Max Nathan

@maxnathan.bsky.social

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Professor of Economic Geography, UCL. Also CEP, IZA. Cities, economics, innovation, diversity, and public policy. Views here are mine, not those of UCL, funders, data providers, etc.

https://max-nathan.github.io

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 📚 Heads up! Applications are open for fully-funded UCL PhD studentships via UBEL.

Please get in touch if you’re working on topics in economic geography, urban policy or urban economics.

Deadline: 10 November!

More info: ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-student...

ESRC Studentships Main Competition - UBEL DTP

ESRC Studentships Main Competition The UBEL DTP’s fully funded ESRC studentships cover full payment of tuition fees per year and an annual maintenance stipend. What’s on offer UBEL DTP studentships co...

ubel-dtp.ac.uk

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Stephen P. Jenkins, Michael A. Clemens , and 7 more Diane Coyle, Stephen P. Jenkins, Michael A. Clemens, Ben Barr, Richard Shaw, Max Nathan, Stephen Cushion, Rory O’Connell, Dana R. Fisher, Pepper D. Culpepper

John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 20h

Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:

One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 1d

Surely one could also ship YIMBYr, which would do the same for planning applications you like?

Reposted by Mel Bartley, Max Nathan, Christina Pagel

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 4d

"There is simply no sign of a fiscal catastrophe from the 'Boriswave'. Recent migrants are very likely to be employed, paying tax and seem to be contributing to British society..it will help, rather than hurt, Britain’s fiscal position."

Analysis by @lgilbert.co

ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...

Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe

Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...

ukandeu.ac.uk

Reposted by Max Nathan, Pauline Stafford

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic Inside Politics by Jen Williams today:

Nigel Farage’s army of councillors balance piracy and professionalism

Party rides high as it battles dropouts among the recently elected and struggles for ‘massive savings’

www.ft.com

Reposted by Dave O’Brien

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 17d

Very happy for my @casaucl.bsky.social colleague and co-author Mateo - congrats!

AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 20d

Forthcoming in the AER: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars" by Pascaline Dupas, Amy Handlan, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Mateo Seré, Haoyu Sheng, Justin Wolfers, and Seminar Dynamics Collective. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Gender Differences in Economics Seminars

(Forthcoming Article) - We assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research. We collected data across thousands of seminars, job market talks and conferenc...

www.aeaweb.org

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Will Jennings, Max Nathan , and 1 more Jonathan Portes, Will Jennings, Max Nathan, Colm O’Cinneíde

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 19d

Hadn’t, in truth, really absorbed the scale of what the Conservatives are proposing on ILR and immigration more broadly until this week’s Sunday Times interviews. Some thoughts on that in today’s note:

Tory deportation plan would upend Britain

Proposing such a radical bill with little public support is a gift to Nigel Farage

www.ft.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Justin Wolfers, Brendan Nyhan , and 9 more Richard S.J. Tol, Justin Wolfers, Brendan Nyhan, Philippe Quirion, Chris Hanretty, Miles Corak, Trevon D. Logan, Samuel Bentolila, Max Nathan, Raquel Fonseca, Dietmar Fehr, Béatrice Cointe

AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 20d

Gender Differences in Economics Seminars

www.aeaweb.org

Reposted by Mark Tewdwr‐Jones, Max Nathan

UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · 21d

Ready for a change in direction, want to step up your #gis and #giscience 'game', or interested in #AI, #datascience, #IoT and the #urban? Sign up to hear more about our four Masters programmes at a virtual postgraduate open data on 30 October from 1-2pm: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis Virtual Postgraduate Open Day

Join our virtual open day to discover how you can pivot your career into AI, data science and urban technology, using spatial data to shape the future of cities.

www.ucl.ac.uk

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings , and 10 more Anna O. Law, Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Andrew Scott, Lilian Edwards, Max Nathan, Stephen Jones, Brian Keegan, Daniel Kuehn, Christina Pagel, James A. Benn, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Hughster @hughster.bsky.social · 24d

The British Right are just in total freefall into savagery at this point

Jess Gill
@jessgillO3

I've never had curry or a kabab and don't intend to.
British food is the best. English breakfasts, Sunday roasts, fish and chips, pies, pasties, scones.
Also, our national dish isn't a chicken tikka masala we only think that because a Labour MP said it decades ago to push multiculturalism.
15:31·17 Oct 25-78K Views

Reposted by Max Nathan, Maria Abreu

Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 25d

Superb

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 27d

Last month’s tube strike did not, in fact, bring London to a grinding halt

on.ft.com/4nSaQXK

FT graph showing a drop in Oyster check-ins, and a rise in Overground, Crossrail and Lime bike use during last month’s tube strike

Reposted by Max Nathan

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · Oct 11

I love how the Isle of Man - and actual Crown dependency a few miles off the coast - is completely ignored, while these guys fixate on petrostates thousands of miles away.

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 11

Host kitchens and zombie brands: top rundown on London’s food delivery scene from @londoncentric.media

www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...

Your upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop

"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.”

www.londoncentric.media

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Oct 9

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

1/11

UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

Reposted by Max Nathan, Ian Loader, Jack Stilgoe

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · Oct 9

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 8

See also: the great running joke in This Is London, where Ben Judah asks himself “where are the true Cockneys?” while being repeatedly mistaken for a Romanian / Spanish Bulgarian / Greek person

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 8

"Here’s what is not a measure of whether someone is integrated: the colour of your skin. No one who looks at me and my grandmother, a white South African, in the street, can tell which of us is more integrated (it’s me, for obvious reasons) or frankly even that we are related."

on.ft.com/4gXsyX0

Thank the Tories for keeping Robert Jenrick out of high office

Shadow justice secretary’s comment about not seeing a ‘white face’ shows he does not understand integration

on.ft.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Ashish Arora, Steven French , and 2 more Anna O. Law, Ashish Arora, Steven French, American Library Association, Max Nathan

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Oct 6

😭

IG newberlinlibrary

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 5

“Nobody knew health care could be so complicated”, 2025 edition

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Max Nathan

Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · Oct 5

Some of the most thoughtful social commentary atm is coming via @manchestermill.bsky.social

manchestermill.co.uk/jews-and-mus...

Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story

‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’

manchestermill.co.uk

Reposted by Kelly Smith, Max Nathan

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · Oct 3

Very nice article co-authored by one of my former students, Mihai Codreanu, discovering how much of many documents eg press releases, job postings, have been written using LLMs (10-20% depending on type of document but it might have stabilised in late 2024) www.cell.com/patterns/ful...

The widespread adoption of large language model-assisted writing across society

This study explores AI-generated writing adoption across consumer complaints, corporate press releases, job postings, and international organization communications, revealing widespread use following ...

www.cell.com

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 2

Careful, powerful reportage by @manchestermill.bsky.social. Thank you for writing this.

The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · Oct 2

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’.

Our story about today’s attack.

manchestermill.co.uk/on-their-hol...

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’

Amid fasting and prayer, terror comes to Crumpsall

manchestermill.co.uk

Reposted by Smith, Max Nathan, Nathan P. Kalmoe

The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · Oct 2

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’.

Our story about today’s attack.

manchestermill.co.uk/on-their-hol...

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’

Amid fasting and prayer, terror comes to Crumpsall

manchestermill.co.uk

Reposted by Max Nathan, Federica Genovese, Christina Pagel

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Oct 2

Terrible news that two people were killed in Manchester attending their place of worship at the synagogue in Manchester, with others seriously injured.

Community Security Trust @cstuk.bsky.social who do so much to keep Jewish people safe at faith and community spaces have issued this advice.

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 1

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Sep 22

1/ So you’re thinking about applying for an academic job in the UK but don’t know how? This thread will walk you through the essentials.

Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Sep 27

There are eight million stories in the naked city; feels like the @londonermag.bsky.social is telling every one of them, and that’s good

www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-braz...

London’s Brazilian Blood Couriers

'If you’re delivering food, nobody gives a fuck about you. With blood it’s more respect.'

www.the-londoner.co.uk

Reposted by Max Nathan

Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · Sep 27

Hitting ambitious housebuilding and affordable homes targets will be key to reducing private rents.

Read the latest Housing Outlook here ⤵️ buff.ly/pQXp2Sc

Reposted by Max Nathan

Andrea Morrison @andrea-morrison.bsky.social · Sep 25

📣 Want to know more about the links between #Migration and #Innovation? 🚀
Check out this new book I co-edited with Francesco Lissoni

👉https://lnkd.in/d6Eav8AW
👉 lnkd.in/dESBJeFQ

@inaganguli.bsky.social @maxnathan.bsky.social @profzeke.bsky.social @dariodiodato.bsky.social

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Sep 24

“King of The Wirral”

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