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@olavslettebo.bsky.social
Interessant artikkel av Rødsten i Minerva om kostnadene ved innvandring.
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(+) Lørenskog som kanarifuglen i gruven for alle ansvarlige politikere, sviktende samfunnsøkonomer og Civita
For to uker siden hadde rådgiver i Civita og vararepresentant til Stortinget for Venstre Hans Jacob ...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Interessant artikkel av Rødsten i Minerva om kostnadene ved innvandring.
www.minerva.no/innvandring-...
www.minerva.no/innvandring-...
Godt. Fremdeles evner ikke lederne i Norge å innse alvoret. «Ansvarligheten» står i veien for en støtte til Ukraina som faktisk monner. Denne mangelen på samfunnsøkonomisk og geopolitisk innsikt, og ikke minst mot, vil bli katastrofal.
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
Kronikk: «Stoltenberg svikter Ukrainas og Norges sikkerhet på sin vakt»
Vi frykter at Ukraina vil tape krigen. Stoltenbergs – og regjeringens – unnfallenhet vil være en sterkt medvirkende faktor.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Godt. Fremdeles evner ikke lederne i Norge å innse alvoret. «Ansvarligheten» står i veien for en støtte til Ukraina som faktisk monner. Denne mangelen på samfunnsøkonomisk og geopolitisk innsikt, og ikke minst mot, vil bli katastrofal.
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
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US claims over Russian frozen assets amount to just US$5bn, or 1.5% of global total
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
US claims over Russian frozen assets amount to just US$5bn, or 1.5% of global total
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks
God artikkel. Bech Holte har begått en ganske monumental regnefeil i sin nye bok. Det er helt feil at total faktorproduktivitet har falt 10 prosent siden 2013.
www.dn.no/kommentar/pr...
www.dn.no/kommentar/pr...
Økonomer tilbakeviser Holtes krisepåstand (+)
Martin Bech Holte hevder at produktiviteten har gått kraftig ned. Det stemmer ikke. Produktiviteten har økt.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
God artikkel. Bech Holte har begått en ganske monumental regnefeil i sin nye bok. Det er helt feil at total faktorproduktivitet har falt 10 prosent siden 2013.
www.dn.no/kommentar/pr...
www.dn.no/kommentar/pr...
Fælt å høre debatt om bistand på NRK. Listhaug som får slippe unna med å si at dette ikke har noen effekt. I en tid der tusener av barn dør en unødvendig og smertefull død, som følge av at bistanden fra USAID er forsvunnet. hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Fælt å høre debatt om bistand på NRK. Listhaug som får slippe unna med å si at dette ikke har noen effekt. I en tid der tusener av barn dør en unødvendig og smertefull død, som følge av at bistanden fra USAID er forsvunnet. hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
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”It is expensive to be outside the EU. The Norwegian no side rejoiced over Brexit and thought it would be fantastic. But it has become an economic and political disaster for the UK.
Norway should learn from this, and join the EU now.”
Norway should learn from this, and join the EU now.”
Det er dyrt å stå utenfor EU. Den norske nei-siden frydet seg over brexit og mente det ville bli fantastisk. Fasit: Det har blitt en økonomisk og politisk katastrofe for UK.
Norge bør lære av dette, og gå inn i EU nå.
Norge bør lære av dette, og gå inn i EU nå.
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
”It is expensive to be outside the EU. The Norwegian no side rejoiced over Brexit and thought it would be fantastic. But it has become an economic and political disaster for the UK.
Norway should learn from this, and join the EU now.”
Norway should learn from this, and join the EU now.”
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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Det er dyrt å stå utenfor EU. Den norske nei-siden frydet seg over brexit og mente det ville bli fantastisk. Fasit: Det har blitt en økonomisk og politisk katastrofe for UK.
Norge bør lære av dette, og gå inn i EU nå.
Norge bør lære av dette, og gå inn i EU nå.
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Det er dyrt å stå utenfor EU. Den norske nei-siden frydet seg over brexit og mente det ville bli fantastisk. Fasit: Det har blitt en økonomisk og politisk katastrofe for UK.
Norge bør lære av dette, og gå inn i EU nå.
Norge bør lære av dette, og gå inn i EU nå.
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At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
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Ukraine is still hitting military targets and oil infrastructure, every day
Confirmed by Ukraine’s General Staff: the rare Russian A-60 airborne laser aircraft was likely destroyed in a strike on the Beriev plant in Taganrog. Also hit: drone factory “Molniya,” oil terminals in Novorossiysk, Tuapse refinery, and an S-400 launcher.
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Ukraine is still hitting military targets and oil infrastructure, every day
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Det gjelder sannsynligvis også dersom USA trekker det lille som er igjen av hjelp til Ukraina, noe Trump godt kan tenke seg, men der hans eget parti yter litt motstand. Istedenfor slike avsporinger må alt fokus rettes mot dette: Hvordan øker vi hjelpen til Ukraina? 2/2
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Det gjelder sannsynligvis også dersom USA trekker det lille som er igjen av hjelp til Ukraina, noe Trump godt kan tenke seg, men der hans eget parti yter litt motstand. Istedenfor slike avsporinger må alt fokus rettes mot dette: Hvordan øker vi hjelpen til Ukraina? 2/2
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mic drop here from Paul
Hyperinflation is here (again)
The latest bout of “hyperinflation” for crypto reminds everyone of the fatal flaw that prevents crypto ever becoming a currency
www.ubs.com/global/en/we...
#EconSky
The latest bout of “hyperinflation” for crypto reminds everyone of the fatal flaw that prevents crypto ever becoming a currency
www.ubs.com/global/en/we...
#EconSky
Hyperinflation is here (again)
Hyperinflation is here—and it is telling us something. The latest crypto convulsions would constitute hyperinflation, if crypto were a currency. Annualizing Bitcoin’s recent spending power collapse is...
www.ubs.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
mic drop here from Paul
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The 28 points would strip Ukraine of its sovereignty and security. It would reward Putin for his aggression and thereby encourage him to go even further. This is unacceptable.
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The 28 points would strip Ukraine of its sovereignty and security. It would reward Putin for his aggression and thereby encourage him to go even further. This is unacceptable.
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According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn up by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dmitriev, was actually a Russian plan that the U.S. had agreed to pass along to Ukraine.
Rubio facing scrutiny after telling US senators that 28-point plan is a Russian proposal passed along to Ukraine
The U.S. bipartisan Senate delegation attending the Halifax International Security Forum had received a phone call from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
In it, Rubio was quite frank.
According to Rep...
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn up by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dmitriev, was actually a Russian plan that the U.S. had agreed to pass along to Ukraine.
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Og dette er på tross av svært aktive kampanjer for å undergrave EU og internasjonalt samarbeid generelt.
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Og dette er på tross av svært aktive kampanjer for å undergrave EU og internasjonalt samarbeid generelt.
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Heli Simola and I wrote about the effect of sanctions on unit prices of Russia’s imports. I.e., how much does Russia have to pay more for goods EU & co have sanctioned, when it imports them from China, Türkiye and other countries?
@bofit.suomenpankki.fi DP 8/2025
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November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Heli Simola and I wrote about the effect of sanctions on unit prices of Russia’s imports. I.e., how much does Russia have to pay more for goods EU & co have sanctioned, when it imports them from China, Türkiye and other countries?
@bofit.suomenpankki.fi DP 8/2025
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www.bofit.fi/en/
@bofit.suomenpankki.fi DP 8/2025
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Value is the product of volume and unit price. We obtain data on the unit prices of exports to Russia for many countries, including China and Türkiye. China accounts for ~50% of Russia’s imports. When we look at HS data at 6-digit level, unit prices of sanctioned goods to Russia are up 75%!
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November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Value is the product of volume and unit price. We obtain data on the unit prices of exports to Russia for many countries, including China and Türkiye. China accounts for ~50% of Russia’s imports. When we look at HS data at 6-digit level, unit prices of sanctioned goods to Russia are up 75%!
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Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
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🇺🇦🇪🇺 Foreign Minister Sybiha warned EU ministers that Trump’s proposed peace plan clearly reflects Russian-dictated terms.
He said any deal based on appeasing the aggressor is unworkable and would only lead to more war and brutality for both Ukraine and Europe.
He said any deal based on appeasing the aggressor is unworkable and would only lead to more war and brutality for both Ukraine and Europe.
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🇺🇦🇪🇺 Foreign Minister Sybiha warned EU ministers that Trump’s proposed peace plan clearly reflects Russian-dictated terms.
He said any deal based on appeasing the aggressor is unworkable and would only lead to more war and brutality for both Ukraine and Europe.
He said any deal based on appeasing the aggressor is unworkable and would only lead to more war and brutality for both Ukraine and Europe.
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Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...