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Armine Yalnizyan

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Economist. Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers https://atkinsonfoundation.ca/atkinson-fellows/atkinson-fellow-on-the-future-of-workers/ Contributing Columnist for the Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/ Mostly #cdnecon #CareEconomy #Inequality

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · Nov 13

My Galbraith Prize in Economics Lecture.
atkinsonfoundation.ca/atkinson-fel...

Walking with Giants: How Economic Thought and Policy Evolves - Atkinson Foundation

The Atkinson Foundation promotes social and economic justice in Ontario. We strengthen movements for decent work and equitable economic development.

atkinsonfoundation.ca

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 40m

IMF warns of rising odds of 'disorderly' global market correction
www.reuters.com/business/fin...

"Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits"

Also 👀
Non-banks "now holds roughly half of the world's financial assets"

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 5h

Nominate a campaign for decent work in Ontario/Canada by noon October 27 and shine light on the purpose and joy of being part of The Good Fight.

$50K for the winner. $15K each for 2 runners-up.

Decent work for all. Because every job can be a good job.

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 6h

It's not just Tricolor.
Subprime loans for cars .... a big problem.

Chart from www.wsj.com/business/aut...

The K-shaped market comes to auto: more cars over $50K, more delinquencies, defaults and repos.
Good story here:
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/n...

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 6h

69% of borrowers were "undocumented" in 2023, so paid subprime rates.
The owner served prison time for selling stolen cars.
Bankrupt now "Tricolor had repeatedly been cited for delayed title transfers, improper license plate usage, and inflated vehicle pricing."
dallasexpress.com/business-mar...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18h

Solidarity is the only way

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 1d

Oh look. Exercising sovereign power to protect one's economic capacity and potential.
Paging Canada.,

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Good morning New York, while you were sleeping this was our most read story. on.ft.com/47djskG

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 1d

Hamsas has released all 20 living hostages. Israel is in the process of releasing 2,000 prisoners.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Hamas Releases All Living Hostages as Trump Arrives in Israel

Good morning. Hamas releases all remaining living hostages as Donald Trump arrives in Israel to celebrate the peace deal. US-China trade tensions ease. And how ‘sideways’ succession is reshaping globa...

www.bloomberg.com

Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 1d

Legit ways to use the terms "stagnation" and "creative destruction"
Not a great moment for innovation, it seems.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

The 2025 Nobel Prize In Economic Sciences Awarded To Three Scholars

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr (Northwestern Univ.), Phillippe Aghion (London School of Economics) and Peter Howitt (Brown Univ.).

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

#UPDATE The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and Canada's Peter Howitt for work on technology's impact on sustained economic growth ➡️ u.afp.com/SmKB

A screen displays the portraits of the 2025 Nobel prize in economics winners (L-R) Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, during the announcement at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on October 13, 2025

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 1d

Happy addition to the dinner table. One of the last of the season.

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 2d

Spectrum

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 3d

Cryptocurrencies tumbled after US President Trump said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on China and export controls on software, with more than $3 billion in positions liquidated within the past hour

Crypto Sees More Than $6 Billion in Liquidations

Cryptocurrencies tumbled after US President Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on China and export controls on software, with more than $6 billion in positions liquidated within the past hour.

bloom.bg

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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 4d

100% *additional* tariffs. 155%!

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4d

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 4d

This is such great journalistic digging.
Well done, @thestar.com and @ghadaa.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/news/gta/ins...

Inspections of temporary foreign worker employers in Canada have plummeted — despite a surge of workers

Critics say the decline in investigations, and the fact that most are conducted remotely, is raising concerns about protecting vulnerable labourers.

www.thestar.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

#AZ07

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 4d

To avoid swearing in a duly elected Democratic House member who will force a vote to release the Epstein files, the House is in recess indefinitely

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 4d

“‘I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,’ Pope Leo XIV states in his first magisterial document …” www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...

Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians

“I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,” Pope Leo XIV states in his first m...

www.americamagazine.org

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 4d

🎉👏👏👏🎉

Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 4d

Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 4d

"I hope you understand this is a movement, an achievement of a whole society"
Please listen to the words she finally finds
for winning the Nobel Prize for her part in the struggle to find a "just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy"
We can only do this together, everywhere.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 4d

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 4d

First frost. Enjoy every moment while it lasts

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 5d

Join the Good Fight

goodfightprize.ca

Good Fight Prize for Decent Work

Fairness. Respect. Security. Dignity. These aren’t perks. They’re the bare minimum. And yet one in three workers can’t count on them. We won’t stand for it. We stand with the ones fighting for decent ...

goodfightprize.ca

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 5d

I am so in love with the foundation that gives me purpose.

The @atkinsonfoundation.bsky.social is launching a new annual "Good Fight Prize".

This video is why we fight for decent work for all.
youtu.be/K5IeTAXbMgw

Nominations for the prize are open until noon Oct 27. goodfightprize.ca/the-prize/

2025 Good Fight Prize - "When I Grow Up"

YouTube video by Atkinson Foundation

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 5d

Booyah

Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 6d

So richly deserved! Bravo!

Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 6d

I appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance yesterday with Bill Robson (C.D. Howe Institute) and @jimbostanford.bsky.social
We discussed the current economic challenges and the upcoming federal budget.
My comments start at the 10:21 mark
senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/P...

NFFN meeting no. 10

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

senparlvu.parl.gc.ca

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d

“Our country has never been hotter.” 🤡

@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/trump-tariffs

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