Using public data to identify who qualifies as a state billionaire and how mobile that tax base is, this paper estimates the size, composition, and tax exposure of billionaire wealth in California.
By @gabrielzucman.bsky.social et al. at @nber.org
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Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers,…
And when public, open, real-time data is needed the most / its collection is being defunded, globally. No AI magic will help us overcome this crisis without sensors and accessible datasets helping shape policy and actions. Today, some forms of knowledge are critical infrastructure.
Hope, supported by evidence. We need more of this. We need positive agendas and a blueprint to work together.
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Renata Avila
Renata Avila
It’s been a cool start to June, but that’s about to change.
A heat wave will bring record-breaking temperatures from New England to the Mid-Atlantic, with highs reaching the 90s. A super El Niño could lead to a record warm year in 2027, scientists say. https://wapo.st/4ujfP69
The future of our knowledge is at stake. Designing a public digital architecture to shift its accelerated enclosure course is our top priority at
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