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Simon Johnson

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Simon Johnson

@baselinescene

MIT Sloan, MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative @MITshapingwork, and co-chair CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council. Former IMF. #StandWithUkraine

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Joined March 2009

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Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
May 17, 2023
What a great publication day for #PowerAndProgress for me and @DAcemogluMIT Thanks to everyone for your support — here's a quick message from us and don't forget you can, for the first time, purchase the book here: shapingwork.mit.edu/power-and-prog…
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Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Oct 2, 2023
New edition has arrived! The Spanish translation of my book with @DAcemogluMIT, Power and Progress (Poder y Progreso), is available to the world public next Wednesday, October 11, 2023, from @EdicionesDeusto. Get your copy here: planetadelibros.com/libro-poder-y-…
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Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Oct 24, 2024
I and twenty-two other Nobel economists (with a wide range of views on other topics) co-signed this letter in support of Kamala Harris, who will be a far better steward of our economy than Donald Trump. Thanks to @JosephEStiglitz for leading on this. cnn.com/2024/10/23/pol…
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Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Apr 24, 2023
My latest book, #PowerAndProgress, launches on May 16, co-authored with #DaronAcemoglu. The book examines our complicated relationship with #technology and its impact on society.
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Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Feb 28, 2022
Stop Financing Putin's War: don’t pay for Russian oil/gas; freeze all Central Bank of Russia assets; suspend Russia from the IMF
Stop Financing Putin's War
From project-syndicate.org
Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Jun 10, 2024
The UK paperback edition of my book Power and Progress with @DAcemogluMIT is now available for purchase! basicbooks.uk/titles/daron-a…
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Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
May 20, 2022
Germany could buy coal from anyone. Why are they still buying from Russia? This makes no sense if they really want to #StandWithUkraine
Lauri Myllyvirta
@laurimyllyvirta
May 20, 2022
Two coal ships have just arrived at anchor outside Rostock and Wilhelmshaven in Germany, carrying a total of 160,000 tonnes of coal, worth around EUR 30 mln at today's prices, from Russia.
Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
May 12, 2023
Please join me in welcoming my co-author of #PowerAndProgress, Daron @DAcemogluMIT to Twitter. This is Daron’s new Twitter account and if you’re interested in the themes we address in Power and Progress, you’re going to want to follow him.
Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
May 12, 2023
Hello Twitter 👋 This is my new account, launched to coincide with mine and @baselinescene's new book #PowerAndProgress. This is the beginning of an intellectual journey and I look forward to connecting with many of you on the broader issues at play.
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Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Jun 14, 2022
Why are the Dutch importing so much MORE Russian oil (average per day) than before February 24th? This is not about keeping their economy going. Someone is making a lot of money out of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine? Who? And why isn’t there a Bloody Windfall Profits Tax for them?
Russian Tankers Tracking Group
@RTTG_Official
Jun 14, 2022
The port of Rotterdam still unloads russian bloody oil. @PortOfRotterdam is it ok for you that you finance massacre in Ukraine? bloodoil.today @DutchNewsNL @openrotterdam @DutchMFA @NLatEU @NLinUK @NLAmbassadorUSA @NLOSCE @annaholligan @freepressunltd @PeterRdeV
Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Apr 30, 2022
This is big news. If the Netherlands decides to #StandWithUkraine and not allow #SunnyLiger into port, then the EU embargo of Russian oil begins
Luis Garicano 🇪🇺🇺🇦
@lugaricano
Apr 30, 2022
Amazing news: 1. Swedish dock workers refused to unload the Sunny Liger. 2. Two days later Amsterdam workers also refused to unload it !!! (See below in the thread the source of the story at @nrc) Let no more Russian ships unload their dirty cargo in any European port!
Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Jun 16, 2022
Calling all Italians on Twitter: Please forward this to your elected representatives. Why is Italy still buying seaborne oil from Russia? You can buy it from many other countries, none of which are currently killing Ukrainians. Please, please really #StandWithUkraine on this
Russian Tankers Tracking Group
@RTTG_Official
Jun 16, 2022
While @MARIODRAGHI19 is in Kyiv, Italy continues to receive and unload bloody russian oil bloodoil.today @repubblica @LaStampa @Corriere @Agenzia_Ansa @SkyTG24 @ItaliaNEWS @lorenzo_tondo @gaia_pianigiani @EPovoledo @Linkiesta @jasondhorowitz @tomkington @JimBYardley
Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Mar 3, 2022
Russia is pulling in an extra $50-100m PER DAY for oil, due to the chaotic destruction Putin has created. Only a boycott of Russian oil can change this. Stop paying for Putin’s war
Robin Brooks
@robin_j_brooks
Mar 3, 2022
Here's the problem with sanctions. Russia's current account surplus in January - because Putin's war drove oil and gas prices up - is bigger than ever (red). That's a ton of hard currency inflow that doesn't get touched by sanctions. Only a boycott of Russian energy fixes that...
Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Aug 23, 2019
Rochester is an exciting but severely underrated city for high-tech research and startups. It’s got the right mix of affordable living, established tech companies, and great universities. @UofR @RITtigers @CityRochesterNY @Xerox @Kodak @RochesterChambr @GRERochesterBiz
Simon Johnson
@baselinescene
Dec 14, 2023
Today only, you can read my new book with @DAcemogluMIT, Power and Progress, for $3.99. Wherever you get your American edition e-books. That's 80% off, for anyone keeping track. Thank you @public_affairs for this exciting promotion!
Power and Progress
From hachettebookgroup.com
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