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Robert T. Remuszka
@rt-remuszka.bsky.social
Econ PhD Student @ UW
Interests: Quantitative Macro + Migration + Growth
Checkout My Work! 👉🏻 https://robert-t-remuszka.github.io/
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This is the economic equivalent of steering a passenger airplane into a mountain because it was their first time reading a map.
This, from my colleague
Brent Neiman says it all.

Trump admin used the results from his paper to justify tariff rates. Except they used the completely wrong number.

Staggering 🤯

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
April 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Paul Samuelson was once pressed to give an example of some result in the social sciences which is both true and non-obvious. Supposedly, he thought about the question for years and then gave the example of comparative advantage. Some thoughts below🧵

www.forbes.com/sites/timwor...
It's All Obvious or Trivial Except......
Why that as a tag? I should point out that I'm not an economist: a degree 25 years ago does not qualify me as such. But I am fascinated by the subject, call me an interested amateur perhaps. This blog...
www.forbes.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.

www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
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February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM