Brent Bleys
@brentbleys.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ Department of Economics (Ghent University) and ecological economist - Beyond GDP, post-growth and sufficiency
https://sites.google.com/view/brentbleys/
#standupforscience
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#standupforscience
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📚 Gratis boekvoorstelling!
19/11 in Gent – Mondige burger, stille werker?
Met @standespiegelaere.bsky.social, @epo-uitgeverij.bsky.social & @denktankminerva.be
🐱 Democratisch? Dan mag je kat ook mee.
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19/11 in Gent – Mondige burger, stille werker?
Met @standespiegelaere.bsky.social, @epo-uitgeverij.bsky.social & @denktankminerva.be
🐱 Democratisch? Dan mag je kat ook mee.
🔗 Inschrijven: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
October 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
📚 Gratis boekvoorstelling!
19/11 in Gent – Mondige burger, stille werker?
Met @standespiegelaere.bsky.social, @epo-uitgeverij.bsky.social & @denktankminerva.be
🐱 Democratisch? Dan mag je kat ook mee.
🔗 Inschrijven: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
19/11 in Gent – Mondige burger, stille werker?
Met @standespiegelaere.bsky.social, @epo-uitgeverij.bsky.social & @denktankminerva.be
🐱 Democratisch? Dan mag je kat ook mee.
🔗 Inschrijven: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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The Call for Special Subtracks / Sessions for the ESEE2026 conference is out now! Check esee2026ghent.be for all details - submissions due by October 28th. We’re looking forward to welcoming many ecological economists in Ghent next summer (June 30th - July 3rd).
ESEE2026 - European Society for Ecological Economics
European Society for Ecological Economics
esee2026ghent.be
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The Call for Special Subtracks / Sessions for the ESEE2026 conference is out now! Check esee2026ghent.be for all details - submissions due by October 28th. We’re looking forward to welcoming many ecological economists in Ghent next summer (June 30th - July 3rd).
The Call for Special Subtracks / Sessions for the ESEE2026 conference is out now! Check esee2026ghent.be for all details - submissions due by October 28th. We’re looking forward to welcoming many ecological economists in Ghent next summer (June 30th - July 3rd).
ESEE2026 - European Society for Ecological Economics
European Society for Ecological Economics
esee2026ghent.be
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The Call for Special Subtracks / Sessions for the ESEE2026 conference is out now! Check esee2026ghent.be for all details - submissions due by October 28th. We’re looking forward to welcoming many ecological economists in Ghent next summer (June 30th - July 3rd).
We’re hiring! We have a PhD position in Ecological Economics available at the Department of Economics at Ghent University. This 1+3 year position combines scientific research with helping out with the ESEE2026 conference in Ghent. Apply by August 22nd! More info via www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
PhD Student
www.ugent.be
August 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We’re hiring! We have a PhD position in Ecological Economics available at the Department of Economics at Ghent University. This 1+3 year position combines scientific research with helping out with the ESEE2026 conference in Ghent. Apply by August 22nd! More info via www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
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As European Society for Ecological Economics, we launched our Curriculum Development Platform!
Designed for educators & learners, it offers 115+ resources—slides, syllabi, games, assignments & more—to support & inspire ecological economics teaching
Explore & contribute: ecolecon.eu/esee-curricu...
Designed for educators & learners, it offers 115+ resources—slides, syllabi, games, assignments & more—to support & inspire ecological economics teaching
Explore & contribute: ecolecon.eu/esee-curricu...
June 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
As European Society for Ecological Economics, we launched our Curriculum Development Platform!
Designed for educators & learners, it offers 115+ resources—slides, syllabi, games, assignments & more—to support & inspire ecological economics teaching
Explore & contribute: ecolecon.eu/esee-curricu...
Designed for educators & learners, it offers 115+ resources—slides, syllabi, games, assignments & more—to support & inspire ecological economics teaching
Explore & contribute: ecolecon.eu/esee-curricu...
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The primary energy fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.
BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...
BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...
May 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The primary energy fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.
BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...
BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-w...
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1/7
Our new article is out in Globalizations: Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals.
With @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social
@envleeds.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our new article is out in Globalizations: Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals.
With @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social
@envleeds.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals
Amid mounting geopolitical, socio-economic, and ecological crises, industrial policy has returned to the forefront of policy debates. However, the EU’s industrial policy framework – centerd on Sing...
www.tandfonline.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
1/7
Our new article is out in Globalizations: Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals.
With @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social
@envleeds.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our new article is out in Globalizations: Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals.
With @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social
@envleeds.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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New review article out in @climate-policy.bsky.social
@envleeds.bsky.social
- with @ernestaigner.bsky.social (@leuphana.bsky.social), Nathan Barlow (@degrowthvienna.bsky.social) & Andreas Novy (@wuvienna.bsky.social, @kpolanyisociety.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1080/1469...
Key messages below
@envleeds.bsky.social
- with @ernestaigner.bsky.social (@leuphana.bsky.social), Nathan Barlow (@degrowthvienna.bsky.social) & Andreas Novy (@wuvienna.bsky.social, @kpolanyisociety.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1080/1469...
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Conceptualizing transformative climate action: insights from sufficiency research
This synthesis article conceptualizes transformative climate actions (TCAs) by reviewing social-science-based climate and transformation research, with a particular focus on (Western) sufficiency l...
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April 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
New review article out in @climate-policy.bsky.social
@envleeds.bsky.social
- with @ernestaigner.bsky.social (@leuphana.bsky.social), Nathan Barlow (@degrowthvienna.bsky.social) & Andreas Novy (@wuvienna.bsky.social, @kpolanyisociety.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1080/1469...
Key messages below
@envleeds.bsky.social
- with @ernestaigner.bsky.social (@leuphana.bsky.social), Nathan Barlow (@degrowthvienna.bsky.social) & Andreas Novy (@wuvienna.bsky.social, @kpolanyisociety.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1080/1469...
Key messages below
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The Department of Economics of Ghent University currently has 9 positions for Teaching Assistants and PhD students (starting Fall 2025). Interested in a PhD in Environmental or Ecological Economics, do not hesitate to reach out! Apply by February 18th. More info via jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-As...
Assistant Department of Economics
Assistant Department of Economics
jobs.ugent.be
February 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Department of Economics of Ghent University currently has 9 positions for Teaching Assistants and PhD students (starting Fall 2025). Interested in a PhD in Environmental or Ecological Economics, do not hesitate to reach out! Apply by February 18th. More info via jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-As...
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🧵 Many people enjoy eating meat, but don't want to harm animals. How do people deal with this so-called "meat paradox"? The study introducing this term found that eating meat may cause people to perceive the animals they eat as unfeeling and unworthy. 1/16
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January 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🧵 Many people enjoy eating meat, but don't want to harm animals. How do people deal with this so-called "meat paradox"? The study introducing this term found that eating meat may cause people to perceive the animals they eat as unfeeling and unworthy. 1/16
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20488214/#:~...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20488214/#:~...
The Department of Economics at Ghent University is hiring a post-doc for a period of three years. The position allows candidates with a background in ecological economics to (continue to) develop their own research agenda with this field. Apply by January 21st!
jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Po...
jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Po...
Universiteit Gent
Jobs @ Universiteit Gent
jobs.ugent.be
January 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The Department of Economics at Ghent University is hiring a post-doc for a period of three years. The position allows candidates with a background in ecological economics to (continue to) develop their own research agenda with this field. Apply by January 21st!
jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Po...
jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Po...
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Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you want to bring concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've just launched a webpage bursting with resources for you: 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities - all open access. Dive in & pls reshare! doughnuteconomics.org/university-c...
November 25, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you want to bring concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've just launched a webpage bursting with resources for you: 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities - all open access. Dive in & pls reshare! doughnuteconomics.org/university-c...
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2024 #climateactiontracker Global Update: the combined global effect of government climate action has flat-lined over the last 3 years: a critical disconnect between the reality of the climate emergency and the lack of urgency on policies to deal with it. 🧵
bit.ly/CAT_2024_glo...
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As the climate crisis worsens, the warming outlook stagnates
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November 14, 2024 at 8:47 AM
2024 #climateactiontracker Global Update: the combined global effect of government climate action has flat-lined over the last 3 years: a critical disconnect between the reality of the climate emergency and the lack of urgency on policies to deal with it. 🧵
bit.ly/CAT_2024_glo...
bit.ly/CAT_2024_glo...
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Hello the new people joining Bluesky, great to have you with us!
I will happily connect with anyone working on climate, energy, environment policy, politics & governance, especially in Europe. If you work on the interactions among climate change, climate policy and democracy, I want to be friends!
I will happily connect with anyone working on climate, energy, environment policy, politics & governance, especially in Europe. If you work on the interactions among climate change, climate policy and democracy, I want to be friends!
November 12, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Hello the new people joining Bluesky, great to have you with us!
I will happily connect with anyone working on climate, energy, environment policy, politics & governance, especially in Europe. If you work on the interactions among climate change, climate policy and democracy, I want to be friends!
I will happily connect with anyone working on climate, energy, environment policy, politics & governance, especially in Europe. If you work on the interactions among climate change, climate policy and democracy, I want to be friends!
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October 21, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Veel mensen vertrekken van X, maar keren terug door een coördinatieprobleem: als we niet allemaal tegelijk verhuizen, lukt het niet. Vanaf nu crosspost ik via fedica.com, zodat je me elders ook kunt volgen. Als genoeg mensen dit doen, wordt de overstap gemakkelijker.
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My first paper is out in Socio-Economic Review!
doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
Using firm-level data on all stock listed firms in the world I show that it is not the growth of shareholder remunerations that causes rising payout ratios, but precisely their inability to fall, their downward rigidity.
doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
Using firm-level data on all stock listed firms in the world I show that it is not the growth of shareholder remunerations that causes rising payout ratios, but precisely their inability to fall, their downward rigidity.
When shareholder power kicks in: corporate financialization as ratchet behaviour and sticky payouts
Abstract. The rise of payout ratios has been ascribed by financialization scholars to shareholder value orientation (SVO), a governance practice associated
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October 2, 2024 at 8:16 AM
My first paper is out in Socio-Economic Review!
doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
Using firm-level data on all stock listed firms in the world I show that it is not the growth of shareholder remunerations that causes rising payout ratios, but precisely their inability to fall, their downward rigidity.
doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
Using firm-level data on all stock listed firms in the world I show that it is not the growth of shareholder remunerations that causes rising payout ratios, but precisely their inability to fall, their downward rigidity.
JOB ALERT: we are hiring a PhD candidate in (Ecological) Economics to work on sustainable consumption corridors, sufficiency, and the assessment of demand-side measures in environmental policies within the DEER project (FWO-SBO). Apply by July 1st! More info: www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
PhD Student
www.ugent.be
June 14, 2024 at 4:12 PM
JOB ALERT: we are hiring a PhD candidate in (Ecological) Economics to work on sustainable consumption corridors, sufficiency, and the assessment of demand-side measures in environmental policies within the DEER project (FWO-SBO). Apply by July 1st! More info: www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
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Global Carbon Budget 2023
Despite record growth in clean energy, global fossil CO2 emissions are expected to grow 1.1% [0-2.1%] in 2023.
Strong policies are needed to ensure fossil fuels decline as clean energy grows!
essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/...
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Despite record growth in clean energy, global fossil CO2 emissions are expected to grow 1.1% [0-2.1%] in 2023.
Strong policies are needed to ensure fossil fuels decline as clean energy grows!
essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/...
1/
December 5, 2023 at 7:20 AM
Global Carbon Budget 2023
Despite record growth in clean energy, global fossil CO2 emissions are expected to grow 1.1% [0-2.1%] in 2023.
Strong policies are needed to ensure fossil fuels decline as clean energy grows!
essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/...
1/
Despite record growth in clean energy, global fossil CO2 emissions are expected to grow 1.1% [0-2.1%] in 2023.
Strong policies are needed to ensure fossil fuels decline as clean energy grows!
essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/...
1/
The Department of Economics (Ghent University) is hiring: 4 TA positions are currently open that combine PhD research with teaching support. Will you join our Department, and maybe also the research area of environmental economics? Apply by November 7th! jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-As...
October 25, 2023 at 10:02 PM
The Department of Economics (Ghent University) is hiring: 4 TA positions are currently open that combine PhD research with teaching support. Will you join our Department, and maybe also the research area of environmental economics? Apply by November 7th! jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-As...
De Vakgroep Economie (UGent) werft aan: 4 posities voor assistent, een combinatie van PhD-onderzoek en onderwijsondersteuning. Zin om onze vakgroep, en mogelijks ook de research area environmental economics, te versterken? Solliciteren kan tot 7 november! jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Ass...
October 25, 2023 at 9:58 PM
De Vakgroep Economie (UGent) werft aan: 4 posities voor assistent, een combinatie van PhD-onderzoek en onderwijsondersteuning. Zin om onze vakgroep, en mogelijks ook de research area environmental economics, te versterken? Solliciteren kan tot 7 november! jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Ass...