Best of #econtwitter - Week of September 24, 2023: interesting tweets

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Misc

^unfortunately I think you need an account to view Bluesky tweets, for now

^probably crossing a line by interjecting my opinion here, but why isn’t it simply: APs, grad students, and even (gasp) undergrads are adults (better yet: they’re humans!); “punching” anyone is bad; and anyone should be able to receive constructive criticism

Public goods

Charts

^what

^on this topic, a lot of discussion this week thanks to Melissa Kearney’s new book. A lot of bad discussion, no good links, let me know if I missed anything, here’s her Atlantic summary. Maybe here’s a summary:

^are these two complements or substitutes? implications for policy in a second-best world?

Memes

^not gonna be a regular feature, but…

Fin