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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 3 Dec 2017 to 20 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about tariffs .
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8 Aug 2025
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David Adger — holds since 2025-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A subsidy race combined with stronger carbon pricing efforts is superior to a tariff war. — tap to centre the map on it A subsidy race combined with stronger carbon pricing efforts is superior to a tariff war. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Apr 2024
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Gernot Wagner — holds since 2024-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. — tap to centre the map on it A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. Last stated a year ago
30 May 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's large trade deficit in manufactured goods means fewer US manufacturing jobs than balanced trade would. — tap to centre the map on it America's large trade deficit in manufactured goods means fewer US manufacturing jobs than balanced trade would. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American consumers, not foreign exporters, bear the vast majority of the cost of tariffs. — tap to centre the map on it American consumers, not foreign exporters, bear the vast majority of the cost of tariffs. Last stated 8 months ago
21 Feb 2026
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Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Erratic U.S. tariff implementation is teaching allies and enemies that the U.S. is no longer a reliable trading partner. — tap to centre the map on it Erratic U.S. tariff implementation is teaching allies and enemies that the U.S. is no longer a reliable trading partner. Last stated 9 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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JL Collins — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Import prices have risen under Trump's tariffs, undercutting claims that foreigners would pay them. — tap to centre the map on it Import prices have risen under Trump's tariffs, undercutting claims that foreigners would pay them. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago
3 Dec 2017
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials. — tap to centre the map on it The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's effect on inflation is disinflationary over five to ten years but inflationary over the coming year because of chip shortages. — tap to centre the map on it AI's effect on inflation is disinflationary over five to ten years but inflationary over the coming year because of chip shortages. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
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Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The 2021 crackdown was a bounded correction, and it would take more than a regulatory campaign to defeat China's economic dynamism. — tap to centre the map on it The 2021 crackdown was a bounded correction, and it would take more than a regulatory campaign to defeat China's economic dynamism. Last stated 4 years ago
4 Mar 2023
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Dan Wang — holds since 2022-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Dan Wang — no longer holds since 2023-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The one-child policy accidentally produced a golden age for Chinese women, who received the education investment that would otherwise have gone to a son. — tap to centre the map on it The one-child policy accidentally produced a golden age for Chinese women, who received the education investment that would otherwise have gone to a son. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period. — tap to centre the map on it The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period. Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
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Though UK universities lean too heavily on overseas fees, taxing those fees is worse than a Trump-style tariff because it taxes a major export business for exporting.
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A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens.
Holds
A subsidy race combined with stronger carbon pricing efforts is superior to a tariff war.
Holds
A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off.
Holds
America's large trade deficit in manufactured goods means fewer US manufacturing jobs than balanced trade would.
Holds
American consumers, not foreign exporters, bear the vast majority of the cost of tariffs.
Holds
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Holds
Erratic U.S. tariff implementation is teaching allies and enemies that the U.S. is no longer a reliable trading partner.
Holds
Import prices have risen under Trump's tariffs, undercutting claims that foreigners would pay them.
Holds
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Holds
A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Holds
A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea.
Holds
The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials.
Holds
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Holds
AI's effect on inflation is disinflationary over five to ten years but inflationary over the coming year because of chip shortages.
Holds
The 2021 crackdown was a bounded correction, and it would take more than a regulatory campaign to defeat China's economic dynamism.
No longer holds
The one-child policy accidentally produced a golden age for Chinese women, who received the education investment that would otherwise have gone to a son.
Holds
The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period.
Holds