Paddy Carter
@paddycarter.bsky.social
Head of development economics at British International Investment, formerly CGD, ODI, lapsed academic economist and macroeconomics hobbyist.
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ah yes, sorry not reading carefully enough
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
ah yes, sorry not reading carefully enough
and (as I am sure you realise) capital owners are not homogenous and some capitalists (including start-ups and their financiers) have always done things that hurt other capitalists
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
and (as I am sure you realise) capital owners are not homogenous and some capitalists (including start-ups and their financiers) have always done things that hurt other capitalists
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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(argh! I realise that Timpson's can replace i.e. Church's soles, what I meant was, I'd like a low-cost brand to develop something replaceable)
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
(argh! I realise that Timpson's can replace i.e. Church's soles, what I meant was, I'd like a low-cost brand to develop something replaceable)
people really need to update their views on the Telegraph
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
people really need to update their views on the Telegraph
yeah, much as I love Vimes, a scatter plot with price on one axis and durable on the other would be a cloud
(tho I wish some enterprising firm would launch a range of shoes the selling point of which would be replaceable soles)
(tho I wish some enterprising firm would launch a range of shoes the selling point of which would be replaceable soles)
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
yeah, much as I love Vimes, a scatter plot with price on one axis and durable on the other would be a cloud
(tho I wish some enterprising firm would launch a range of shoes the selling point of which would be replaceable soles)
(tho I wish some enterprising firm would launch a range of shoes the selling point of which would be replaceable soles)
what was I thinking - this is the best spider-based novel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deepn...
A Deepness in the Sky - Wikipedia
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November 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
what was I thinking - this is the best spider-based novel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deepn...
it's more en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childre...
Children of Time (novel) - Wikipedia
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November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
it's more en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childre...
there you go again with the fundamental weakness of empathy
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
there you go again with the fundamental weakness of empathy
I am trying to learn portrait painting and that photo really drives home how being 0.5mm out here and there make the difference between a human face and a gargoyle
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I am trying to learn portrait painting and that photo really drives home how being 0.5mm out here and there make the difference between a human face and a gargoyle
the word "downplaying" was mine not Nancy's, and she is still undecided about whether the WB was right to stress fundamentals (government capacities, macro stability, openness to trade etc.) and avoid giving the impression that activist IP is generally a good idea
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
the word "downplaying" was mine not Nancy's, and she is still undecided about whether the WB was right to stress fundamentals (government capacities, macro stability, openness to trade etc.) and avoid giving the impression that activist IP is generally a good idea
a very minor aside: I wonder if the whole controversy about whether it was factor accumulation or TFP growth goes away, once you allow for capital-embodied technological change
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/jone...
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/jone...
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
a very minor aside: I wonder if the whole controversy about whether it was factor accumulation or TFP growth goes away, once you allow for capital-embodied technological change
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/jone...
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/jone...
I was thinking about e.g. smelters going solar/electric and those that are not. If there is a fuel price spike, the former will be able to out compete and perhaps acquire the fossil dependent ones. China's competitive position will improve as fossil prices rise - what will it do about that?
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I was thinking about e.g. smelters going solar/electric and those that are not. If there is a fuel price spike, the former will be able to out compete and perhaps acquire the fossil dependent ones. China's competitive position will improve as fossil prices rise - what will it do about that?
It gives very different incentives when it comes to "start wars that will result in higher fuel prices" (well, to the extent the USA need to import fuels, anyway).
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
It gives very different incentives when it comes to "start wars that will result in higher fuel prices" (well, to the extent the USA need to import fuels, anyway).
Which is why I think "we are not swivel eyed loons" isn't entirely a dead end!
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Which is why I think "we are not swivel eyed loons" isn't entirely a dead end!
I wonder why the helmet manufacturer didn't start by offering its products to retailers on a sale-or-return basis, as I believe is commonplace elsewhere
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I wonder why the helmet manufacturer didn't start by offering its products to retailers on a sale-or-return basis, as I believe is commonplace elsewhere
(at the same time, whilst I think you make some excellent points Chris, still I reckon there is a large an important difference between competent and incompetent ministers, and selecting for competence is desirable - I think you are underplaying importance and existence of competence)
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
(at the same time, whilst I think you make some excellent points Chris, still I reckon there is a large an important difference between competent and incompetent ministers, and selecting for competence is desirable - I think you are underplaying importance and existence of competence)
there is nothing the British hate more than a rich person with left wing views - we want our rich people to grind our faces in the dirt, goddamn it
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
there is nothing the British hate more than a rich person with left wing views - we want our rich people to grind our faces in the dirt, goddamn it
this is not an original observation (you make it here) but I increasingly think the dynamic that if you claim to be moral, every moral slip is a newsworthy outrage, whereas for well-known swine every sin is met with a shrug (at an extreme with MAGA v Dems) is responsible for everything going to hell
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
this is not an original observation (you make it here) but I increasingly think the dynamic that if you claim to be moral, every moral slip is a newsworthy outrage, whereas for well-known swine every sin is met with a shrug (at an extreme with MAGA v Dems) is responsible for everything going to hell
I have no idea!
my point was merely that heterodox economics is as insular as the mainstream
my point was merely that heterodox economics is as insular as the mainstream
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I have no idea!
my point was merely that heterodox economics is as insular as the mainstream
my point was merely that heterodox economics is as insular as the mainstream