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Eric Beinhocker
@ericbeinhocker.bsky.social
Economics, #ComplexSystems, and policy with @inetoxford.bsky.social, @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, and @sfiscience.bsky.social. Author of The Origin of Wealth. Like to play outside (cyclist, backcountry skier, rower).
Great piece from Tom Friedman @nytimes.com on how to think about this crazy era we're in - and what to even call it! (And a few quotes from yours truly towards the end.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | The Post-Cold War Era Is Over. What Should We Call This New One?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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New report by @zparolin.bsky.social: Housing costs, especially in high-cost states like California, are a massive driver of poverty.

A few of Zach's key findings ⬇️ 🧵
July 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that @zparolin.bsky.social is joining us in Oct to lead @inetoxford.bsky.social 's programme on the Economics of Inequality & Opportunity www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/zach-pa...
Zach Parolin To Lead Inequality Programme
Zach Parolin will direct the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Programme at INET Oxford, which seeks to understand the drivers and implications of…
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Check out the latest newsletter from @inetoxford.bsky.social . New work on welfare reform, healing political divisions, AI and jobs, the green transition, and much more! mailchi.mp/inet/trinity...
Newsletter and Events Schedule
mailchi.mp
May 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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📢 @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social and Dennis Snower are speaking at the Global Solutions Summit 2025 in Berlin #GSS2025

Eric led a panel on Green Industrial Policy as a Driver of Economic Transformation.

Great collab with Izabella Teixeira, Nicola Brandt & @patriciafuller.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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“The tailwinds are so strong that clean energy is unstoppable. The clean energy transition is not a problem to be avoided but an opportunity to be seized.”

@ericbeinhocker.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Agent-based modeling comes of age. Great piece on how @inetoxford.bsky.social is using ABMs with central banks, on macro economics, and for policy design www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/agent-b...
Agent Based Modelling Comes of Age
Our recently published research demonstrates how ABMs is 'coming of age' cross three areas: central banking, economics and finance, and AI.
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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ICYMI: Professor Eric Beinhocker and Professor Doyne Farmer write for The Wall Street Journal on the unstoppable progress of #CleanEnergy ⬇️
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social
"The clean energy revolution is being driven by fundamental technological and economic forces that are too strong to stop."

Prof @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social and Prof @doynefarmer.bsky.social argue that despite Trump’s policies, the momentum of clean energy is unstoppable. 🌎👇
Essay | The Clean Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable
The Trump administration is determined to promote fossil fuels, but the economic and technological forces driving solar, wind and other sources are now too powerful to resist.
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A YouTube/TikTok video about my @inetoxford.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social colleague @doynefarmer.bsky.social - "This guy Farmer is boss!" I couldn't agree more! 😂 youtu.be/IS-11cgMQgM?...
Doyne Farmer literally got tired of winning #casinos #roulette #computerscience #finance #gigaqian
YouTube video by Gigaqian
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March 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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JOB OPPORTUNITY ➤

We are seeking a distinguished and high-impact scholar for a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Social Policy in the @dspi-oxford.bsky.social and Director of the Economics, Inequality & Opportunity (EIO) Programme of @inetoxford.bsky.social

🔗 www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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The United States and other similarly affected countries cannot heal political divisions, renew faith in democracy, and reinvigorate collaboration at a national scale, unless the social contract is restored - @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/nine-di...
Healing Our Political Divisions - Nine Dimensions of Social Contract…
Eric Beinhocker explains the breakdown in political collaboration in the US.
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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“No country in the world alone can make an iPhone.”

@ericbeinhocker.bsky.social, Professor of Public Policy Practice, is quoted in Tom Friedman's latest piece in @nytimes.com on Trump’s tariff strategy.👇
Opinion | Why Trump’s Bullying Is Going to Backfire
The scariest thing about what President Trump is doing with his tariffs-for-all strategy is that he has no clue what he is doing.
buff.ly
February 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Coming up on Thurs 27th February 2025 @ 14:30 GMT ➤ International #ClimatePolicy Briefing: Where Are We and What Next After COP29?
- hybrid event with Manal Shehabi
February 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We are looking for a new Director for our Economics of Inequality and Opportunity programme at @inetoxford.bsky.social. The person will also be an Assoc Prof and a fellow at Nuffield College. A fantastic opportunity for a leading-edge scholar! Details here my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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February 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Why Trump's chaotic trade policies will make us poorer - great column by @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social with some quotes from yours truly
February 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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New @inet-complexity.bsky.social study in Joule ➸ Employment dynamics during the US power sector transition reveal risks and opportunities ➸ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/us-poli...

Led by Joris Bücker with @doynefarmer.bsky.social @maria-drc.bsky.social, Matt Ives & Anton Pichler
Labour Markets Need Active Management in the Energy Transition
Complexity Economists at the University of Oxford have alerted US policymakers to coming skills shortages in the US power sector, in one of the most…
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
January 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The clean energy revolution will create a lot of jobs, but labour markets need active management to ensure the right skills and prevent employment booms and busts. New research by my @inetoxford.bsky.social colleagues: www.inet.ox.ac.uk:8443/news/us-poli...
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
January 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New Economics is coming for you! @profschrepel.bsky.social and I discuss complexity economics and the problems of the world on his Scaling Theory podcast:
- Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Yk5...
- Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/s...
- YouTube: youtu.be/Agia1LUSYpc?...
#14 – Eric Beinhocker: “New Economics” Is Coming For You
Scaling Theory · Episode
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January 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
RFK Jr take note: Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/h...
Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
Problems with getting vaccines to families have left many children unvaccinated and in danger of contracting the virus.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Congratulations to my @inetoxford.bsky.social colleagues for this recognition of their cutting edge work by Nature!
Supply chain model is Nature Reviews Physics 'Editors' Pick' for 2024 ⇢ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/supply-...

@doynefarmer.bsky.social said 'This is an outstanding and fascinating piece of work that fully deserves this recognition'

#complexity
@j0mrn.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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If business cycles are (at least partly) caused by forces endogenous to the economy, rather than by exogenous shocks, it is much easier to explain why economic activity tends to co-move across countries.

New paper in JEBO: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kB5Vc24b7...

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December 2, 2024 at 4:34 PM