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Economist (YPP) @WorldBank and Visiting Scholar @BrownUniversity. Former @ecb @bankofengland. My views on Political Economy & Central Banking.
Oct 8, 2020 10 tweets 6 min read
The last hearing of the @ecb before the European Parliament (@EP_Economics of @Europarl_EN) focused on central bank accountability and how to improve the Monetary Dialogues btwn ECB and parliament.

Quick thread with main takeaways. Before each hearing, the European Parliament consults experts on the topic of discussion. As you'll see, this was by far (& unfortunately) the most interesting part of the discussion.

Each expert compared the accountability of ECB to the one of central banks in 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇯🇵🇨🇭
Jun 9, 2019 7 tweets 5 min read
Does fake news benefit populist parties?

My paper with @michele_ctrl & @afoxinspace is out! We propose quasi-experimental evidence from the 2018 Italian elections in Trentino Alto-Adige/Südtirol.

Link: bit.ly/2ZdB8bc

#FakeNews #FakeNewsMedia #populism 1/7 Fake news in Italy enjoyed large exposure in anticipation of the 2018 elections. A recent report from @sole24ore estimated @Mov5Stelle and @LegaSalvini voters believing (52% and 49%, respectively) and sharing (22% and 11%) of fake news. 2/7