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We are an economics podcast that delves into the lives and ideas of famous economists. We once won the Independent Podcast of the Year in the PodBible Awards. We believe in 'Economics for Everyone'! https://open.spotify.com/show/44pI1bcAKbrA2fLZpwJF4
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New podcast OUT NOW! To celebrate the centenary of Margaret Thatcher, we have done a dive into the economics of Thatcherism. So if you don't know much about the 'Iron Lady' or just want to hear a discussion about her life & legacy, then have a listen. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
One of our suggestions in our Environment Special. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Switching from an omnivorous to a vegan diet can reduce daily greenhouse gas emissions by 46%, while also lowering land and water use and maintaining nutritional balance.
Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study finds
Only around 1.1% of the world's population is vegan, but this percentage is growing. For example, in Germany the number of vegans approximately doubled between 2016 and 2020 to 2% of the population, while a 2.4-fold increase between 2023 and 2025 to 4.7% of the population has been reported in the UK.
phys.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
One of our suggestions in our Environment Special. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
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During the Great Recession (2008-09) UK GDP fell by 6%. Thankfully, it mostly recovered after 5 years.
Since Brexit referendum (2016) UK GDP has fallen between 6% and 8%. Unclear whether and when it will fully recover.
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...
Since Brexit referendum (2016) UK GDP has fallen between 6% and 8%. Unclear whether and when it will fully recover.
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
During the Great Recession (2008-09) UK GDP fell by 6%. Thankfully, it mostly recovered after 5 years.
Since Brexit referendum (2016) UK GDP has fallen between 6% and 8%. Unclear whether and when it will fully recover.
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...
Since Brexit referendum (2016) UK GDP has fallen between 6% and 8%. Unclear whether and when it will fully recover.
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...
Check out our environment special where we discuss different ways of 'solving' our climate crisis. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Check out our environment special where we discuss different ways of 'solving' our climate crisis. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
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*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps
in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a
large retail ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
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This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
With all the Christmas adverts coming out, it's time for us to get into the studio(?) to record our brand new play all about the ABC of Christmas! We're hoping that when it comes out, folks will enjoy it and get them thinking about modern times! #EconSky 🤶🎅 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a blackboard that says put that coffee down .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a blackboard that says put that coffee down .
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November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
With all the Christmas adverts coming out, it's time for us to get into the studio(?) to record our brand new play all about the ABC of Christmas! We're hoping that when it comes out, folks will enjoy it and get them thinking about modern times! #EconSky 🤶🎅 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
What is wrong with America? Turn up to the wrong address and you get shot through a door. Utter madness. How fearful can folk be? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US cleaning woman shot and killed after arriving at wrong home
Police say they found Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, dead after she was shot on the front porch of a home in an Indianapolis suburb.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What is wrong with America? Turn up to the wrong address and you get shot through a door. Utter madness. How fearful can folk be? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great thread...
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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November 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Great thread...
Excellent article by @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social & the PS is fascinating also. Surprised this didn't happen already. We had a vote in class about IR - 2 went higher, 8 or 9 went lower & the rest held. Students had to justify their choice, so it seems reasonable MPC members should as well! #EconSky
My Sunday Times piece: A rise in income tax rates would be no bad thing if part of a proper tax reform strategy, but not as a panicked response to a failed budget deficit reduction policy, which is the reality:
Rachel Reeves’ raid on income tax could work
www.thetimes.com/article/6c0f...
Rachel Reeves’ raid on income tax could work
www.thetimes.com/article/6c0f...
How Rachel Reeves’ raid on income tax could work
It has been 50 years since the basic rate was raised and it has been untouchable ever since. But in some ways, breaking this taboo should be welcomed
www.thetimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Excellent article by @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social & the PS is fascinating also. Surprised this didn't happen already. We had a vote in class about IR - 2 went higher, 8 or 9 went lower & the rest held. Students had to justify their choice, so it seems reasonable MPC members should as well! #EconSky
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If you play Maybe I’m Amazed backwards you will hear a great recipe for lentil soup.
If you play Maybe I’m Amazed backwards you will hear a great recipe for lentil soup.
From the beatles community on Reddit: If you play The Simpsons version of 'Maybe I'm Amazed' backwards you legit hear Paul reciting a Lentil Soup Recipe
Explore this post and more from the beatles community
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November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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If you play Maybe I’m Amazed backwards you will hear a great recipe for lentil soup.
If you play Maybe I’m Amazed backwards you will hear a great recipe for lentil soup.
This is a really good article from @ingridhk.bsky.social and helps you understand a little bit more about the Eurocentric nature of mainstream economics. #EconSky
My analysis of his year's Economics Nobel is out in EPW! What's wrong with the Economics Nobel this time around? I've written a little commentary arguing that the Prize rewards Eurocentric foundations for (innovation-driven) growth and supports a technology fetish. PDF: ingridhk.com/wp-content/u...
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
This is a really good article from @ingridhk.bsky.social and helps you understand a little bit more about the Eurocentric nature of mainstream economics. #EconSky
On this day in 1989 it was the fall of the Berlin Wall - The End of History. 🤔 #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
a group of men in military uniforms are talking to each other and one of them says you
ALT: a group of men in military uniforms are talking to each other and one of them says you
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November 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
On this day in 1989 it was the fall of the Berlin Wall - The End of History. 🤔 #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
This seems like a fair point. Where is Tipper Gore & her ilk when you actually need them? 🤔 Maybe they just weren't Prince fans...
November 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This seems like a fair point. Where is Tipper Gore & her ilk when you actually need them? 🤔 Maybe they just weren't Prince fans...
It's interesting reading the book 'Fluke' & thinking how things change by accident. Take West Ham for example. Some fans might disagree but a key changing point seems to be the injury to Ollie Scarles. Suddenly it forces Nuno to make a tactical change that balances the whole team & they play better.
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It's interesting reading the book 'Fluke' & thinking how things change by accident. Take West Ham for example. Some fans might disagree but a key changing point seems to be the injury to Ollie Scarles. Suddenly it forces Nuno to make a tactical change that balances the whole team & they play better.
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Great article this. It's not really price discrimination because it's different firms doing different prices, so it's interesting to consider why the prices are soooo different. Great to give to a class and just ask why! #EconSky
A gallon of whole milk can cost anywhere from $2.16 to $4.95 , but it's all coming from the same plant in north Minneapolis:
It's All the Same Milk! - Racket
A gallon of whole milk can cost anywhere from $2.16 to $4.95. Why?
racketmn.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Great article this. It's not really price discrimination because it's different firms doing different prices, so it's interesting to consider why the prices are soooo different. Great to give to a class and just ask why! #EconSky
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Two crucial reforms the Budget could make are to motoring taxes.
Petrol and Fuel Duty are both historically cheap: permanently cancelling scheduled rises should not be a priority.
Read our Budget Preview now➡️ buff.ly/XPioKOp
Petrol and Fuel Duty are both historically cheap: permanently cancelling scheduled rises should not be a priority.
Read our Budget Preview now➡️ buff.ly/XPioKOp
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Two crucial reforms the Budget could make are to motoring taxes.
Petrol and Fuel Duty are both historically cheap: permanently cancelling scheduled rises should not be a priority.
Read our Budget Preview now➡️ buff.ly/XPioKOp
Petrol and Fuel Duty are both historically cheap: permanently cancelling scheduled rises should not be a priority.
Read our Budget Preview now➡️ buff.ly/XPioKOp
Really interesting piece in the @financialtimes.com by Sarah Smith on three books looking at feminist economics. We're looking forward to getting our hands on these... #EconSky www.ft.com/content/f646...
What we still get wrong about women’s role in global economics
From the Enlightenment to today’s ‘tradwives’, three books look at the tension between production and reproduction
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Really interesting piece in the @financialtimes.com by Sarah Smith on three books looking at feminist economics. We're looking forward to getting our hands on these... #EconSky www.ft.com/content/f646...
Good article by @mrdiscopop.bsky.social but it's still strange that the documentary doesn't even mention Girls Aloud (which this article is promoting) & yet are prominent in this piece. Do you know why they aren't in the documentary Mark? It feels like a big oversight. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Girlbands Forever: Girls Aloud and Mis-Teeq on the 'chaos' of being in a girl group
Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Atomic Kitten and Mis-Teeq reveal what life was like at the height of their fame.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Good article by @mrdiscopop.bsky.social but it's still strange that the documentary doesn't even mention Girls Aloud (which this article is promoting) & yet are prominent in this piece. Do you know why they aren't in the documentary Mark? It feels like a big oversight. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
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Exactly! Which makes the real climate shift way scarier. Like shown by the data from svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5452/
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Exactly! Which makes the real climate shift way scarier. Like shown by the data from svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5452/
The new Economics Today magazine has our article on Margaret Thatcher in it and we made the front cover! If you teach or study A-Level Economics, why not subscribe? economicsfactory.com/product-cate... Learn more about #Thatcher from our podcast. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The new Economics Today magazine has our article on Margaret Thatcher in it and we made the front cover! If you teach or study A-Level Economics, why not subscribe? economicsfactory.com/product-cate... Learn more about #Thatcher from our podcast. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...