Nick Jacob
@nick-j.bsky.social
Labour market economics @ GLA << PhD @ Sussex << editor @ EuroWeek << failed poker player @ everywhere.
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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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You say they're making a lot of mistakes but they're only standard errors.
March 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
You say they're making a lot of mistakes but they're only standard errors.
There are almost certainly meetings being held to decide if other meetings are an input to productivity or an output.
March 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
There are almost certainly meetings being held to decide if other meetings are an input to productivity or an output.
Is this also why it seems high turnovers seem to have low conversion to goals? Everyone involved just done 5 high intensity sprints in a row?
March 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Is this also why it seems high turnovers seem to have low conversion to goals? Everyone involved just done 5 high intensity sprints in a row?
Fab chart, any chance you could you link to the source please 🙏
December 12, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Fab chart, any chance you could you link to the source please 🙏
Trading Places is clearly a post Christmas, pre new year's movie.
December 10, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Trading Places is clearly a post Christmas, pre new year's movie.
In economics they only tell you it was all a lie when you get to MSc level.
November 25, 2024 at 1:19 PM
In economics they only tell you it was all a lie when you get to MSc level.
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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>
bactra.org
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...
Quite. We don't have an employment problem, we have a productivity problem and an in-work poverty problem. Don't get the same headlines, though.
November 21, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Quite. We don't have an employment problem, we have a productivity problem and an in-work poverty problem. Don't get the same headlines, though.