And it’s only January 3rd

www.ft.com/content/abc3... How the ‘Brussels effect’ backfired Hard to disagree

Appalled by how no one in the UK is even talking about the #GlobalSumudFlotilla - #Gaza Please let’s give voice to flag bearers, clearly that worked in June 2016

9/ Finally, Erika Kraemer-Mbula (@UJ_TRCTI), Roberta Rabellotti (Pavia), Vito Amendolagine (Foggia) and @dalilariba.bsky.social are working on the impact of FDI projects in renewable energy in Africa.

They’re very much sanctifying a man who made a job out of preaching hate. I would be very careful with that?

“Merck slams UK as it scraps £1bn London drug research centre” That’s some weird way to make the UK an innovative powerhouse

🔗 Want to find out more? See the report launch (www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/the-p...) or read the report itself (www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...)

Check out video that summarises our research on England’s wage inequality… but with colours! Thanks to the fantastic work of Cambridge Filmworks!

🚨 New research published today Our latest report by Richmond Egyei @emilyfry.bsky.social‬ ‪‪@tasoskitsos.bsky.social‬ @gthwaites.bsky.social @dalilariba.bsky.social‬ & Enrico Vanino looks at the impact of place in regional inequality. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/ycjN6KI

For our full report, co-authored with Richmond Egyei, ‪@tasoskitsos.bsky.social @gthwaites.bsky.social @dalilariba.bsky.social & Enrico Vanino with even more charts see 👇 www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

Happy to see this out!! Thanks to an amazing team

Also what’s the level of self confidence you need to believe that the UK citizenship is a privilege on.ft.com/3GT0LsT Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford

Great as always attending the #RSA25 conference @regstud.bsky.social in Porto (amazing city)! Glad for the feedback I received on my work with @tasoskitsos.bsky.social S Grabner & Delis on #transformative #resilience through #innovation

Great to participate in #RSA25 Thank you very much for the valuable comments on our presentation ! @dalilariba.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social @gge-age.bsky.social @age-geografia.bsky.social

For those that were undecided between this and Kamala. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

In this blog for the Centre for Business Prosperity at @astonpress.bsky.social I use patent and firm data to look into the political economy of #Generative #AI 🌍The rise of #GenAI isn’t just about tech—it’s about who’s working together to build it. #innovation a 🧵 medium.com/@AstonCBP/ge...

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... Let’s hope so! Let’s not forget that the US is not the only superpower here

@astonpress.bsky.social great work at the Centre for Business Prosperity

I'm happy to share a joint work w CarolinaCadavid and Jill Macrbryde from @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on #Research & #Innovation funded by the Innovation and Research Caucus. innovation-research-caucus-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/production/u...

Back at @astonpress.bsky.social ☃️❄️❄️

#China’s #EV sales set to overtake traditional cars years ahead of west - on.ft.com/4fCcN5F via @FT It does sound less of a mews everyday but between #battery swaps, recycling factories, public chargers, the best we can do can't be some #tariffs? #notatradeecon #EconSky

The October floods in Valencia were of a magnitude expected only once every 3,000-5,000 years, and claimed the lives of over 200 people. Political leaders, on the day and over the decades, failed to pay attention to the warning signs — or issue them as the waters surged. www.ft.com/content/6199...

Out of office is set for a whole two weeks! Feeling the 🎄 vibes

interesting piece in @theconversation.com from a brilliant colleague on #Trump #trade scenarios for the US, #China #EU and the 'stuck' in the middle #UK theconversation.com/three-possib... #EconSky #AcademicSky @astonpress.bsky.social

Diane Coyle, Greg Clark & tradeunionists Kate Bell & Roy Rickhuss all good. But only 1 from UK mfg (Anita Frew)! & Would prefer academics with place based views - think Philip McCann, Lisa De Propris, Nigel Driffield, Phil Tomlinson… www.gov.uk/government/n...

This 👇🏼 #GenderGap and #maternityGap are still very much understudied and under addressed in the policy agenda and research, yet it persists and widening over time.

Using data from large panel surveys of UK and US firms to show that the response of prices to demand shocks is convex at the firm level, from Philip Bunn, Lena Anayi, Nicholas Bloom, Paul Mizen, Gregory Thwaites, and Ivan Yotzov https://www.nber.org/papers/w33234

www.fdiintelligence.com/content/news... In 2023, real spending on R&D by UK businesses fell year-on-year by 3% or £3.4bn second consecutive year 📉. Figures from our recent #IRC project show a similar trend that spills over to a 📉 in patenting, intl collaboration & #FDI @financialtimes.com

“Furthermore, the notion that businessmen have skills that readily translate into managing the government is all wrong. Business and government serve different purposes and require different mindsets.”👇🏼

Looking forward to it. Look out for #SS08 on regional #resilience organised by @tasoskitsos.bsky.social @rsa-regions.bsky.social

The Chancellor is set to call for closer UK-EU ties today, telling Eurogroup ministers in Brussels that stronger economic links are key to boosting growth. But what are the hurdles to overcome and opportunities to seize on trade with the EU? 1/x

and if they get built, w little or no effect on the spatial sorting of individuals, the important factor to understand.

Speaking of R&D and innovation, me & Jun Du from @astonpress.bsky.social have an interesting (I'm biased I'd admit) research-funded project from @ukri.org led #IRC to investigate the state of domestic and #international #innovation in the UK. #staytuned #EconSky ircaucus.ac.uk/uk-firms-rd-...

Not a fan of economic fairytales, but It all begins with a story on #LP- that ends up on how key it is R&D PP spending for a country’s economic #development #innovation shall make its comeback in #industrial polices #Econsky Why America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals on.ft.com/41fbBBu

Nothing like an Ichnusa on a summer (aka all year round) evening!

Interested in finding out about the Regional Studies Association, our journals, publications and people? We've made a starter pack of RSA-related profiles which we'll keep updating. go.bsky.app/UiGA5Uk

open.spotify.com/episode/4eE7... yet another v interesting episode by @soumayakeynes.bsky.social on Britain' government inefficientcy and how hard it is to estimate public sector productivity, on the bright side I guess we ditched the very own brit version of Musk and the #DOGE dept.

The best British companies to work for to get ahead www.economist.com/interactive/... From The Economist No uni detected🥲 #academicsky

Once dominant, Germany is now desperate www.economist.com/europe/2024/... Which boils down to the R&D countries and firms are willing to make #EconSky

The UK is an ageing society, where formal care is costly and the public funds to support it are badly stretched. Care costs have outstripped inflation – and incomes.

📢 @tasoskitsos.bsky.social and I are guest editing a special issue in Region, ERSA's free, open-access journal. ➡️#Digital disruptions of #space: Challenges and opportunities for #Cities and #Regions 🗓️Send us your abstracts by March 15, 2025 www-mlgd.wu.ac.at/region/speci...

Quite a nice starter pack! Follow if you’re interested in spatial Econ #EconSky

Curious about wages and occupations 🤔

Never leave the median voter behind, it was a mantra in my #PoliSci BA

My (draft) starter pack for my Topics in Regional and Urban Economics module (that one day will exist!) 🙏flag more to add, I know I'm missing loads go.bsky.app/LHQB6NW

Very interesting episode! Education should be a public service, because it is in principle a public good. without support we will all race to the bottom #WakeUpToMoney

Hey Job Market Candidates! I know Europe is a bit of an endogamous and at times corrupt place for HigherEd, BUT...still there are some opportunities to avoid dying in TX or TN. Oulets: - jobbnorge - academicpositions.eu - jobs.ac.uk.

Another stunning view from the south wing from #Aston Uni to say “see you tomorrow” #AcademicSky