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Economic commentator and author of In This Economy?; writes and posts about how money and markets work.
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MacroMostlyOther Guy Berger
Guy does some of the best labor market breakdowns out there. Always useful, always succint. A must read!
Kyla Scanlon's own recommendation blurb for the newsletter MacroMostly, on their Substack's recommendations page.
kyla.substack.com ↗·2026-05-21
StatecraftOther Santi Ruiz
i'm recommending this because it is a great joy to know the granular details behind how things actually work
Kyla Scanlon's own recommendation blurb for the newsletter Statecraft, on their Substack's recommendations page.
kyla.substack.com ↗·2024-07-10
Fabricated KnowledgeOther Doug OLaughlin
Doug is one of the best minds on semiconductors out there, and has been early (and very right!) to a lot of things that others have missed.
Kyla Scanlon's own recommendation blurb for the newsletter Fabricated Knowledge, on their Substack's recommendations page.
kyla.substack.com ↗·2022-08-11
moontower: a stoner dad explains options trading to his kidsOther Kris Abdelmessih
kris is one of the best thinkers i've ever met in my entire life
Kyla Scanlon's own recommendation blurb for the newsletter moontower: a stoner dad explains options trading to his kids, on their Substack's recommendations page.
kyla.substack.com ↗·2022-04-26
Apricitas EconomicsOther Joseph Politano
Joey is one of my favorite econ writers. His content is always topical, thoughtful, and ties application and theory together really well.
Kyla Scanlon's own recommendation blurb for the newsletter Apricitas Economics, on their Substack's recommendations page.
kyla.substack.com ↗·2022-04-12
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