Robert Bigg
@robertbigg.bsky.social
History of Economics; Information Systems &c. Still looking through post-Keynesian tinted glasses: we have been seduced by the maths not convinced by the poets.
Currently working on Alvin Hansen, Sidney Alexander, & Theodor Gregory.
https://rbigg.github.io
Currently working on Alvin Hansen, Sidney Alexander, & Theodor Gregory.
https://rbigg.github.io
Brazelton 1989 (American Journal of Economics and Sociology) describes him as a prime pupil of Hansen’s
October 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Brazelton 1989 (American Journal of Economics and Sociology) describes him as a prime pupil of Hansen’s
A pdf link would be fantastic!
October 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A pdf link would be fantastic!
I am reminded of "the appropriateness of a particular economic measure can only be judged relatively to surrounding circumstances. He insists on misconstruing Hansen's teaching that a public debt is sometimes a good thing into a doctrine that it is always a good thing."(Wright AER Sep 1943 p.579)
October 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I am reminded of "the appropriateness of a particular economic measure can only be judged relatively to surrounding circumstances. He insists on misconstruing Hansen's teaching that a public debt is sometimes a good thing into a doctrine that it is always a good thing."(Wright AER Sep 1943 p.579)
Setapp is a similar Mac app model for indie developers but never been interested in enough to make it worthwhile.
October 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Setapp is a similar Mac app model for indie developers but never been interested in enough to make it worthwhile.
My point was that there are some aggregate subscription models that may be an option if you are interested in enough of the package, such as Apple News+ which provides eg The New Republic and The Atlantic alongside a pile of consumer titles
October 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
My point was that there are some aggregate subscription models that may be an option if you are interested in enough of the package, such as Apple News+ which provides eg The New Republic and The Atlantic alongside a pile of consumer titles
Sorry that created more of a link to setapp than I intended…
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Sorry that created more of a link to setapp than I intended…
Many congratulations
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Many congratulations
Virtually…. On the Zoom feed, so you wouldn’t have seen me :-( but I will need to be back in some libraries over the coming months so one never knows!
October 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Virtually…. On the Zoom feed, so you wouldn’t have seen me :-( but I will need to be back in some libraries over the coming months so one never knows!
PS please post a link to the recording for those that missed it!
October 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
PS please post a link to the recording for those that missed it!
Great event, very informative from all the authors- thanks
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Great event, very informative from all the authors- thanks
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social should have some excellent suggestions …
September 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social should have some excellent suggestions …
No worries… thought you might be interested
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
No worries… thought you might be interested
So I was a bit off there!
September 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
So I was a bit off there!
Sounds quite Taoist?
September 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sounds quite Taoist?
I should have said “paying postwar reparations” for the sake of clarity
September 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I should have said “paying postwar reparations” for the sake of clarity
For the US the New Deal started a recovery that was reversed by fiscal tightening until the mobilisation of WW2, for the UK there was, despite the debt, an inevitable post-war reconstruction. One could also argue that postwar reparations helped transform the Finnish economy in the long run.
September 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For the US the New Deal started a recovery that was reversed by fiscal tightening until the mobilisation of WW2, for the UK there was, despite the debt, an inevitable post-war reconstruction. One could also argue that postwar reparations helped transform the Finnish economy in the long run.
Hahn’s Mitsui Lectures (Money & Inflation 1982) are also a great read. Maurice Peston (Robert’s Dad) posed the question in 1980 “Whatever happened to macro-economics?”
September 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Hahn’s Mitsui Lectures (Money & Inflation 1982) are also a great read. Maurice Peston (Robert’s Dad) posed the question in 1980 “Whatever happened to macro-economics?”
Disequilibrium perhaps had its heyday In the 70s/80s, for example, Frank Hahn looked at conjectural equilibria & found “if it will prove possible to make conjectures less arbitrary it will have to be done in a Marshallian way. This is not a conclusion congenial to a general equilibrium man.”
September 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Disequilibrium perhaps had its heyday In the 70s/80s, for example, Frank Hahn looked at conjectural equilibria & found “if it will prove possible to make conjectures less arbitrary it will have to be done in a Marshallian way. This is not a conclusion congenial to a general equilibrium man.”
Indeed it seems effective for local groups, from what I hear. I would agree, and would endorse a social media strategy.. but it’s neither journalism nor open debate but more of an echo chamber of whispers.
August 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Indeed it seems effective for local groups, from what I hear. I would agree, and would endorse a social media strategy.. but it’s neither journalism nor open debate but more of an echo chamber of whispers.
I was trying to find some glimmer of a positive. I am sorely disappointed with the performance of the Labour leadership on so many fronts now. Having boxed themselves in there seems to be no initiative to escape, a triangulation that leads further away from a solution.
August 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I was trying to find some glimmer of a positive. I am sorely disappointed with the performance of the Labour leadership on so many fronts now. Having boxed themselves in there seems to be no initiative to escape, a triangulation that leads further away from a solution.
Never joined, don’t wish to. However sadly it’s now what a lot of people use as news. Crowd ‘wisdom’ is not, especially due to the algorithms, a reliable source.
August 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Never joined, don’t wish to. However sadly it’s now what a lot of people use as news. Crowd ‘wisdom’ is not, especially due to the algorithms, a reliable source.
On the plus side both Rowan Williams and Stephen Cottrell have made helpful and reasoned contributions.
August 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On the plus side both Rowan Williams and Stephen Cottrell have made helpful and reasoned contributions.
I despair - there’s no sensible debate (or media commentary) about so many issues. I had really hoped for better - thus far I have been bitterly disappointed. I can’t make up my mind about what’s more broken politics or the the media: what it lacks is a compelling story of contribution & humanity.
August 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I despair - there’s no sensible debate (or media commentary) about so many issues. I had really hoped for better - thus far I have been bitterly disappointed. I can’t make up my mind about what’s more broken politics or the the media: what it lacks is a compelling story of contribution & humanity.