Diane Coyle
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Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
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Cheer up
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I know the Prof left for Cambridge before 6 but today’s a big day - it’s Debate Day!
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Financial Times
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The screening study will target hidden exposure to lead in children and lays the groundwork for nationwide testing. The initiative follows a two-year FT investigation that revealed millions of Britons may be unknowingly exposed to the toxic metal.
on.ft.com/47K8Ivp
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Miriam Posner
about 11 hours ago
Genuinely didn’t realize they’d stopped doing this. For all the incredulous people: yes, this is absolutely true.
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Benjamin Braun
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Very senior economist speaks out against Summers and against the discipline continuing to bestow privileges and honors on him; calls out sexism in economics. You'd think this site should be flooded with similar threads...
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Jennifer Williams
1 day ago
This stuff is honestly so far gone now, it would take a political generation to rebuild. And none of the incentives in British politics are taking us that way.
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EconomicsInTen
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On this day in 1914 Edith Penrose was born. We didn't know much about her when
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
recommended her but she had an amazing life & her RBV insight explains why many companies have got into trouble by losing sight of their core focus.
#EconSky
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
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Season 8 - Episode 2 - Edith Penrose
Podcast Episode · Economics In Ten · 04/11/2024 · 1h 27m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/season-8-episode-2-edith-penrose/id1450116373?i=1000675621551
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Rory Cellan-Jones
2 days ago
The prof has whisked me away for the weekend- can you work out where we are?
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Irwin (Bud) Collier
4 days ago
#EconSky
Reading lists for the overwhelming majority of Harvard economics courses open to both undergraduates and graduate students in 1920-21. Even better, every item has been linked! Economics in the Rear-view Mirror takes you there.
www.irwincollier.com/harvard-cour...
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Niall Hughes
6 days ago
We're hiring a Full Prof in Economics (open-field) at the Econ dept in King's Business School. Come join us in central London - apply here:
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
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EJM - Econ Job Market
https://econjobmarket.org/positions/12036
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Financial Times
3 days ago
Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated
on.ft.com/48bAuRE
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Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated
A disconnected class is taking shape, but is absent from the headline statistics
https://on.ft.com/48bAuRE
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A quiet solo evening in Paris before
@rorycj.bsky.social
joins me tomorrow - found a nice classic neighbourhood brasserie for salad and a glass of wine
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Antony Carpen
4 days ago
Easy to forget the campaigning involved in improving basic food hygiene
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Antony Carpen
4 days ago
How many pop stars do you see dancing with their local MP these days? Bessie Braddock MP (Labour - Liverpool Exchange, 1945-70) died on this day in 1970. She had been an MP for nearly 20 years when this was taken with a 21 year-old George Harrison. Braddock was a huge supporter of music in Liverpool
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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
4 days ago
Today, the
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
Home-based Working Committee released a report which repeatedly references research by an interdisciplinary team at
@cam.ac.uk
highlighting the need for better data on productivity & mental health in the workplace to inform policy on home-based working.
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Economics Observatory
4 days ago
NEW on the Economics Observatory – Global defence spending: What next for European military procurement? By Keith Hartley
@york.ac.uk
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Global defence spending: What next for European military procurement? - Economics Observatory
With its fragmented production process, European defence procurement is inefficient and uncompetitive in comparison to the United States. A new approach, prioritising cross-country collaborations,…
https://buff.ly/ZRnrJyj
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Arthur Van Siclen
4 days ago
Are any economists stepping up and implementing the new analytical method for our changing world? I’d love to tune in. This essay is a great first step, and as the author notes, “A new approach is needed.” By
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
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@noemamag.com
www.noemamag.com/the-critical...
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The Urgent Need For Revolutionizing Economic Statistics | NOEMA
Donald Trump’s abandonment of honest economic statistics highlights what’s been true for a while: The way we measure economic activity has long been inadequate for modern political challenges.
https://www.noemamag.com/the-critical-importance-of-economic-statistics/
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A propos of nothing, long ago I got used to writing emails quite like letters because they could all be FOId due to my public roles - and I’m glad I retained the habit.
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Michael Clemens
4 days ago
For folks interested in a very accessible and enjoyable account of Hume’s thoughts on the Stoics—and much else!—I loved this book by Baggini:
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The Great Guide
Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from one of the Enlightenment's greatest philosophers
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691205434/the-great-guide?srsltid=AfmBOop93IL1skXqOZyQ9s77XQ0nhTJQc5LsROU5hA9U9xRUwQySijUX
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klaus radke
5 days ago
'Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.' Victor Hugo
@elifshafak.bsky.social
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Elif Shafak (@elifshafak)
A good day to remember Victor Hugo. ‘Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.’
https://substack.com/@elifshafak/note/c-175651297?r=am62p&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
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Kate Bevan
4 days ago
there was a little book by some dude, you've probably never heard of him but it was quite good ...
www.3ammagazine.com/litarchives/...
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BOOK REVIEW: �dot.bomb. The Rise & Fall Of Dot.Com Britain� by Rory Cellan-Jones
https://www.3ammagazine.com/litarchives/oct2001/dotbomb.html
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We
@bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
know well the work of our research affiliates Reda Cherif & Fuad Hasanov - this is a great J Ec Perspectives article summarising their conclusions on industrial policy.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Industrial Policy, Asian Miracle Style
(Fall 2025) - We decipher the riddle of the meteoric rise of the Asian Miracles—Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong, and Japan before them—in the second half of the twentieth century. We argue that...
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.20251448
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Rory Cellan-Jones
4 days ago
News coming soon about a 2026 calendar
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Rory Cellan-Jones
4 days ago
Happy birthday
#sophiefromromania
- 4 today! We celebrated by taking you out for an early frisky walk
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Peter Levell
4 days ago
Congratulations to Christine and her collaborators - great to see this fine body of work get the recognition it deserves!
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Erica Groshen
4 days ago
Wondering when you'll get your
#BLS
data?? The Friends of BLS have posted an FAQ about the impact of the shutdown on
#BLSdata
:
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
#econsky
@aaronsojourner.org
@betseystevenson.bsky.social
@justinwolfers.bsky.social
@jasonfurman.bsky.social
@jedkolko.bsky.social
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2025 Government Shutdown FAQs on BLS Data — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Friends of BLS The 2025 Government Shutdown and BLS Data: Questions & Answers How will the government shutdown, which may be over by the time you read this, affect BLS data? F...
https://www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025/11/12/2025-government-shutdown-faqs-on-bls-data
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Mohamed A. El-Erian
5 days ago
Posted earlier: Why we need to look beyond prices: The affordability squeeze is about a lot more than prices. It is also about the multiple dimensions of income, including absolute and relative, real and perceived, and current and future.
www.ft.com/content/88b0...
@financialtimes.com
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Markets should pay heed to the affordability squeeze
Political pressure in response to public anxiety will demand policy responses
https://www.ft.com/content/88b0f1d4-60c6-47ca-81cc-c46122e2c668
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Princeton University Press
5 days ago
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge’s
@bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk
and author of The Measure of Progress, has written an op-ed for
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
on measuring AI's economic impact. Read the full article here:
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Measuring AI’s Economic Impact
Diane Coyle highlights the need for metrics that capture how the technology is reshaping industries, work, and daily life.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/is-ai-boom-real-or-just-another-speculative-bubble-by-diane-coyle-2025-10
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Tehila Sasson
19 days ago
🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
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The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-david-richards-junior-research-fellowship-in-economic-history
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Rob Davis
5 days ago
NEW: 2020 footage said to be in 2025. A neighbor who keeps reappearing in the same clip, said to be on different days & months. A broadcast from elsewhere suggested as Portland. How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
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“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
https://www.propublica.org/article/portland-protests-national-guard-fox-news-coverage
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Rory Cellan-Jones
5 days ago
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My latest from the frontline of the battle to cure Parkinson’s - could one huge donation bring the breakthrough that has been so long in coming?
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A $1 billion question about Parkinson’s
Two events ponder whether a large injection of cash could spark a breakthrough
https://open.substack.com/pub/rorycellanjones/p/a-1-billion-question-about-parkinsons?r=jos0j&utm_medium=ios
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Neil Lawrence
5 days ago
I wrote a short blog triggered by Yann LeCun's reported departure from FAIR and all the talk of superintelligence.
inverseprobability.com/2025/11/12/t...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
5 days ago
An autumnal
#sophiefromromania
this morning - for me the heaps of fallen leaves are a trip hazard but for her they’re a playground
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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
6 days ago
Applications are now open for our new MPhil in Digital Policy starting Oct 2026. The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges. Find out more:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
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New paper: Digitisation & productivity in the transport sector by Filip Mandys &
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
explores how greater investment in information & communication technologies (ICTs) can lead to greater productivity & energy efficiency in the transport sector. Read:
bit.ly/4qW42Kt
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We have a new working paper out on digitisation and productivity in transport:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
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Digitisation and productivity in the transport sector - Bennett School of Public Policy
This new paper by Dr Filip Mandys and Prof Diane Coyle explores how digital technologies shape productivity and energy efficiency in transport. Analysing two decades of data, the authors find that ICT...
https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications/digitisation-and-productivity-in-the-transport-sector/
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Isn’t there already a target for minimum pupil attendance? Will AI do it better?
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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
6 days ago
We're delighted to welcome Dr William Warr OBE as an affiliated researcher. William studied on the MPhil in Public Policy at Cambridge in 2014/15, and is currently Senior Vice President & Global Head of Health Strategy at BioNTech SE. Read more:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/per...
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6 days ago
A major cat investigation from
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Yes to this by Gita Gopinath in
@financialtimes.com
: too much policy uncertainty in the UK, & not just on fiscal measures.
on.ft.com/4oztILv
The UK’s fiscal problems aren’t just about growth
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The UK’s fiscal problems aren’t just about growth
Reassessing taxes and spending every six months introduces excessive policy uncertainty
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John Burn-Murdoch
7 days ago
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments: One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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Rory Cellan-Jones
7 days ago
Sorry for very late
#sophiefromromania
content but I have been in a fascinating
#parkinsons
research meeting- before that we had a nice wet walk in the park with Juno
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UK Research and Innovation
7 days ago
Applications open: New Generation Thinkers 2026 AHRC is partnering with BBC Radio 4 to offer five early-career researchers the opportunity to work with programme makers, appear on air, and gain first-hand experience of how ideas make it to broadcast. Apply by Jan 2026
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AHRC and BBC New Generation Thinkers 2026
This scheme offers five early career researchers the opportunity to work with programme makers at BBC Radio 4. They will appear on a number of episodes and shadow the production process to understand ...
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ahrc-and-bbc-new-generation-thinkers-2026/
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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
8 days ago
Tickets are going fast for this year's Public Policy Lecture w/ Prof Ricardo Hausmann
@harvardkennedy.bsky.social
discussing "Public Policy in the Age of Disruption", chaired by
@terzibus.bsky.social
📅 Thu 20 Nov 🕠 17:30 – 19:00 📍 Jesus College 👉 Book now:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/annua...
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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
7 days ago
📝 New blog: Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros argues that community-led, non-clinical initiatives that support men’s mental health should be viewed as vital social infrastructure, with the Bennett School’s framework a useful tool for making them visible.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pi...
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From pies to policy: Measuring the social infrastructure that supports men’s mental health - Bennett School of Public Policy
In a new blog, Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros argues that men’s mental health benefits from viewing community-led initiatives as vital social infrastructure, using the Bennett School’s framework t...
https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pies-to-policy/
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Ben Zaranko
8 days ago
For this week's
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
I've written about one of my favourite topics: the productivity of the public sector, how it's measured, why it tends to grow less quickly than productivity in the private sector, and what it means for policy.
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
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Carole Williams
8 days ago
Here’s a link beyond the paywall. And a donate button, if you wish to support the Tribune.
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
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Naomi Alderman
7 days ago
inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
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I agree with
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