Asif Dowla
@audowla
Landers Endowed Chair, author of the book, The Poor Always Pay Back, Chelsea fan, husband, father of three, interested in learning new things, RT≠ endorsement
"you’re free to choose — as long as it’s neoclassical chicken." That is funny.
How economics teaching became the Aeroflot of ideas on.ft.com/4f1eivg | opinion
The Perverse Economics of Assisted Suicide nytimes.com/2025/07/22/opi… The unintended consequences of low fertility: countries adopting assisted dying to save on healthcare costs of keeping the elderly alive. @_alice_evans @JesusFerna7026
I want to say that your mother is incredible right now using her platform as she does. She's absolutely fearless and bearing witness to the tragedy in Gaza. Important work @cindymccain and one that elevates a great American's name.
Kaitlan Collins is an absolute imbecile and a pure partisan hack. Have some respect for the two women standing in front of you who are exposing lies, deep corruption and keeping the country safe. The White House should pull her credentials.
The achievments include, but are not limited, to: - achieving stability after August 5; - ensuring positive international relations; - stabilising banks; - getting inflation under control; - stopping government media censorship; - starting process of accountability for…
Great Line: "When you ask a question of ChatGPT or DeepSeek, you’re essentially consulting the spirits of the ancestors."
This was my most "big-think" post in a while: A vision of what humanity will look like over the next century, as our numbers steadily dwindle but we're connected ever more tightly into AI-guided hive minds. noahpinion.blog/p/the-dawn-of-…
This was my most "big-think" post in a while: A vision of what humanity will look like over the next century, as our numbers steadily dwindle but we're connected ever more tightly into AI-guided hive minds. noahpinion.blog/p/the-dawn-of-…
“An Armenian woman I considered an aunt asked me every time I saw her, ‘Rümeysa, please write about us. Please let the world hear our story.’ I am keeping my promise, Auntie.” tuftsdaily.com/article/2025/0…
“I was looking forward to taking a short walk and catching up with friends at the Interfaith Center, when I was suddenly surrounded and grabbed by a swarm of masked individuals, who handcuffed me and shoved me into an unmarked car.” tuftsdaily.com/article/2025/0…
Interviews with Bengali journalists from West Bengal about the Indian media reporting on events in Bangladesh x.com/i/status/19489…
West Bengal Journalists talk about the Indian media propaganda coming from Delhi against Bangladesh. They say that Hindutva nationalist agenda has been implanted into West Bengal for vote bank by saying Awami League are the only protectors of Hindus and the rest are Islamists
"That's me. I'm 72 years old, have about $50 million, a couple of grandkids, and the respect of my peers. I'm wearing a suit and tie and helmet on a 95° day with a guy who uses the most powerful perch on the planet to insult me all day. Life is a series of choices, huh?"
Meet the New Centrist Democrat Copying Zohran Mamdani This is incredible @heycappello
Jishnu says most common question he gets at conferences from students is not "how can I work on questions that are relevant and important to LMICs" but "will this question get me a paper in QJE or other top journal"
I predict the resurgence of interest in Geoeconomics will cause a 'Dutch Disease' in economics research. There will be a torrent of papers published on the topic; top graduate students will write their theses on it, sucking the air out of other types of research.
How tell me would it even be possible for the #Bangladesh interim government to hide the death toll in relation to the Uttara school plane crash, when the incident happened yesterday, it took place at a school with a known number of children, teachers and employees, and there…
Enough. Not Now. Stop the Politics. Children died. Families are shattered. This is a time for mourning — not agendas. Show respect. Now is the time to mourn, to stand with the families, and to honour the lives that were taken far too soon. #NoPoliticsInGrief #LetThemRest…
Tiananmen Square, 1989, and Dhaka, July 2024. Photo credits: Nick Kristof of NYT, Jibon Ahmend of Manabjameen
“What is happening to the Palestinians started in the Biden Administration. But if the Democratic Party wants to stand for something different than Donald Trump then they have to stand for something different than what Biden did.” I have words for the national security and aid…