Avishka Jayaweera (@avishkaaj) 's Twitter Profile
Avishka Jayaweera

@avishkaaj

Such is life. I may tweet without context. Usual disclaimers.

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calendar_today15-06-2018 11:52:00

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Avishka Jayaweera (@avishkaaj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"And therein lies the major interpretive problem with this book: Its author is blind to any evidence that confounds his story." reason.com/2025/04/16/qui…

Deane (@deanej) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hopefully for WSO2, the Americans wouldn't want to use 'their own software'. This kind of petty economic nationalism is a loss-loss for everyone. LankaPay is literally owned by the banks and has done more than any other institution to prevent a vibrant payment eco system in 🇱🇰

Kyle Pomerleau (@kpomerleau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I love how all the tariff boosters have pivoted to "actually tariffs are reckless" now that the market has completely rejected their arguments. Michael Pettis--not 5 months ago--argued that tariffs would boost GDP.

Thilina Panduwawala (@thilinakalhara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Regardless of the final SL Local Govt election result, there is a need to ensure Public Finance Management (PFM) regulations for local govts to ensure their budgets and finances are much more transparent to all without having to go to individual councils to obtain documents.

Dominic Pino (@dominicjpino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So, I read that Free Press piece supporting protectionism that everyone's talking about. I didn't think it was very good. I explain why here for National Review nationalreview.com/corner/theres-…

Joseph Steinberg (@jbsteinberg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I greatly respect Dani Rodrik. His work on real exchange rate undervaluation inspired the first paper I ever wrote. But nothing in this essay overturns Smith's words about the primacy of consumption: "Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of

Simon Lester (@snlester) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My Q for Oren is: What are examples of your unilateral tariff approach to China working to change its practices? It's not a novel approach - we've been doing it for decades (eg AD/CVD). From what I can see, WTO complaints have had some successes, but unilateral tariffs have not

Obsidian (@obsdmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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Bases are now available in Obsidian 1.9.0 for early access users.
Vincent Geloso (@vincentgeloso) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hayek’s point is about the fallacy that planners can plan scientifically an economy. Its hubris and its wrongheaded. That included planning via tariffs, industrial policy, industrial subsidies, etc. You know, all the stuff Oren Cass wants.