Keno Haverkamp
@kenohaverkamp.bsky.social
Research Associate at the IfM, University of Cambridge
PhD from UCL IIPP
Industrial Policy & Renewable Energy Transitions
PhD from UCL IIPP
Industrial Policy & Renewable Energy Transitions
Great opportunity for a rare fully-funded PhD at UCL IIPP!
Study with us @iipp-ucl.bsky.social!
Thrilled to offer this fully funded PhD opportunity with a research focus on outcomes-oriented approaches to green industrial strategy.
Apply by December 14th ➡️ buff.ly/dbY2S4h
Thrilled to offer this fully funded PhD opportunity with a research focus on outcomes-oriented approaches to green industrial strategy.
Apply by December 14th ➡️ buff.ly/dbY2S4h
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Great opportunity for a rare fully-funded PhD at UCL IIPP!
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My first book, *Unpaid: the Past, Present and Future of Wage Theft*, will be published by @versobooks.bsky.social in May, 2026!
This book is born from experience. It is written for anyone who is dissatisfied with the capitalist wage system.
UK pre-order: www.waterstones.com/book/unpaid/...
This book is born from experience. It is written for anyone who is dissatisfied with the capitalist wage system.
UK pre-order: www.waterstones.com/book/unpaid/...
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My first book, *Unpaid: the Past, Present and Future of Wage Theft*, will be published by @versobooks.bsky.social in May, 2026!
This book is born from experience. It is written for anyone who is dissatisfied with the capitalist wage system.
UK pre-order: www.waterstones.com/book/unpaid/...
This book is born from experience. It is written for anyone who is dissatisfied with the capitalist wage system.
UK pre-order: www.waterstones.com/book/unpaid/...
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3/15 China focuses on "physical and industrial AI" rather than large language models. Xiaomi's fully automated dark factories can produce one smartphone per second. BYD surpassed Tesla in EV production using AI-driven manufacturing.
August 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
3/15 China focuses on "physical and industrial AI" rather than large language models. Xiaomi's fully automated dark factories can produce one smartphone per second. BYD surpassed Tesla in EV production using AI-driven manufacturing.
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Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
Google Scholar Is Doomed
Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?
hannahshelley.neocities.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
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We're close to a huge moment in the UK car market:
Chinese EV firm BYD is about to overtake Tesla
Chinese EV firm BYD is about to overtake Tesla
August 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We're close to a huge moment in the UK car market:
Chinese EV firm BYD is about to overtake Tesla
Chinese EV firm BYD is about to overtake Tesla
New infant industry protection case study
June 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New infant industry protection case study
R̶u̶l̶e̶s̶-b̶a̶s̶e̶d̶ Vibes-based international order
June 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
R̶u̶l̶e̶s̶-b̶a̶s̶e̶d̶ Vibes-based international order
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Sander is right.
If the Commission doesn’t think it can use state aid rules to steer member states toward common priorities, then the financial leg of the Clean Industrial Deal boils down to praying for a miracle in the next EU budget.
Not exactly a strategy.
If the Commission doesn’t think it can use state aid rules to steer member states toward common priorities, then the financial leg of the Clean Industrial Deal boils down to praying for a miracle in the next EU budget.
Not exactly a strategy.
“Ribera’s team argues it is not possible to force member states to prioritise European goods through state-aid rules”
What an admission of weakness and lack of creativity from the Commission.
The basic implication then is to leave everything as is and “assess options”.
What an admission of weakness and lack of creativity from the Commission.
The basic implication then is to leave everything as is and “assess options”.
Not a helpful debate. If the EU is serious about clean industrial strategy, all tools need to be on the table.
Instead of clutching its pearls over production aid or Buy EU rules, the EU needs a sector-by-sector discussion on where and how they could be useful. on.ft.com/4k7mefL
Instead of clutching its pearls over production aid or Buy EU rules, the EU needs a sector-by-sector discussion on where and how they could be useful. on.ft.com/4k7mefL
June 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Sander is right.
If the Commission doesn’t think it can use state aid rules to steer member states toward common priorities, then the financial leg of the Clean Industrial Deal boils down to praying for a miracle in the next EU budget.
Not exactly a strategy.
If the Commission doesn’t think it can use state aid rules to steer member states toward common priorities, then the financial leg of the Clean Industrial Deal boils down to praying for a miracle in the next EU budget.
Not exactly a strategy.
@dieworkwear.bsky.social x @thedigradio.bsky.social is a collaboration I didn't know we needed!
It's @dieworkwear.bsky.social on @thedigradio.bsky.social! A fascinating and funny conversation on the politics, history, economics, and style of Western menswear. Guest hosted by my dear friend @dennismhogan.bsky.social. thedigradio.com/podcast/mens...
Menswear and the World System w/ Derek Guy
Featuring Derek Guy on the politics, history, economics, and style of Western menswear. Guest hosted by Dennis M. Hogan.
thedigradio.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@dieworkwear.bsky.social x @thedigradio.bsky.social is a collaboration I didn't know we needed!
Seems like a great day to broadcast this chart in the UK...
I think the word I am looking for is holy frick.
GDP contributions from 2019 to 2024. Germany's GDP would have been 6% lower, had it not been for foreign workers.
(HT @maxkrahe.bsky.social)
GDP contributions from 2019 to 2024. Germany's GDP would have been 6% lower, had it not been for foreign workers.
(HT @maxkrahe.bsky.social)
May 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Seems like a great day to broadcast this chart in the UK...
Batteries were the dominant driver of IRA investment, accounting for 69% of all clean technology manufacturing investment.
Now these seem to lead the charge on cancellations of announced investments.
Now these seem to lead the charge on cancellations of announced investments.
The speed at which Trump’s policies are gutting some IRA success stories is brutal.
May 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Batteries were the dominant driver of IRA investment, accounting for 69% of all clean technology manufacturing investment.
Now these seem to lead the charge on cancellations of announced investments.
Now these seem to lead the charge on cancellations of announced investments.
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Got the Spanish grid operator data on generation by source type working now too. Confirms the ENTSOE data that it remains solar/wind/hydro that is still operating. Nuclear/gas/coal remain basically offline for now - presumably tripped off when demand fell (or vice versa depending on the root cause).
April 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Got the Spanish grid operator data on generation by source type working now too. Confirms the ENTSOE data that it remains solar/wind/hydro that is still operating. Nuclear/gas/coal remain basically offline for now - presumably tripped off when demand fell (or vice versa depending on the root cause).
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scrapping it would add GBP 2.5bn yearly to government spending. That is 25bn over ten years.
Only last year, the Treasury paid the Bank of England around 40bn for its 'losses' on the QE gilt portfolio.
It didnt have to. No other central bank expects to be compensated.
Only last year, the Treasury paid the Bank of England around 40bn for its 'losses' on the QE gilt portfolio.
It didnt have to. No other central bank expects to be compensated.
Ministers privately ruling out scrapping two-child benefits cap.
Sources says government is ‘not going to find a way’ to ditch cap despite predictions that child poverty levels will soar.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Sources says government is ‘not going to find a way’ to ditch cap despite predictions that child poverty levels will soar.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ministers privately ruling out scrapping two-child benefits cap
Sources says government is ‘not going to find a way’ to ditch cap despite predictions that child poverty levels will soar
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
scrapping it would add GBP 2.5bn yearly to government spending. That is 25bn over ten years.
Only last year, the Treasury paid the Bank of England around 40bn for its 'losses' on the QE gilt portfolio.
It didnt have to. No other central bank expects to be compensated.
Only last year, the Treasury paid the Bank of England around 40bn for its 'losses' on the QE gilt portfolio.
It didnt have to. No other central bank expects to be compensated.
cityofsound.medium.com/growth-as-th...
Really enjoyed reading this review of Saito's Slow Down by @cityofsound.bsky.social with beautiful pictures from Kagoshima where he offers an alternative to Degrowth and (implicitly) Abundance through organic growth of commons
Really enjoyed reading this review of Saito's Slow Down by @cityofsound.bsky.social with beautiful pictures from Kagoshima where he offers an alternative to Degrowth and (implicitly) Abundance through organic growth of commons
Growth as the fermentation of culture and cultures: Kohei Saito’s ‘Slow Down’ and Kagoshima’s…
Degrowth or slow growth? Bioregionalism or global systems? How Kagoshima reveals possible ‘double movements’ as Japan flickers between…
cityofsound.medium.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
cityofsound.medium.com/growth-as-th...
Really enjoyed reading this review of Saito's Slow Down by @cityofsound.bsky.social with beautiful pictures from Kagoshima where he offers an alternative to Degrowth and (implicitly) Abundance through organic growth of commons
Really enjoyed reading this review of Saito's Slow Down by @cityofsound.bsky.social with beautiful pictures from Kagoshima where he offers an alternative to Degrowth and (implicitly) Abundance through organic growth of commons
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Apparently the "realist" position is to ... ignore this?
Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points
Global warming greater than 1.5°C could trigger multiple climate tipping points.
www.science.org
April 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Apparently the "realist" position is to ... ignore this?
Varieties of Economic Elites: "Pale, stale, and male"
This is such a timely project with fascinating insights on the global distribution on the distribution of organisational, market, and regulatory power across countries
This is such a timely project with fascinating insights on the global distribution on the distribution of organisational, market, and regulatory power across countries
The very first paper from our large comparative project - the World Elite Database - is out.
Lots of coordination and important discussion on comparing elites allow us to - for the first time really - compare elites across very different national contexts.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Lots of coordination and important discussion on comparing elites allow us to - for the first time really - compare elites across very different national contexts.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Varieties of Economic Elites? Preliminary Results From the World Elite Database (WED)
The strategies, decisions and beliefs of those who occupy prominent positions of economic power have influence on very large corporations and the markets they dominate, on vast amounts of economic re...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Varieties of Economic Elites: "Pale, stale, and male"
This is such a timely project with fascinating insights on the global distribution on the distribution of organisational, market, and regulatory power across countries
This is such a timely project with fascinating insights on the global distribution on the distribution of organisational, market, and regulatory power across countries
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Very pleased (and surprised) to see this. Given current geopolitics, understanding of #manufacturing has never been more important.
amzn.eu/d/90Q7Fbh
#books #booksky 💙📚
amzn.eu/d/90Q7Fbh
#books #booksky 💙📚
April 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Very pleased (and surprised) to see this. Given current geopolitics, understanding of #manufacturing has never been more important.
amzn.eu/d/90Q7Fbh
#books #booksky 💙📚
amzn.eu/d/90Q7Fbh
#books #booksky 💙📚
Suddenly found yourself having all sorts of questions about tariffs? Are they bad? (not always) Can they bring back US jobs? (not automatically, and certainly not any time soon)
Look no further and let Ha-Joon Chang explain it to you @garyseconomics.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shz3...
Look no further and let Ha-Joon Chang explain it to you @garyseconomics.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shz3...
Special: Can tariffs make you rich? with Ha-Joon Chang
YouTube video by Garys Economics
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Suddenly found yourself having all sorts of questions about tariffs? Are they bad? (not always) Can they bring back US jobs? (not automatically, and certainly not any time soon)
Look no further and let Ha-Joon Chang explain it to you @garyseconomics.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shz3...
Look no further and let Ha-Joon Chang explain it to you @garyseconomics.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shz3...
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What sort of owner might KKR be?
The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
Thames Water selects KKR as preferred bidder
Private equity interest comes as UK’s largest water utility is fighting to avoid renationalisation
www.ft.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
What sort of owner might KKR be?
The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
This is such a great list of resources by the ever great @benbraun.bsky.social!
Teaching the political economy of the green transition this term, I used, and learned from, some amazing 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. A 🧵 on some of the best. Further suggestions are very welcome, I'll add them below.
March 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is such a great list of resources by the ever great @benbraun.bsky.social!
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What DOES work? Targeted investments via tax credits, subsidies and grants - like those in the IRA, CHIPS Act and Infrastructure Law. Factory construction has already doubled from 2019-2024. Strategic investment beats broad tariffs for boosting domestic production. 5/
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
What DOES work? Targeted investments via tax credits, subsidies and grants - like those in the IRA, CHIPS Act and Infrastructure Law. Factory construction has already doubled from 2019-2024. Strategic investment beats broad tariffs for boosting domestic production. 5/
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BYD now attempting to move beyond price war stage of China's EV market, and move to profits based on product differentiation.
BYD’s annual sales top $100bn for first time
www.ft.com/content/dc59...
BYD’s annual sales top $100bn for first time
www.ft.com/content/dc59...
BYD’s annual sales top $100bn for first time
Chinese electric vehicle company has benefited from rising demand for plug-in hybrids in its domestic market
www.ft.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
BYD now attempting to move beyond price war stage of China's EV market, and move to profits based on product differentiation.
BYD’s annual sales top $100bn for first time
www.ft.com/content/dc59...
BYD’s annual sales top $100bn for first time
www.ft.com/content/dc59...
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For those speaking German, Aline and I wrote this piece on digital sovereignty based on the Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty white paper that I co-authored with @cedricdurand.bsky.social @parismarx.com @paologerbaudo.bsky.social & Edemilson Paraná
Read the report here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
Read the report here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
Europa & Deutschland müssen ihre Abhängigkeit von US-amerikanischen #Big-Tech-Unternehmen brechen, so lautet das Credo der Stunde. Doch #BuyEuropean & nationale Champions sind nicht die Lösung, schreiben @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & Aline Blankertz 👉 is.gd/TVEGyN
March 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
For those speaking German, Aline and I wrote this piece on digital sovereignty based on the Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty white paper that I co-authored with @cedricdurand.bsky.social @parismarx.com @paologerbaudo.bsky.social & Edemilson Paraná
Read the report here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
Read the report here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
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My latest on Project Syndicate - what more do we want Merz asked today? Scrap the debt break entirely is the answer .
As bold as Friedrich Merz's softening of the German "debt brake" may sound, it falls well short of the obvious solution: scrapping the policy altogether, @katharinapistor.bsky.social argues.
The End of Germany’s Economic Delusions? | by Katharina Pistor - Project Syndicate
Katharina Pistor welcomes the apparent departure from two policy taboos that have strangled the country's investment.
www.project-syndicate.org
March 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My latest on Project Syndicate - what more do we want Merz asked today? Scrap the debt break entirely is the answer .