Nick Jacob
@nick-j.bsky.social
Labour market economics @ GLA << PhD @ Sussex << editor @ EuroWeek << failed poker player @ everywhere.
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Here's my reaction to Sunday, put a lot into it, be really cool if people found this one x
A tale of Eberechi Eze, the boy who believed
Endless
That's faith, man.
redstory.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Here's my reaction to Sunday, put a lot into it, be really cool if people found this one x
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In 1942, in the middle of a war for the very survival of civilisation, John Maynard Keynes explained quite clearly:
May 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
In 1942, in the middle of a war for the very survival of civilisation, John Maynard Keynes explained quite clearly:
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April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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📢 New report out today! 📢
➡️ Access the report here: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
📊 What did we find?
🔸 Most of the socio-economic background (SEB) and ethnic inequalities in entry to professional occupations are driven by employer-side decisions made during the recruitment process
➡️ Access the report here: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
📊 What did we find?
🔸 Most of the socio-economic background (SEB) and ethnic inequalities in entry to professional occupations are driven by employer-side decisions made during the recruitment process
March 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
📢 New report out today! 📢
➡️ Access the report here: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
📊 What did we find?
🔸 Most of the socio-economic background (SEB) and ethnic inequalities in entry to professional occupations are driven by employer-side decisions made during the recruitment process
➡️ Access the report here: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
📊 What did we find?
🔸 Most of the socio-economic background (SEB) and ethnic inequalities in entry to professional occupations are driven by employer-side decisions made during the recruitment process
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
ZHCs are back in the news again. Some thoughts:
1. I wish people would stop calling this a ban. The policy is going to give a right to a regular hour contract, most likely determined by hours worked over a 12 week reference period. A lot of details are.. 1/n
ZHCs are back in the news again. Some thoughts:
1. I wish people would stop calling this a ban. The policy is going to give a right to a regular hour contract, most likely determined by hours worked over a 12 week reference period. A lot of details are.. 1/n
UK ban on zero-hours contracts ‘to include agency workers’
Government to expand coverage of employment rights bill, according to report
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
ZHCs are back in the news again. Some thoughts:
1. I wish people would stop calling this a ban. The policy is going to give a right to a regular hour contract, most likely determined by hours worked over a 12 week reference period. A lot of details are.. 1/n
ZHCs are back in the news again. Some thoughts:
1. I wish people would stop calling this a ban. The policy is going to give a right to a regular hour contract, most likely determined by hours worked over a 12 week reference period. A lot of details are.. 1/n
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There is a reason that people don’t tend to put campaign strategists in charge of a government’s economic strategy.
January 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
There is a reason that people don’t tend to put campaign strategists in charge of a government’s economic strategy.
Trying to persuade @lucyfparker.bsky.social that a breakfast Fernet Branca is allowed under dry January rules.
January 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trying to persuade @lucyfparker.bsky.social that a breakfast Fernet Branca is allowed under dry January rules.
Truth.
Why would you have parsnips when you can just have carrots and roast tatties, and a parsnip is just a weird indeterminate veg that is halfway between those that isn’t as good as either is. It is shite compared to both, it performs neither function.
December 25, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Truth.
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Hourly wage progression is negatively associated with being a mother, being older, and having less education.
Among low-income workers, family circumstances can place real constraints on people’s willingness or ability to change job or progress in work.
Among low-income workers, family circumstances can place real constraints on people’s willingness or ability to change job or progress in work.
December 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Hourly wage progression is negatively associated with being a mother, being older, and having less education.
Among low-income workers, family circumstances can place real constraints on people’s willingness or ability to change job or progress in work.
Among low-income workers, family circumstances can place real constraints on people’s willingness or ability to change job or progress in work.
I'd like to like Starmer, but two espressos into my Sunday lie-in and I cannot make sense of this quadruple negative. Can anyone break it down please?
December 8, 2024 at 10:31 AM
I'd like to like Starmer, but two espressos into my Sunday lie-in and I cannot make sense of this quadruple negative. Can anyone break it down please?
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Borrowing this chart from @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social to add a couple of points. Does the benefit system affect how people report *reasons* for economic inactivity in surveys? It's likely because there is evidence from cross national data that social & economic context influences responses. 1/n
December 6, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Borrowing this chart from @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social to add a couple of points. Does the benefit system affect how people report *reasons* for economic inactivity in surveys? It's likely because there is evidence from cross national data that social & economic context influences responses. 1/n
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Shank
Shitwell
Shitchute
Slimehouse
Deptford Bastard
Devils Road
Bow-down Church
Woolwich Arse
Shitwell
Shitchute
Slimehouse
Deptford Bastard
Devils Road
Bow-down Church
Woolwich Arse
November 23, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Shank
Shitwell
Shitchute
Slimehouse
Deptford Bastard
Devils Road
Bow-down Church
Woolwich Arse
Shitwell
Shitchute
Slimehouse
Deptford Bastard
Devils Road
Bow-down Church
Woolwich Arse
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I did a 'ten years after' conversation with him a few months back - www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Hg... - but really, the classic response is bactra.org/weblog/918.h...
In Soviet Union, Optimization Problem Solves <em>You</em>
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November 23, 2024 at 7:14 PM
I did a 'ten years after' conversation with him a few months back - www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Hg... - but really, the classic response is bactra.org/weblog/918.h...
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So by my count, Nwaneri has eight starts across levels this year
He's scored every time he's started, and has 11 G+A total
He's scored every time he's started, and has 11 G+A total
November 23, 2024 at 5:14 PM
So by my count, Nwaneri has eight starts across levels this year
He's scored every time he's started, and has 11 G+A total
He's scored every time he's started, and has 11 G+A total
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🧵 New paper uses AI to map global production networks & study recent shifts in global trade: "AI-Generated Production Networks" by @trfetzer.com @econopete.bsky.social @prashantgarg.bsky.social and Bennet Feld.
November 18, 2024 at 4:22 PM
🧵 New paper uses AI to map global production networks & study recent shifts in global trade: "AI-Generated Production Networks" by @trfetzer.com @econopete.bsky.social @prashantgarg.bsky.social and Bennet Feld.
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"But have you thought about the general equilibrium effect of this policy?"
November 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
"But have you thought about the general equilibrium effect of this policy?"
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On How To Solve A Problem Like Ma…measuring civil society.
DCMS has just published a nerdy bit of research from @probonoecon.bsky.social with ESCoE www.probonoeconomics.com/a-feasibilit...
If you’re not up for reading 150 pages (full of gold as they are) here’s a thread of the headlines:
#EconSky
DCMS has just published a nerdy bit of research from @probonoecon.bsky.social with ESCoE www.probonoeconomics.com/a-feasibilit...
If you’re not up for reading 150 pages (full of gold as they are) here’s a thread of the headlines:
#EconSky
Pro Bono Economics
Helping charities understand and improve their impact and value
www.probonoeconomics.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:01 AM
On How To Solve A Problem Like Ma…measuring civil society.
DCMS has just published a nerdy bit of research from @probonoecon.bsky.social with ESCoE www.probonoeconomics.com/a-feasibilit...
If you’re not up for reading 150 pages (full of gold as they are) here’s a thread of the headlines:
#EconSky
DCMS has just published a nerdy bit of research from @probonoecon.bsky.social with ESCoE www.probonoeconomics.com/a-feasibilit...
If you’re not up for reading 150 pages (full of gold as they are) here’s a thread of the headlines:
#EconSky
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
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Legendary internet poster
September 16, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Legendary internet poster
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What do we know about market power in UK labour markets?
To get into the habit of posting here, and for anyone who follows me here but not on Twitter, let me repost some of the findings from our recent CMA report on labour market power in the UK. (1/17)
To get into the habit of posting here, and for anyone who follows me here but not on Twitter, let me repost some of the findings from our recent CMA report on labour market power in the UK. (1/17)
September 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM
What do we know about market power in UK labour markets?
To get into the habit of posting here, and for anyone who follows me here but not on Twitter, let me repost some of the findings from our recent CMA report on labour market power in the UK. (1/17)
To get into the habit of posting here, and for anyone who follows me here but not on Twitter, let me repost some of the findings from our recent CMA report on labour market power in the UK. (1/17)
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Delighted to share that the Historical Housing Prices (HHP) Project has launched, with new sales and market rental housing price indices for U.S. cities spanning 1890-2006. This collaboration with Allison Shertzer and Rowena Gray uses newspaper real estate sections. A thread... 1/n
June 24, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Delighted to share that the Historical Housing Prices (HHP) Project has launched, with new sales and market rental housing price indices for U.S. cities spanning 1890-2006. This collaboration with Allison Shertzer and Rowena Gray uses newspaper real estate sections. A thread... 1/n
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As we’re talking about the Lebedevs again, a reminder that a few years ago Lebedev Sr wrote a memoir called Hunt the Banker, and I read it so you don’t have to. Come for the insane economic conspiracy theories, stay for the advice on pole dancing and prostitution.
February 18, 2024 at 1:50 PM
As we’re talking about the Lebedevs again, a reminder that a few years ago Lebedev Sr wrote a memoir called Hunt the Banker, and I read it so you don’t have to. Come for the insane economic conspiracy theories, stay for the advice on pole dancing and prostitution.