Detail: Der zentrale Slogan der aktuellen Demokratiebewegung in der Türkei stammt von Bertolt Brecht: „Keiner oder alle. Alles oder nichts. Einer kann sich da nicht retten.“
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chatgpt has fully broken-through to every facet of the corporate environment. I'm spending a not-insignificant amount of my time every week now explaining to people that just because chatgpt told you that something was possible doesn't mean that it a) is or b) even exists
March 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
chatgpt has fully broken-through to every facet of the corporate environment. I'm spending a not-insignificant amount of my time every week now explaining to people that just because chatgpt told you that something was possible doesn't mean that it a) is or b) even exists
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Many people might think from press coverage this is where Turkey has been already for seven years at least, but it’s not, and the liberty and office of İmamoğlu was proof of the competition in competitive authoritarianism. Now vanishing entirely.
March 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Many people might think from press coverage this is where Turkey has been already for seven years at least, but it’s not, and the liberty and office of İmamoğlu was proof of the competition in competitive authoritarianism. Now vanishing entirely.
#Sondierung Mütterrente erhöhen, MwSt-Senkung Gastronomie, Pendlerpauschale erhöhen, Agrardiesel-Vergünstigung: Zeigt alles genau das Gegenteil von klarem Fokus auf die großen Aufgaben. Mietpreisbremse bleibt, obwohl Wohnungsmarkt damit echt Probleme hat. Es gibt nur noch Wohnungstausch! Warum wohl.
March 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#Sondierung Mütterrente erhöhen, MwSt-Senkung Gastronomie, Pendlerpauschale erhöhen, Agrardiesel-Vergünstigung: Zeigt alles genau das Gegenteil von klarem Fokus auf die großen Aufgaben. Mietpreisbremse bleibt, obwohl Wohnungsmarkt damit echt Probleme hat. Es gibt nur noch Wohnungstausch! Warum wohl.
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Ihr wollt der Ukraine helfen? Und gleichzeitig etwas coole Oekonomik lernen. Dann macht bitte hier bei dieser Aktion mit, die von @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social von der HU Berlin initiiert wurde. Es lohnt sich in so vielen Hinsichten.
yourcontributionsquared.eu
yourcontributionsquared.eu
Your Contribution Squared
yourcontributionsquared.eu
March 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Ihr wollt der Ukraine helfen? Und gleichzeitig etwas coole Oekonomik lernen. Dann macht bitte hier bei dieser Aktion mit, die von @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social von der HU Berlin initiiert wurde. Es lohnt sich in so vielen Hinsichten.
yourcontributionsquared.eu
yourcontributionsquared.eu
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Rental housing returns are highest for low-rent housing, after risk adjustment. Financing, informational, and reputational frictions prevent enough capital inflow in this segment, from Sven Damen, Matthijs Korevaar, and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh https://www.nber.org/papers/w33470
February 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Rental housing returns are highest for low-rent housing, after risk adjustment. Financing, informational, and reputational frictions prevent enough capital inflow in this segment, from Sven Damen, Matthijs Korevaar, and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh https://www.nber.org/papers/w33470
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These were the weeks in 1649 when John Milton was writing “The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates”, pointing out that many people love a tyrant because they love “not freedom, but license, which never hath more scope, or more indulgence than under tyrants”
#milton
#milton
January 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
These were the weeks in 1649 when John Milton was writing “The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates”, pointing out that many people love a tyrant because they love “not freedom, but license, which never hath more scope, or more indulgence than under tyrants”
#milton
#milton
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<<The question then becomes, what is hope? And the conclusion I’d have ti venture is that hope involves working and struggling along with people who are important to you. In fact, I’ve gotten to the point where I think this is what it means to be alive.>>
-Hayao Miyazaki
-Hayao Miyazaki
January 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
<<The question then becomes, what is hope? And the conclusion I’d have ti venture is that hope involves working and struggling along with people who are important to you. In fact, I’ve gotten to the point where I think this is what it means to be alive.>>
-Hayao Miyazaki
-Hayao Miyazaki
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happy new year
December 31, 2024 at 11:24 PM
happy new year
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Krugman's best pieces:
• The babysitting co-op
slate.com/business/199...
• On modeling
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• Japan liquidity trap
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• on zoning
www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/o...
archive.nytimes.com/krugman.blog...
• how I work
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• The babysitting co-op
slate.com/business/199...
• On modeling
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• Japan liquidity trap
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• on zoning
www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/o...
archive.nytimes.com/krugman.blog...
• how I work
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
THE FALL AND RISE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
web.mit.edu
December 6, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Krugman's best pieces:
• The babysitting co-op
slate.com/business/199...
• On modeling
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• Japan liquidity trap
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• on zoning
www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/o...
archive.nytimes.com/krugman.blog...
• how I work
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• The babysitting co-op
slate.com/business/199...
• On modeling
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• Japan liquidity trap
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
• on zoning
www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/o...
archive.nytimes.com/krugman.blog...
• how I work
web.mit.edu/krugman/www/...
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German bond investors bet on an end to Berlin’s ‘debt brake’ on.ft.com/4fFiVee
German bond investors bet on an end to Berlin’s ‘debt brake’
A key indicator has fallen below zero for the first time as market braces for higher German borrowing
on.ft.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:51 AM
German bond investors bet on an end to Berlin’s ‘debt brake’ on.ft.com/4fFiVee
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It strikes me that the rise of digital and social media over the past two decades has brought us close to the end of that 200 year or so history of print and nationalism. Digital media eats away at imagined communities from two opposite poles...
November 23, 2024 at 2:36 AM
It strikes me that the rise of digital and social media over the past two decades has brought us close to the end of that 200 year or so history of print and nationalism. Digital media eats away at imagined communities from two opposite poles...
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Okay so what the hell are you supposed to do about this
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Partisan expectations and COVID-era inflation
We document that, during the COVID-19 era, the inflation expectations of Democrats remained strongly anchored, while those of Republicans did not. Rep…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Okay so what the hell are you supposed to do about this
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...