We need to immediately abolish the eSafety Commissioner.

I... am going to suggest some vendor sold a load of bullshit to Australia's eSafety Commissioner. www.npr.org/2024/12/19/n...

Here's a new version of our paper on Australia's pandemic pension withdrawals, our third major revision. This revision brings a new title, a narrative reframing, and a major overhaul of our calibration exercise. 🧵 static1.squarespace.com/static/59b0b...

The coalition's nuclear plan released on Friday achieves its claimed cost savings not primarily by nuclear being cheaper than firmed renewables but by replacing firmed renewables with existing coal power. That results in an additional 1 billion tonnes of emissions (worth ~$180b).

Opening a book on Chalmers RBA Board appointments. Taking submissions (this is not a real thing): Jeff Borland $1.50 Cherelle Murphy $3.50 Stephen Koukoulas $5.20 Angela Jackson $6.00 Craig Emerson $9.00 Nicki Hutley $21.00 Zac Gross $51.00 Richard Holden $51.00 Steve Hamilton $1001.00

My piece in today's Australian Financial Review on the public sector's crowding out of the private sector. In the past two calendar years 87% of employment growth occurred in the non-market sector despite its accounting for just 30% of jobs. In September it was 91%! www.afr.com/policy/econo...

Credentialism is bad. One should always engage with the substance of an argument rather than questioning the qualifications of the person making it. The one permissible exception is to remind everyone that Greg Jericho has a PhD in English literature.

Greg is referring here to the RBA Governor Michele Bullock as an economic simpleton.

I might be a junior economist but even junior economists know about the fundamental problem of causal inference. Unfortunately that basic concept escapes The Australia Institute’s Chief Economist. Regardless, it would be a strange theory that suggests government spending has no effect on inflation.

What’s a place in DC with an excellent and eclectic beer selection?

I asked the guy at Whole Foods to pick the 10 plumpest scallops he could find as it’s my wife’s and my anniversary of getting together and scallops are her favorite. He asked how long we’d been together. When I told him the year, he replied that’s when he was born. 💀

my anchor tenants remain fantastic - follow them if you haven't yet

This was fun!

I’ve got an invite code on here so if you have anyone you want to invite let me know. No point announcing this on twitter!

Enjoying an Eden Valley Riesling on this beautiful spring day.

i like the vibe here. it's like when you strategically plan to arrive at a house party 30 minutes late and yet you're still the first person there so you drink a beer while walking around in circles and pretending to look at the stuff on their bookcase

@andrewbaker.bsky.social you will be happy to know I don’t tweet about Australian stuff here because I am fairly sure I am not yet followed by any Australians

Yaaaaay @ryancbriggs.bsky.social let’s turn this place exclusively into a food and cocktails hive

I have never eaten cottage cheese. Honestly I don’t really know what it is. Cheese made in a cottage?

Love to see full pass-through.

Academics cannot be corralled.

@andrewbaker.bsky.social too cool to follow us on here

Computer modern is terrible and you all should stop using it.

This website is far more sexual than I expected.

Orecchiette with Italian sausage and broccoli beats all other meals for its combination of quickness, cheapness and deliciousness. I use this recipe by Kenji and it works a treat every time. Extraordinarily good. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgIO8EMvPdm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

You can’t post threads and you can’t save drafts wtf kind of twitter clone is this?!?!

Dune 2 trailerrrrr!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Way9Dexny3w

very proud of what I've done with 10 invites! @marciano.bsky.social @soashworth.bsky.social @shamilton.bsky.social @ivanwerning.bsky.social @seema.bsky.social @lukestein.bsky.social @paulgp.bsky.social @franktron.bsky.social (won't post) @elliotlip.bsky.social @caltecheconthry.bsky.social