A thread about new paper with @annette_als, Bernt Bratsberg, Gaute Eielsen, Simen markussen, Oddbjørn Raaum and Knut Røed, based on unemployment claims in Norway from early March until 4/19/2020, linked to demographics, past income and employers columbia.edu/~wk2110/bin/Co…

"Capital markets are no longer mechanisms for putting money into companies, but mechanisms for getting money out." on.ft.com/11DVrjh

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Every other approach in oil-rich poor countries has failed. Give the oil revenue back to the people: is.gd/TVGaiG

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Godt nytt utdanningsår Torbjørn Røe Isaksen og Trond Giske! Skal 2014 bli året dere gikk foran med god evaluering? Forslag: aftenposten.no/meninger/debat…

Debt conf in Brussels discussing proposals for debt restructuring w Eurodad @erlassjahr FriedrichEbert Gaute Eielsen Maria Dyveke Styve