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Resilience in #Nepal is not the child of #decentralisation alone; it flourishes where #devolution takes the form of targeted, well-designed investment. Raj Kharel & I on the limits of local autonomy in an emerging country in our new World Development paper. doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...

På tide med en ny innsjekk her, nå som de fleste seriene nærmer seg slutten. Blir Viking seedet i Conference League? Det korte svaret er at det meste tyder på det. Totalt er det 44 klubber som seedes og 44 som er useedet. Det er allerede er klart at 43 klubber vil ha lavere seedingspoeng enn Viking:

Joe Bell var på morgensendingen til NRK Rogaland i dag og lærte lokale fotballuttrykk, blant annet «skyd di lerja, blekk an inn». Ser ut som det hadde en positiv virking.

This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.

As someone trained as a trade economist, it is my duty to share the 1929-1933 Kindleberger Spiral, showing the month-month decline in global trade due to the combined factors of the (global) Great Depression and retaliatory tariffs. Smooth Hawley is implemented mid-June 1930.

Innovation is worshipped as progress, but its rewards are seldom shared equally. High-tech #clusters thrive while others wither; green tech demands raw materials extracted at human cost. Check the intro to the @regionalstudies.bsky.social issue on the dark side of #innovation doi.org/10.1080/0034...

New paper out today: In this editorial for a @regionalstudies.bsky.social special issue, @ronboschma.bsky.social, @elisagiuliani.bsky.social, @simonaiammarino.bsky.social and I discuss recent research on the Dark Side of Innovation and its Geography: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Political trust powers economic #growth. Research with Muringani & @fitjar.bsky.social shows that regions with strong #trust convert good governance and social cohesion into lasting prosperity. Trust is more than a social good; it's a driver of progress. doi.org/10.1007/s001...

PhD job opportunity: We are hiring two PhD candidates to work on a project on the Nordic battery value chain and its impacts on host regions. Full details on the position and how to apply at this link: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

I EU sees FoU som avgjørende for konkurranseevnen. I Norge gjør visstnok veksten i BNP det vanskelig å nå målet om mer FoU. Jeg ser litt nærmere på Draghi-rapporten opp mot den norske strategien for FoU i næringslivet: www.naeringsforeningen.no/nyheter/fors...

Economic #growth is built on political trust. Research with @JMuringani & @fitjar shows that political #trust is a key engine of #progress. Without it, even great policies falter. Building trust is how economies can break stagnation and makea significant economic leap. doi.org/10.1007/s001...

1/ I seem to recall that new research threads were all the rage on that 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦, so lets try one for Bluesky! 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (just published in 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴). Curious why regions copy each other? Let’s dig in. 🧵

Regional #development strategies should identify a place's unique assets & potential—not merely echo its neighbours, say Pylak, @jay-deegan.bsky.social & @tbroekel.bsky.social in @regionalstudies.bsky.social. Innovation thrives on place-sensitive strategies, not on imitation. doi.org/10.1080/0034...

‼️‼️Submit your paper‼️‼️Special issue of the Journal of Economic Geography on Rethinking the Economic Geography of Global Value Chains edited with Riccardo Crescenzi academic.oup.com/joeg/pages/g...

Non-metropolitan regions can be hotspots of #progress. Research in @economyandspace by Grillitsch, @fitjar.bsky.social et al. shows that bold, local agency—entrepreneurs, reformers, visionaries—creates opportunities. Growth lies in people’s ambitions, not the map’s margins 🌍 doi.org/10.1177/0308...

Blir Viking seedet i e-cupen neste år? Ser flere lurer på det, bl.a. i Aftenblad-chaten. Seeding er utfra UEFAs klubbranking for 2025, som bl.a. avhenger av resultatene i årets e-cup. Svaret får vi derfor først til våren, men jeg har prøvd å lage en oversikt. 🧵

Spinning Stories: Wind Turbines & Narratives in Germany Our new study dives into the interplay between #wind #turbines and #narratives in #Germany. Using #news data, we study how wind turbines are reflected in #local #narrative #landscapes (new concept!!!!). doi.org/10.1016/j.te...

Looking for accounts from @unistavanger.bsky.social on Bluesky? Here is a starter pack: go.bsky.app/UVBaSLE Let me know if you are affiliated with UiS and want to be added.

xG-tabell for @eliteserien.bsky.social 2024. Data fra @fotmob.com Uavgjort hvis forskjellen i xG er < 0,5 Runde 30:

xG-tabell for @eliteserien.bsky.social 2024 Data fra @fotmob.com Uavgjort hvis forskjellen i xG er < 0,5 Runde 29:

Universities are expected to engage in their regions but are increasingly also merging into multi-regional institutions. How do universities negotiate these seemingly opposing trends? We examine this in a new paper out today in Studies in Higher Education: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Lykkeland (State of Happiness) really is a great TV show for Economic Geographers. How did Norway create a new path with its oil industry? Which forms of agency were important to transform Stavanger from a peripheral town to the country's oil capital?

Tomorrow, I will be at Lytring to debate whether green growth is possible. What is your take on the degrowth agenda? Livestream here: