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Atif Mian
@AtifRMian
I do finance and macro ... with data, at Princeton. Author, House of Debt.
اک نقطے وچ گل مکدی اے
- Six Americans won the Nobel prize this year in various sciences. ALL of them immigrants.
- Pakistan's economy is in deep crisis a long 🧵
- 1/ For the sake of the stability of the Government of Pakistan, I have resigned from the Economic Advisory Council, as the Government was facing a lot of adverse pressure regarding my appointment from the Mullahs (Muslim clerics) and their supporters.
- What keeps poor countries poor? This picture always reminds me of one important reason: "Resource misallocation". Here's the story. Eager to help his young country, Dr. Abdus Salam, the future Nobelist, returned to Pakistan in 1951 as a 25 years old star of the Physics world.
- 🇵🇰 PM voted out of office by parliament after 3.5 years He inherited a bad economy, but leaves it in even worse shape 🧵
- A🧵on what Feb 8 elections mean for Pakistan Pakistan’s economy has consistently fallen behind globally – last year was one of the worse, with the economy actually contracting Every macro fundamental is flashing red: inflation, growth, debt, investment, to name a few 1/n
- Replying to @AtifRMian4/ My prayers will always be with Pakistan and I will always be ready to help it in any way that is required.
- Listen to the women when they say “mera jism meree marzi” Ask them what it means Don’t try translating it using your sick minds
- Replying to @AtifRMian2/ Nevertheless, I will always be ready to serve Pakistan as it is the country in which I was raised and which I love a great deal. Serving my country is an inherent part of my faith and will always be my heartfelt desire.
- If only they knew, how much he loved them, how deeply he cared for them, how he dedicated his life's work for their betterment.
- I really don't care about the abuse I get here. But please get the economics right, people's lives matter.
- To make someone feel foreign in their own home is one of the most cruel and unjust acts.
- Replying to @AtifRMian3/ Moving forward, I now hope and pray that the Economic Advisory Council is able to fulfill its mandate in the very best way so that the Pakistani people and nation can prosper and flourish.
