Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Back in the 80s there was a mysterious disconnect between the falling dollar and import prices, which turned out to have a lot to do with probably over-egged hedonic adjustments to price indices 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 8, 2022

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Definitely the biggest disconnect on these numbers. But over my professional life I've seen some big disconnects on other numbers, usually involving international trade; the explanation always turned out to be bad data1/ — PolitiTweet.org

In the last two quarters: GDP: -1% (assuming GDP Now is correct, a big assumption) Employment: +2% We have never… https://t.co/JhkClegpGu

Posted July 8, 2022

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Later a big disconnect between US international investment position (negative) and net investment income (positive), probably reflecting corporate accounting tricks to avoid taxes 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 8, 2022