Friederike Reimer
@rikereimer.bsky.social
PhD researcher @ Global Climate Forum | EPOG alumna | macro-finance, balance sheets, a better world | eng+ger | 🏳️🌈 | views my own
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"Die Veränderung der Welt durch Internetkultur betrifft mittlerweile nicht mehr nur Einzelersonen, die einfach mal Gras anfassen sollten. Internetkultur ist keine Nische mehr, die man wahlweise ignorieren oder als obskuren Quatsch verlachen kann..."
Brainrot Morde oder wie man einen Abgrund überwindet
In den USA ist am 10.
beritmiriam.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"Die Veränderung der Welt durch Internetkultur betrifft mittlerweile nicht mehr nur Einzelersonen, die einfach mal Gras anfassen sollten. Internetkultur ist keine Nische mehr, die man wahlweise ignorieren oder als obskuren Quatsch verlachen kann..."
the mid-transition concept has been living rent-free in my brain
"We build on the concept developed by Grubert and Hastings-Simon of the mid-transition, which we interpret as a volatile, unstable, and potentially chaotic period where we have the fossil-based energy system persists even as low-carbon technologies rise"
www.phenomenalworld.org/interviews/o...
www.phenomenalworld.org/interviews/o...
Oil and Politics in the Mid-Transition | The Polycrisis
Adam Tooze, Amy Jaffe, Alex Turnbull, William Oman, and Morgan Bazilian on the geopolitics of a transitioning global energy system.
www.phenomenalworld.org
September 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
the mid-transition concept has been living rent-free in my brain
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Rüstung verdrängt Klima - nicht nur in der Debatte und beim Geld, sondern vielleicht auch bald beim Buhlen um Fachkräfte. Ich hab mir angeschaut, wo die Aufrüstung dem Klimaschutz entgegensteht, und in einigen Berufen wird es knapp.
taz.de/Kampf-um-Fac...
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Kampf um Fachkräfte: Waffen oder Windräder?
Wer Panzer baut, kann kein Windrad bauen. Zwischen der Rüstungsindustrie und Solar- und Windkraftunternehmen droht ein großes Gezerre um Fachkräfte.
taz.de
September 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Rüstung verdrängt Klima - nicht nur in der Debatte und beim Geld, sondern vielleicht auch bald beim Buhlen um Fachkräfte. Ich hab mir angeschaut, wo die Aufrüstung dem Klimaschutz entgegensteht, und in einigen Berufen wird es knapp.
taz.de/Kampf-um-Fac...
taz.de/Kampf-um-Fac...
i may or may not document the experience of going to a conference in athens and not flying for at least one way of the journey. in some way taking a plane for the way back feels even more crazy because you see the difference of the different modes of transportation even more.
August 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
i may or may not document the experience of going to a conference in athens and not flying for at least one way of the journey. in some way taking a plane for the way back feels even more crazy because you see the difference of the different modes of transportation even more.
Amazing how the RRF is everywhere - while we looked at the "money in“ side of NextGenerationEU in our paper, the "money out“ pops up in unexpected places. Schrödinger’s off-balance sheet fiscal agency meets whimsical tram in the baltic sea town where i spent summers as a kid…
August 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Amazing how the RRF is everywhere - while we looked at the "money in“ side of NextGenerationEU in our paper, the "money out“ pops up in unexpected places. Schrödinger’s off-balance sheet fiscal agency meets whimsical tram in the baltic sea town where i spent summers as a kid…
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kritik der labubukritik www.spiegel.de/kultur/labub...
(S+) Meinung: Kritik an Labubus: Nicht Plüschtiere sind das Problem, sondern Privatjets
Labubus, kleine Plüschmonster, haben einen Hype ausgelöst – und als Reaktion darauf eine Flut konsumkritischer Texte. Komisch, dass das nur passiert, wenn es um Dinge geht, die vor allem von Frauen ge...
www.spiegel.de
August 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
kritik der labubukritik www.spiegel.de/kultur/labub...
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Why do we listen to Odd Lots?
“Capitalists will lie to you,but they don’t lie to themselves"
Its Charismatic Megafauna in “Cambrian explosion” that blew open “neoliberal hegemony” of economic discourse over the past decade
Congrats Joe & Tracy! @tracyalloway.bsky.social
nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...
“Capitalists will lie to you,but they don’t lie to themselves"
Its Charismatic Megafauna in “Cambrian explosion” that blew open “neoliberal hegemony” of economic discourse over the past decade
Congrats Joe & Tracy! @tracyalloway.bsky.social
nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...
August 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Why do we listen to Odd Lots?
“Capitalists will lie to you,but they don’t lie to themselves"
Its Charismatic Megafauna in “Cambrian explosion” that blew open “neoliberal hegemony” of economic discourse over the past decade
Congrats Joe & Tracy! @tracyalloway.bsky.social
nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...
“Capitalists will lie to you,but they don’t lie to themselves"
Its Charismatic Megafauna in “Cambrian explosion” that blew open “neoliberal hegemony” of economic discourse over the past decade
Congrats Joe & Tracy! @tracyalloway.bsky.social
nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...
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Ha-Joon Chang on the neglect of climate and the environment in today's economics degree @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
July 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Ha-Joon Chang on the neglect of climate and the environment in today's economics degree @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
EPOG over and out. A wild ride, could not have asked for better company on this journey of stress-loaded coffee breaks, jokes about everything from norwegian politics to rats, mental health walks, beach trips, and a final voyage to venice 🥹
July 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
EPOG over and out. A wild ride, could not have asked for better company on this journey of stress-loaded coffee breaks, jokes about everything from norwegian politics to rats, mental health walks, beach trips, and a final voyage to venice 🥹
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Very happy to see that the article @moritzecon.bsky.social and I have written on Germany's "fiscal ecosystem" has just been published online and in print in Surplus Magazine
www.surplusmagazin.de/staat-schatt...
www.surplusmagazin.de/staat-schatt...
Das fiskalische Ökosystem
Schattenhaushalte sind keine Ausnahme, sondern seit Jahrzehnten fester Bestandteil der Staatsfinanzen. Sie spiegeln die deutsche Geschichte.
www.surplusmagazin.de
June 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Very happy to see that the article @moritzecon.bsky.social and I have written on Germany's "fiscal ecosystem" has just been published online and in print in Surplus Magazine
www.surplusmagazin.de/staat-schatt...
www.surplusmagazin.de/staat-schatt...
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Tired: Capital Markets Union
Wired: Railways Union
Wired: Railways Union
June 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Tired: Capital Markets Union
Wired: Railways Union
Wired: Railways Union
my friend played this, built only renewables and his result was "your city is in DANGER, your MONEY is very low!"
I didn't think I could still be shocked by fossil fuel companies' lobbying tactics but this story, first revealed by Malene Emilie Rustad at the Norwegian publication E24, is amazing.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Oil giant funds computer game that promotes fossil fuels to…
An online game used in UK schools portrays oil, gas and coal as part of a green transition.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
my friend played this, built only renewables and his result was "your city is in DANGER, your MONEY is very low!"
handing in your master thesis while paris erupts into fireworks because PSG won the football thing is an experience
May 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
handing in your master thesis while paris erupts into fireworks because PSG won the football thing is an experience
tfw you find a really good paper supporting your argument 3 days out from thesis submission
My new article in Political Studies:
‘Transition: Revisiting a Troubled Concept in the Age of Climate Change’
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@polstudies.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
‘Transition: Revisiting a Troubled Concept in the Age of Climate Change’
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@polstudies.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
May 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
tfw you find a really good paper supporting your argument 3 days out from thesis submission
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Podcasts mit Haltung? Yes, please! Gerade in der Ökonomik wächst eine plurale Szene jenseits des Mainstreams. Wir haben einen Wegweiser bei Exploring Economics durch den Podcast-Dickicht erstellt. Ein Thread mit pluralen Podcast-Tipps 🧵 (0/16)
www.exploring-economics.org/de/entdecken...
www.exploring-economics.org/de/entdecken...
Der Exploring Economics Podcast Wegweiser | Exploring Economics
Der Podcast-Wegweiser sammelt die wichtigsten und hochwertigsten Econ-Podcasts jenseits des Mainstreams und ordnet diese ein.
www.exploring-economics.org
May 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Podcasts mit Haltung? Yes, please! Gerade in der Ökonomik wächst eine plurale Szene jenseits des Mainstreams. Wir haben einen Wegweiser bei Exploring Economics durch den Podcast-Dickicht erstellt. Ein Thread mit pluralen Podcast-Tipps 🧵 (0/16)
www.exploring-economics.org/de/entdecken...
www.exploring-economics.org/de/entdecken...
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Jobs, jobs, jobs! Wir suchen eine:n prae- oder post-Doc, die für 5 Jahre Vollzeit an unserem jungen, dynamischen Institut @ifso.bsky.social forschen wollen. Felder: Sozioökonomie, plurale/heterodoxe Ökonomie, politische Ökonomie.
www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste...
www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste...
Stellenausschreibung
www.uni-due.de
May 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Jobs, jobs, jobs! Wir suchen eine:n prae- oder post-Doc, die für 5 Jahre Vollzeit an unserem jungen, dynamischen Institut @ifso.bsky.social forschen wollen. Felder: Sozioökonomie, plurale/heterodoxe Ökonomie, politische Ökonomie.
www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste...
www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste...
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
Out now in @jei-publication.bsky.social with @steffenmurau.bsky.social @agutersandu.bsky.social and Armin Haas:
Issuing EU debt despite fiscal rules, what we can learn from the limitations of the EU covid recovery fund, and what it all has to do with a famous cat ⬇️
🧵
Out now in @jei-publication.bsky.social with @steffenmurau.bsky.social @agutersandu.bsky.social and Armin Haas:
Issuing EU debt despite fiscal rules, what we can learn from the limitations of the EU covid recovery fund, and what it all has to do with a famous cat ⬇️
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May 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
Out now in @jei-publication.bsky.social with @steffenmurau.bsky.social @agutersandu.bsky.social and Armin Haas:
Issuing EU debt despite fiscal rules, what we can learn from the limitations of the EU covid recovery fund, and what it all has to do with a famous cat ⬇️
🧵
Out now in @jei-publication.bsky.social with @steffenmurau.bsky.social @agutersandu.bsky.social and Armin Haas:
Issuing EU debt despite fiscal rules, what we can learn from the limitations of the EU covid recovery fund, and what it all has to do with a famous cat ⬇️
🧵
everything you ever wanted to know about repo balance sheet accounting & more!
🚨 New open access article 🚨
Out now in Journal of Financial Regulation with Alex Goghie and Matteo Giordano
'Encumbered Security? Vertical and Horizontal Repos in the Euro Area and Their Inherent Ambiguity'
academic.oup.com/jfr/advance-...
Out now in Journal of Financial Regulation with Alex Goghie and Matteo Giordano
'Encumbered Security? Vertical and Horizontal Repos in the Euro Area and Their Inherent Ambiguity'
academic.oup.com/jfr/advance-...
May 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
everything you ever wanted to know about repo balance sheet accounting & more!
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Markets won’t do it alone ❌
@jvtk.bsky.social and @steffenmurau.bsky.social argue that euro internationalisation keeps falling flat without active offshore monetary governance 👇
@jvtk.bsky.social and @steffenmurau.bsky.social argue that euro internationalisation keeps falling flat without active offshore monetary governance 👇
Rethinking currency internationalisation: offshore money creation and the EU’s monetary governance
Internationalisation of the euro has for decades eluded EU policymakers. In this article, we develop a novel explanation of the subordinate position of the single currency. To this end, we build on...
www.tandfonline.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Markets won’t do it alone ❌
@jvtk.bsky.social and @steffenmurau.bsky.social argue that euro internationalisation keeps falling flat without active offshore monetary governance 👇
@jvtk.bsky.social and @steffenmurau.bsky.social argue that euro internationalisation keeps falling flat without active offshore monetary governance 👇
theory meets practice, the library workers at the national library of france are on strike ✊
April 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
theory meets practice, the library workers at the national library of france are on strike ✊
as the end approaches both of a masters degree shaped by kaleckian macroeconomics and a thesis on conflict inflation, I set aside some time to read some of the foundational texts of the field to not only get lost in the models but also remember where they came from. a random collection of thoughts:
April 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
as the end approaches both of a masters degree shaped by kaleckian macroeconomics and a thesis on conflict inflation, I set aside some time to read some of the foundational texts of the field to not only get lost in the models but also remember where they came from. a random collection of thoughts:
i am reading old lunch with the ft interviews and this from mark carney in 2022 is crazy foresight, especially now that he's canadian PM
April 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
i am reading old lunch with the ft interviews and this from mark carney in 2022 is crazy foresight, especially now that he's canadian PM
all hail the cost-shock queen
The FT has crowned me "cost-shock queen". I take it. Thanks
@chrisgiles.ft.com!
Get ready for the next round of sellers' inflation, this time not triggered by natural disasters and war but an onslaught on the global trading system launched by the White House.
@chrisgiles.ft.com!
Get ready for the next round of sellers' inflation, this time not triggered by natural disasters and war but an onslaught on the global trading system launched by the White House.
April 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
all hail the cost-shock queen
why are the treasuries and hedge funds doing interesting things exactly when i need to focus on getting my thesis in presentable shape :((
April 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
why are the treasuries and hedge funds doing interesting things exactly when i need to focus on getting my thesis in presentable shape :((
recycling memes from the SVB collapse 🥰
April 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
recycling memes from the SVB collapse 🥰