@roboxoby

economics prof @ucalgary

 Calgary AB Canada
econ.ucalgary.ca/profiles/robert-oxoby
Joined March 2009
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Madvillainy at 20 years old. Wrote this when it was 10. Yesterday is the shadow of today. pitchfork.com/features/artic…

Searching for Tomorrow: The Story of Madlib and DOOM's Madvillainy

Ten years after the release of Madlib and DOOM's mind meld of an album, Jeff Weiss traces the history of Madvillain and details how these two mystifying artists came together for a rap classic.

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Tomorrow night at @UCalgaryArts !!!!!
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The Finances of the Nation equalization payments simulator is now updated for 2024/25!! Explore why some provinces receive and others do not here: financesofthenation.ca/equal… #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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I don’t understand the “we don’t have anyone willing to build natural gas plants” line from the Premier. Next year Alberta will see 2700 new MW of gas come online, the largest single year build out ever.
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Ottawa must stop passing illegal and unconstitutional laws, period.
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President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Shane MacGowan, saying his songs seemed to capture “the measure of our dreams”. MacGowan’s death at 65 comes after a prolonged period of ill health, including time spent in intensive care. irishtimes.com/culture/music…

Ireland has lost ‘one of music’s greatest lyricists’: Tributes paid to Shane MacGowan

President leads tributes to Pogues singer-songwriter remembered as ‘one of greatest lyricists’

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Thrilled that my paper on an Alberta Pension Plan was accepted for publication in Canadian Public Policy! 🥳 While it will take time to appear in the journal (March issue), the final version is here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.… #ableg #cdnecon 🧵 🤓
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Why is the Bank of Canada owned by the government? Because Alberta Premier William Aberhart invaded Saskatchewan. A nerdy thread about the Bank and Bible Bill for #cdnecon, #ableg, and #cdnpoli. 🤓🧵
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Tonight! Tonight! Tonight!
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#Ableg Alberta is literally on fire 🔥 78 active wildfires 🔥 19 out of control 🔥 13,000 Albertans to be evacuated from their homes The Fed’s have offered to help….so where the HELL is Danielle Smith? She’s TOO busy campaigning today! Danielle Smith is Untrustworthy.
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One critique by the UCP of Alberta’s carbon tax was that it was not campaigned on. The Alberta Pension Plan is several orders of magnitude more significant a policy move. If it’s not part of the campaign, I’m puzzled how they would revisit it afterwards.
QR Calgary@QRcalgary5 May 2023
Smith said things like the pension plan and replacing the RCMP can be revisited after the election. trib.al/9sIENn8

Smith removes sovereignty act, provincial police force from UCP campaign | Globalnews.ca

United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she won't be campaigning on some of her party's more contentious ideas ahead of the Alberta election.

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Calgary paying $538m for a new arena. Some politicians say there’s no taxpayer cost. That’s misleading. Public money not free + has other uses. At 5%, the flow value of the subsidy is like a permanent 2.4% increase in res PTax ($88/yr for median res). That’s how I think about it
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Vernon Reid
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Harry Belafonte. Singer. Actor. Civil Rights activist. He never stayed silent. He never gave up. He never gave in. Rest In Power. Realtalk.🌹
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#UCalgary economics professor, Dr. Aidan Hollis, who won the @OHENews Innovation Policy Prize, explains how to make medications more affordable. @UCalgaryArts
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In honor of Ryuichi Sakamoto who passed away today, I have created a video compilation of all the ringtones and alerts on the Nokia 8800, most of which are his work. Please take a listen, some lovely sounds here. youtu.be/z9intgzzLfk
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Joseph Stiglitz on @democracynow discussing war, COVID, and the climate crisis' effects on the economy: democracynow.org/2023/3/7/jo…

Economist Joseph Stiglitz on How War, COVID & Climate Crisis Cause Economic Crises Around the World

As the U.N. secretary-general blasts wealthy nations for rigging the global economy for their benefit, we speak with economist Joseph Stiglitz about how war, the pandemic and the climate emergency...

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“From the Buddhist perspective, life and death are two phases of a continuum. Life does not begin at birth nor end at death. Everything in the universe—from invisible microbes in the air we breathe to great swirling galaxies—passes through these phases. Our individual lives are part of this great cosmic rhythm. Everything in the universe, everything that happens, is part of a vast living web of interconnection. The vibrant energy we call life which flows throughout the universe has no beginning and no end. Life is a continuous, dynamic process of change.” - sokaglobal.org Wayne, we will forever feel you as the light of your next phase now officially activates. 👊🏾❤️
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Both @HenryLovesYou and I learned how to change a tire from the same source.
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Lemme invite you to an online seminar (tomorrow) where I’ll talk about a new! improved! modern! approach to teaching business cycles to undergrads. My target audience is Intro Econ instructors, so if that’s you, I hope to see ya there. #TeachEcon Signup go.macmillanlearning.com/reg…
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Unmistakable @VanHeathen @PodcastWillRock open.spotify.com/track/2oUQG…

Can't Get Away from You

Nicolette Larson · Nicolette · Song · 1978

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