Cheer up #sophiefromromania I know the Prof left for Cambridge before 6 but today’s a big day - it’s Debate Day!

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

Genuinely didn’t realize they’d stopped doing this. For all the incredulous people: yes, this is absolutely true.

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...

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.

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...

The prof has whisked me away for the weekend- can you work out where we are?

#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...

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... #Econsky 1/2

Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated on.ft.com/48bAuRE | opinion

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

Easy to forget the campaigning involved in improving basic food hygiene bsky.app/profile/groo...

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

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.

NEW on the Economics Observatory – Global defence spending: What next for European military procurement? By Keith Hartley @york.ac.uk

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 for @noemamag.com www.noemamag.com/the-critical...

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.

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:

'Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.' Victor Hugo @elifshafak.bsky.social

there was a little book by some dude, you've probably never heard of him but it was quite good ... www.3ammagazine.com/litarchives/...

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=...

News coming soon about a 2026 calendar

Happy birthday #sophiefromromania - 4 today! We celebrated by taking you out for an early frisky walk

Congratulations to Christine and her collaborators - great to see this fine body of work get the recognition it deserves!

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

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 #economy

@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:

🚨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...

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...

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... 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?

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...

An autumnal #sophiefromromania this morning - for me the heaps of fallen leaves are a trip hazard but for her they’re a playground

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-...

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

We have a new working paper out on digitisation and productivity in transport: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...

Isn’t there already a target for minimum pupil attendance? Will AI do it better?

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...

A major cat investigation from #sophiefromromania this morning

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

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.

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

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

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...

📝 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...

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...

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...

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...

I agree with @arusbridger.bsky.social about BBC governance. Although v hesitant about another rearrangement, the single corporate-style board is massively flawed, not least because there needs to be some distance for the governors/board members from editorial decisions