David Stallibrass
dstallibrass.bsky.social
David Stallibrass
@dstallibrass.bsky.social
Competition, consumer, and regulatory economist. UK.
Music for Economists 5/5: 👨‍👩‍👧 Intergenerational equity.

The music industry creates rags-to-riches stories and provides the platform to tell them. And for those with less of a growth mindset (looking at you, Bruce), it also creates songs for the left-behinds to resonate with.

Here’s three.
February 9, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Music for Economists 4/5: 🛒 Consumption

There’s a rich seam of music, especially American, protesting consumer culture - though not many of the artists appear to give their music away.

But some tracks engage more directly with our role as a consumer.

Here’s three.
February 8, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Music for Economists 3/5: ⚒️ Labour market

Three songs that capture important elements of the labour market, even if the artists might not have thought of them as explicitly economic.
February 8, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Music for Economists 2 / 5: 🌳 Growth and sustainability

Lots of politics music has a nostalgia, a desire for only pareto-improvements. This comes out strongly in music on growth and sustainability.
February 8, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Music for Economists 1 / 5: 〽️ 80s US macro policy.

80s US Macro Policy, with it's politics and pain, produced a rich vein of popular music. Much of it combined heart, head, and a banging beat.
February 8, 2024 at 11:31 AM
My inaugural bsky thread is a journey of Music For Economists - 3 tracks around 5 different themes.

〽️ 80s US macro policy
🌳 Growth and sustainability
⚒️ Labour market
🛒 Consumption
👨‍👩‍👧 Intergenerational equity

Play list is here: open.spotify.com/playlist/6Ye...?
February 8, 2024 at 11:30 AM