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Pavlina R Tcherneva
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President @LevyEcon; Professor of Economics @BardCollege; Director @EDI_Tweets; Author, The Case for a Job Guarantee amazon.com/dp/1509542094/…
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Apr 22, 2020
    Unemployment is a policy choice. Accepting it as a perennial feature of the economy and an unfortunate but unavoidable situation IS a self-imposed intellectual handicap. It causes so much pain and devastation. We can choose differently: amazon.com/dp/1509542094/…
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Nov 6, 2024
    🧵The ballot measures last night say a few things about voters’ feelings about the economy. Here is how they played out. PAID SICK LEAVE All three measures requiring employers to provide paid sick leave PASSED (AK, MO, NE) All 3 states went to Trump 1/x
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Jul 10, 2019
    Prob the most significant Fed testimony of the decade, almost entirely due to the thoughtful questioning by @AOC, @RashidaTlaib & @AyannaPressley on the futility of the NAIRU, the need to support the real economy in recessions, & importance of an equitable public payments system.
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Aug 14, 2017
    Arrests -Brooklyn Bridge Occupy Wall Street 700+ people -Ferguson 321 (144 on 1st day) -#Charlottesville White Supremacists demonstration: 4
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Nov 6, 2024
    Replying to @ptcherneva
    MINIMUM WAGES and TIPPED Worker Wages 4 states passed measures to increase the minimum wage (AK, MO, NE, AZ) 1 state rejected a measure to erode tipped worker wages (AZ). All 5 states went to Trump 2/x
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Mar 11, 2020
    Before the transformative 1935-1938 years of the New Deal, there were decades of labor organizing and coalition building that set the stage for these reforms. "Make me do it" said FDR. And so the people did. Time for a repeat. Many families can't afford to wait.
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    Pramila Jayapal
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    Mar 11, 2020
    Let’s be clear: progressive ideas are winning regardless of who the nominee is. And #MedicareForAll is favored policy of majorities of voters in every state, despite all attacks. @BernieSanders, I & our movement will continue to fight so every American gets guaranteed healthcare.
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Nov 6, 2024
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    Dems talked about housing & child support, but not nearly enough about the minimum wage, paid family or sick leave When people say that inflation is their top concern, they're also saying that their jobs and paychecks aren’t allowing them to stay afloat. 10/x
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Jan 28, 2021
    ✅ Open a permanent CCC office in every county ✅ Supply CCC project/job lists to the American Job Centers (unempl offices) ✅ Create national online jobs portal & invite local/community created jobs ✅ Pay at least $15/hr +health, paid leave,soc sec ✅ Hire everyone who shows up
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Feb 2, 2019
    For everyone claiming (incorrectly, btw) that #MMT doesn't have an adequate inflation restraining mechanism, a reminder that the CURRENT inflation flighting mechanism is to throw people out of work and into poverty. #smh
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Nov 6, 2024
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    Growth is not enough. That much should have been obvious long ago. Structural economic issues and insecurity still shape voters' lives and continue to shape every dimension of politics. The ballot measures tell us to some degree how voters feel about their standard of living. 13
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Oct 16, 2019
    Excited to announce my new book "The Case for a Job Guarantee" #JobGuarantee #DemocraticDebate politybooks.com/bookdetail/?is…
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Mar 18, 2020
    What should the post-pandemic stimulus include and how shall we pay for it.
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Aug 16, 2020
    "The private sector always does things 'better' than the public sector" is a perennial and pernicious argument. There is of course no 'natural law' that makes this so. But defending it often rests on a confusion between Administration and Purpose.
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    Pavlina R Tcherneva
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    Jul 1, 2024
    Some professional news. Today is my first day as the new President of @LevyEcon - my intellectual home for much of my professional life. I'm so excited to work with a great team to curate Levy's cutting-edge research, grow our graduate programs, and amplify our impact on policy.
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    Levy Institute
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    Jul 1, 2024
    We are proud to welcome Pavlina Tcherneva as our incoming President: "What makes it especially exciting to lead this community of scholars is that for us these are not mere academic exercises but investigations of matters fundamental to our social fabric." levyinstitute.org/publications/t…
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