Maria Abreu

@mariaabreu.bsky.social

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Prof. of Economic Geography and Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. My work is on labour markets, migration, planning, and regional policy. I also love photography and baking, and have a crazy cocker spaniel called Fonzie. .. more

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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 18h

Very interesting paper. Confirms what we knew from cross-country studies - large, rapid effects. The really interesting part is the firm-level analysis, which shows similar, if somewhat lower, magnitudes.
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 22h

Who appoints the board, is it the government?

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 23h

"Fedora man" is a 15yo boy who takes sartorial inspiration from Poirot and other mid-20th century detectives. “When something unusual happens, you don’t imagine a normal detective,” he said. “You imagine someone different.”
Gem of an interview by AP's Thomas Adamson, who's also a fashion writer

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo

Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

apnews.com

Reposted by Simon Hix, Stefan Müller, Maarten Vink , and 9 more Simon Hix, Stefan Müller, Maarten Vink, Robert Huber, Thomas M. Meyer, Ben Crum, Michal Onderčo, Maria Abreu, Aleksandra Urman, Francesco Nicoli, Björn Bremer, Roman Senninger

Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 23h

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You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!

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Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 1d

I have always supported the BBC and paid the licence fee even though most of the TV content is awful and the only part I use regularly is the radio stations (and those have gone downhill too). If this happens I am done with it.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 1d

I’m hoping this will get rid of the awful news bulletins on the radio stations.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 1d

Is this good news?

Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 1d

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo

Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

apnews.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

The Clash’s Paul Simonon, running into some young street musicians, will make your day. 💕 🎸

@theclash.com @faroutmagazine.co.uk

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 2d

It’s so annoying, I turn the volume down when the news comes on, but often forget to turn it back up. I’ve written in so many times. Maybe we need a campaign to remove the news from 6 Music?

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 3d

This is really helpful. I never know how much / which details to highlight.

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Brendan Nyhan, Michael A. Clemens , and 6 more Shannon Vallor, Brendan Nyhan, Michael A. Clemens, Scott A. Imberman, Todd Pugatch, Maria Abreu, Zen Faulkes, Ignacio Quintero, Jarome R. Ali

Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 3d

AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 4d

Fascinating looking @cam.ac.uk research on the link between neighbourhood deprivation and dementia risk.

bit.ly/4osWEVo

Neighbourhood deprivation linked to brain vessel damage and higher dementia risk

Cambridge researchers have discovered why living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood may be linked to an increase in an individual’s risk of dementia.

bit.ly

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 4d

Same, I couldn’t get into it.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 4d

I used this in my lectures for years as a great starting point for a discussion on “why are cities generally round shaped”.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 5d

What?!

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 5d

The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.

archive.is/8VqQJ

[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, sorry 😢 wish they would add more dates. There’s clearly huge demand.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, or film it so we can watch it in the comfort of our homes (Glastonbury style)!

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 5d

I guess the chances of getting a ticket in the resales is close to zero.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 5d

I didn’t sign up to get a Radiohead ticket code, and now I’m seriously regretting it. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

Radiohead review – bards of the apocalypse return for a brutal bacchanal

Powered by a pounding rhythm section, the crowd dance to even the tricksiest drum patterns at Radiohead’s first gig in seven years – one that demonstrates the pure joy this band can bring

www.theguardian.com

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 5d

Oh no, I’ve now seen it too.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, but rigging an election is much more difficult when the margins are large.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Scott A. Imberman, Maria Abreu , and 1 more Rosemary A. Joyce, Scott A. Imberman, Maria Abreu, David Darmofal

Robert “The Baste God” McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 6d

If I was a GOP strategist, I’d be pretty worried about diluting my safe +15 districts into a bunch of +5 gerrymandered districts after tonight.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 6d

First we take Manhattan.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 6d

There is also the lowering of the voting age to 16, and the potential impact of that. I did a quick survey among my students, and the consensus seems to be that 16-17 year olds would mostly vote the same way as their parents, but I'm not sure if there is any evidence for it.

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 6d

Here: yougov.co.uk/about/panel-...

Methodology | YouGov

YouGov conducts its public opinion surveys online using something called Active Sampling for the overwhelming majority of its commercial work, including all nationally and regionally representative re...

yougov.co.uk

Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 6d

Yes: Respondents are asked to say how likely they are to vote on a scale of zero to ten and their answers to voting intention questions are additionally weighted based on their answer and whether they report having voted at previous elections.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Tim Bale , and 5 more Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Tim Bale, Maria Abreu, Ben Rosamond, Christina Pagel, Nicolai von Ondarza, Richard Moorhead

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 6d

Notable in today's YouGov that the centre/left bloc - Lab/Green/LD/SNP are on 54%. With Reform/Tories on 43%. That's the biggest differential in a long time.

I think useful to track blocs given instability between parties at the moment.

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