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The Spanish flu may not provide evidence for the propositions that earlier/larger lockdowns have long-lasting economic benefits according to a replication by Harvard grad students @alil9145 Matthew Lilley & gian franco rinaldi. Thread w/ broader reflections. almlgr.github.io

First tweet in over a year. Just published book "Teaching Effectively with Zoom". In these uncertain times, let's strive for more certainty in achieving high quality teaching. I hope this book helps educators in Higher Ed & K-12. #TeachingWithZoom Link: amazon.com/Teaching-Effec…

As a student and after reading the book, I wished all my professors would read it as well! Incredible resource for the ones struggling with online teaching or looking for inspiration to make it better.

Cheers to two great economists Andrew Lilley gian franco rinaldi ! And congrats, Andrew! Jeff Frankel I remember the discussion about the UIP puzzle in API-119. Here’s one response to that. It would be nice to have this example in the next classes :)

In 2018, when I traveled with thousands of Central American migrants displaced by climate change, I couldn't imagine the problem of climate displacement would come home so soon. Today, the climate migrants are Americans. My latest for Guardian US theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Learning words in other languages that have no translation in our own reassures us that our feelings are global, writes Beatriz Vasconcellos. wbur.fm/3rXUYGH

What is your favorite untranslatable word? This is one of my favorite questions and the answers usually tell me a lot about our shared complexities and human conditions. Here's a piece I wrote about that, published by WBUR's Cognoscenti today: wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

It only took 10 days for Gouvernement Togolais/Togolese Government to build & launch a digital #cashtransfer tool that ensured equitable & accessible #CovidRelief in Togo. How did they do it? Read more in our recent Apolitical article: apolitical.co/en/solution_ar… co-authored w/ Beatriz Vasconcellos & David Eaves

The best global anti-corruption agenda for the US would be to start at home. Rein in corporates’ and wealthy individuals’ influence on politics and policy. That would set a good example for the rest of the world to follow.

Your Voice, Your Choice is back in the Tree Streets! If you are part of the Tree Streets community, you can submit ideas to help decide how to spend $40,000 to improve the neighborhood. The idea collection phase goes until July 31.

Eu não tô querendo chorar com esse vídeo não, né? Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 🤝🏻 Tênis

A PF e sua cúpula tem conhecimento de que seus familiares e de outros criminosos envolvidos no caso, CONTINUAM ameaçando gravemente lideranças e colaboradores da UNIVAJA. Novamente estamos dando informações com a antecedência devida!

In conjunction with our event today, *Fortress to Foresight* we are publishing our report, addressed mainly to policymakers & practitioners, we present what migration policymaking could look like if infused with anticipation. 🧵/4 Details: buff.ly/410AptE #Migration

My new paper with David Eaves and Beatriz Vasconcellos applying my Common Good framing to the governance of Digital Public Infrastructure ⬇️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…