Bert Hofman(郝福满) (@berthofmanecon) 's Twitter Profile
Bert Hofman(郝福满)

@berthofmanecon

Adjunct professor @nuseai National University Singapore. Non-resident senior fellow MERICS, Asia Society Policy Institute. On substack and the blue place.

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“You will never be disappointed with the United States” is about the worst possible sign off for a letter announcing that the United States has just slapped a tariff on your country.

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1/ New paper: Democracies only grow faster than autocracies because of personalist leaders. Bad things mainly happen in overcentralized, unchecked regimes. New from me, Scott Gehlbach & arthur_zeyang_yu, The Personalist Penalty: osf.io/preprints/soca…

1/ New paper: Democracies only grow faster than autocracies because of personalist leaders. Bad things mainly happen in overcentralized, unchecked regimes. New from me, Scott Gehlbach &amp; <a href="/arthurzeyangyu/">arthur_zeyang_yu</a>, The Personalist Penalty:
osf.io/preprints/soca…
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A Vance Doctrine in the making? 'Restrainers' propose slashing US troop numbers in South Korea, Okinawa asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter… via Nikkei Asia

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Pada 2024, INA menarik penanaman modal asing langsung (foreign direct investment/FDI) sebesar Rp13,8 triliun atau setara dengan 2,5 kali lipat dari investasi ekuitas INA pada periode yang sama. m.antaranews.com/berita/4956433…

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No tariff on Norway if they choose the right five academics for the Nobel peace prize. And, actually, negative tariffs if they take away the one they gave to Obama.

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Important paper that argues the U.S. capability to produce financial assets is at the core of the trade deficit. The implication of wanting to reduce the accumulation of foreign liabilities is either a sharp depreciation or a major drop in asset prices. piie.com/publications/w…

Important paper that argues the U.S. capability to produce financial assets is at the core of the trade deficit. The implication of wanting to reduce the accumulation of foreign liabilities is either a sharp depreciation or a major drop in asset prices.  piie.com/publications/w…
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An excellent overview of the cyclical and structural challenges of China's economy. By colleagues from East Asian Institute (EAI), China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) and Peking's National School for Development China’s Economic Trajectory: Unpacking Macroeconomic Trends and Structural Reforms research.nus.edu.sg/eai/wp-content…

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Thinking today of the men and women of the State Department — Foreign Service and Civil Service. Their dedication to serving the national interest and the American people is second to none. It was the privilege of a lifetime to work by their side.

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“ I hope that when that new generation of leaders emerges, we as a community will have equipped them with a framework and a set of recommendations to support their efforts.” Talking It Out w/ Ryan Hass uscnpm.substack.com/p/talking-it-o…

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Given that the trade “deals” Mr. Trump is making are not a formal trade agreement, let alone a free trade agreement, WTO Most Favored Nation rule would require Indonesia and Vietnam to grant zero tariff to ALL countries.