Skylar Brooks

My new article in @RIPEJournal challenges assumption that private financial actors necessarily want fewer/weaker regulations. Using #sovereigndebt reform cases, it shows private prefs are more malleable and can change for reasons beyond material interests tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@dieworkwear Yes, more focus on causal inference but rooted in foundational philosophy of science perspectives (technical methods stuff can come later and build on that). Two 👍🏻 for “What is History.” One of my favourites. A bit of a deep cut too. More peeps need to read that one.

Not going to list 25 books. But IMO, more students should be taught causal inference. So books like "What is History" by Carr and "Statistics" by Freedman. These books shape your thinking and benefit more from group discussions. More useful than reading "Art of War" (also wtf?)

@StevenKelly49 Plan to read this soon, but do you have a clear sense of whether this is a true lending (advances) or a repo facility? I’ve seen it referred to both ways at the BoE (and ultimately it may not matter much for them). Still curious…

As the chart above makes clear - there's often a world where banks can't/won't recycle central bank liquidity to NBFIs. Often, the unwillingness also flows from post-crisis capital constraints. For better or worse, banks are less able to play the shock absorber for markets.

"Bank of England plans permanent lending facility for non-banks" 👀👀 ft.com/content/7eb30e…

@GDP_Center @KevinPGallagher @AlexClarkUK @han_cecilia Love this picture. I used to live in a building almost exactly where this picture is being taken from. Will be sure to look at the analysis as well!

In a new blog post, @AlexClarkUK + @han_cecilia argue early retirement of 🇨🇳Chinese financed coal plants in 🇵🇰Pakistan, 🇮🇩Indonesia + 🇻🇳Vietnam is an economic + political imperative. Read more to see how it can be done: gdpcenter.org/3rSAjrF

@gabaribeau Thursday?

@gabaribeau Your view suggests we’re work neighbours.

@ecinqmars Yes! And last night I learned a new skill: sucking snot from my baby’s nose with a tube and my mouth. Get ready for that one 😉

defusing bombs is cool and dangerous but have you ever tried trimming the microscopic and razor-sharp fingernails of a two-week-old human child?

@daniel_mcdowell The obvious answer is that you’re not Canadian. Being Canadian is a sufficient condition for listening to The Hip.

Someone please explain to my why I have never listened to The Tragically Hip before?

@IliasAlami Half of which are footnotes

Damn these 100-page long law articles.

@daniel_mcdowell Maybe we’ll have to invite you as a visiting speaker next time! Enjoy your visit, and let me know if you need any recommendations for where to get a good beer while you’re here.

@skywillbrooks Yes. I thought of you! Visiting with my wife--beautiful city.

Ottawa gets bonus points for having a museum dedicated to the monetary system.

@daniel_mcdowell What’s worse is that GFC, while the agreed shorthand, has come to mean two different things. Most of the people I interact with these days call it the Great Financial Crisis. Not a fan. How about the Lehman demon? Lol. Ok, maybe that’s a bit too narrow.

I'm always a little disappointed that we refer to the global financial crisis as "the global financial crisis." It's a real failure of creativity.

@DavidHengsbach @syllabus_tweets @bankofcanada Agreed: it's thin. If I was doing deep dive into concept, would look at those who use the term (central banks, MMTers--quite differently) and IPE lit (currencies, critical macro-finance, sov debt), which uses different names for similar ideas.

@skywillbrooks @syllabus_tweets @bankofcanada In my view the IPE literature on monetary sovereignty seems pretty thin. Do you have literature suggestions other than those you quote in the paper? (Which is incredibly helpful!)

Our Hidden Gem of the Week argues that central banks ought to introduce their own digital currencies in order to prevent the erosion of their nations' monetary sovereignty via private and foreign digital monies. By @skywillbrooks for @bankofcanada bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/upl…

@daniel_mcdowell @henryfarrell @ANewman_forward @dhnexon & @profptj did a great podcast on Strange but concluded she didn't have any real disciples. I think they missed mentioning Eric. Strange's 'followers' aren't easy to spot b/c they're as non-conforming as her. They def don't line up behind a certain theoretical approach.

@daniel_mcdowell @henryfarrell @ANewman_forward Yes he does, and yes he is the nicest, though he won't hesitate to call your work woolly. Having worked under Eric for years, he is always asking: what would Strange say? While the Helleinerian tradition is uniquely his own, it is also a continuation of the Strangian tradition.

IPE needs more Eric Helleiners.

@daniel_mcdowell @WDOConnell @RIPEJournal Thanks Dan! I also have to say, I'm doing some work on swap lines at the moment and your book is a gift that keeps on giving.

@skywillbrooks @WDOConnell @RIPEJournal Congrats, Skylar!

Happy to see my article 'in print' in the current issue of @RIPEJournal. I'm not always great at self-promoting but I think this is worth sharing. Let me give you a brief synopsis in this short thread. (1) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@JBonnitcha @RIPEJournal Thanks @JBonnitcha! I appreciate it and hope you enjoy.

@skywillbrooks @RIPEJournal Congratulations! This sounds amazing. Looking forward to reading it carefully

If you'd like a copy, let me know! If you're looking for syllabus materials on IPE of finance, I suggest pairing with one of the excellent articles I cite in the intro (eg Underhill & Zhang 2008; Young 2012; etc.). THREAD OVER.

In doing so, I offer a (somewhat analytically eclectic😉) account of preferences and ground it in an interesting - but not well known - case where private creditors revised their preferences toward sovereign debt restructuring rules. (4)