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Soumaya Keynes
@SoumayaKeynes
Economist columnist @FT Host of The Economics Show pod ft.com/the-economics-… Author of How To Win A Trade War
London, UK
Joined April 2009
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    After many months of waiting, HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR is officially out today!!! Get your copy at any retailer linked here: US: simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-W… UK: panmacmillan.com/authors/soumay…
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    Hi @Reuters Some people could see this without realising that (as stated in the article) the volunteer took the placebo. They therefore might decide not to take a safe vaccine. They could die as a consequence. Please. Don't.
    AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial Brazil volunteer dies, trial to continue reut.rs/2HnitG8
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    Expensive childcare in Britain is pulling mothers out of work. My piece this week for @TheEconomist economist.com/britain/2022/0…
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    have any officials considered going on reddit and trying to drum up support for GBP as a memestock?
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    ** SOME PROFESSIONAL NEWS ** On Saturday May 15th I will be saying goodbye to Washington DC and returning home to London On Monday May 17th I will be saying HELLO to my new role as European economics editor* *correspondent, really. @chrislockwd and @r_shanbhogue will edit me
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    having just spent several minutes literally crying with laughter at the posts on this twitter account, I wish you a good evening now I must start the cat training regime
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    Do you think... ...there might be... ...too many... ...Webinars?
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    Ehem. I have left twitter because I find it makes me unhappy and destroys my ability to concentrate. But I'm back (briefly) to promote a piece I wrote this week on women and econ. A year ago, I wrote this, which explores the problem of economics and women
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    Some parental news… late on Friday, Caspar Cecil Keynes-Allies arrived. He and his quite extraordinary mum are now safely at home. Looking forward to starting my embarrassing dad era.
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    ** SOME EXCITING NEWS ** After almost eight wonderful years at The Economist, in July I’m moving on to join the @FT as an economics columnist and podcaster.
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    There aren't very many women in economics, and it's a problem. But WHOSE problem? Here's a thing I wrote...
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    🧵 THREAD 🧵 The economist Robert Solow passed away a couple of weeks ago. So for my column this week I decided to write about... unconditional convergence. The idea that poor countries grow faster than rich ones. Does it happen in the real world? 😬
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    Introducing: The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes