Fergal Hanks
@fhanksalot.bsky.social
Postdoc at the University of Cambridge. Northwestern Economics PhD. Studying the u in Macro-Labour.
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NEW JI WP: F. Bilbiie, F. Hanks & S. Lavender (Cambridge) study how consumption-hours complementarity makes HANK models deliver plausible fiscal multipliers while resolving two puzzles; it also proposes two functional forms for utility that feature arbitrary complementarity
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November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
NEW JI WP: F. Bilbiie, F. Hanks & S. Lavender (Cambridge) study how consumption-hours complementarity makes HANK models deliver plausible fiscal multipliers while resolving two puzzles; it also proposes two functional forms for utility that feature arbitrary complementarity
bit.ly/47qTXxx
bit.ly/47qTXxx
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New JI Video: Does shifting labour demand across industries cause aggregate unemployment? Fergal Hanks
@econcam.bsky.social discusses how industry-specific skills + imperfect substitutability can raise unemployment by up to 0.5pp
#econtwitter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_G...
@econcam.bsky.social discusses how industry-specific skills + imperfect substitutability can raise unemployment by up to 0.5pp
#econtwitter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_G...
Unemployment Consequences of Labour Re-allocation over Industries – Fergal Hanks
YouTube video by Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
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November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New JI Video: Does shifting labour demand across industries cause aggregate unemployment? Fergal Hanks
@econcam.bsky.social discusses how industry-specific skills + imperfect substitutability can raise unemployment by up to 0.5pp
#econtwitter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_G...
@econcam.bsky.social discusses how industry-specific skills + imperfect substitutability can raise unemployment by up to 0.5pp
#econtwitter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_G...
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Get in loser we’re urbanizing California
BIG news: The California Democratic Party just endorsed @scottwiener.bsky.social’s landmark housing bill #SB79, which legalizes multifamily homes near major public transit statewide!
This marks a major shift in state politics: California Dems are *finally* embracing a party that builds!
This marks a major shift in state politics: California Dems are *finally* embracing a party that builds!
August 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Get in loser we’re urbanizing California
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Great article in the FT today— shows exactly why @camyimby.bsky.social
exists.
Cambridge has world-class ideas. But can we make space for the people who build them?
We desperately need infrastructure, housing, and labs in Cambridge to power growth and innovation in the UK
on.ft.com/4hJOOT9
exists.
Cambridge has world-class ideas. But can we make space for the people who build them?
We desperately need infrastructure, housing, and labs in Cambridge to power growth and innovation in the UK
on.ft.com/4hJOOT9
Can Cambridge be a model for kick-starting the British economy?
An ambitious plan aims to double the size of the city and make it a hub for growth and innovation. But will its infrastructure cope?
on.ft.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Great article in the FT today— shows exactly why @camyimby.bsky.social
exists.
Cambridge has world-class ideas. But can we make space for the people who build them?
We desperately need infrastructure, housing, and labs in Cambridge to power growth and innovation in the UK
on.ft.com/4hJOOT9
exists.
Cambridge has world-class ideas. But can we make space for the people who build them?
We desperately need infrastructure, housing, and labs in Cambridge to power growth and innovation in the UK
on.ft.com/4hJOOT9