David N.F. Bell
@DavidNFBell
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Professor of Economics, University of Stirling. Labour/fiscal stuff. Retweets not endorsements. Also tweets as @DavidNFBellgolf for golf stuff.
Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
Joined March 2009
RT @PJTheEconomist: Key point in Dan’s brilliant take down of fantasies of left on tax. Equivalent fantasy on right is huge painless spendi….
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RT @PJTheEconomist: One of the most dreadful charts you’ll see. “Deaths of despair” among people of working age have risen by a quarter sin….
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Great appointment!.
I’m delighted to have been elected @RoyalSocEd President from April 2025. I’m grateful to the Fellows of the RSE for their support. Looking forward to working with you in the coming years, and further extending our collaborations in Scotland, the U.K. and at international level.
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Well done Caroline. Great piece of work.
Really delighted to be nominated for ✍️ Reporter of the Year @RegPressAwards for this @heraldscotland series. It was a brilliant project to work on at a very difficult time. 🙏 . The New Highland Clearances: Find every article in the series here
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RT @et_roughsedge: The new interactive maps of Scotland's census data were released this week. They are fascinating! I have already spent h….
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RT @BaldwinRE: When China starts throw rocks back, all these economies will realize the asymmetry of supply chain vulnerability.
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Looking at OECD investment growth rate forecasts for 2025. This is extremely depressing. Hopefully wrong.
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RT @RoyalSocEd: Scotland's public services face deep-rooted pressures. A new report, published in partnership with @AuditScotland, seeks t….
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RT @fiscalphillips: 🚨The UK Budget has significantly improved the short-term funding position for @scotgov but much tougher times loom down….
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RT @CPCpopulation: 🗞️🗞️“If recent cohorts don’t recuperate their #fertility later on in life, then the average completed family size of tho….
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RT @TheIFS: 📰 We can’t have any more budgets where speculation is running wild. Rachel Reeves needs to deliver a clear statement of intent….
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RT @UofGVC: There is a lot of nonsense being said about gilts yields reacting to the debate on changing the fiscal rules. This nice chart f….
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RT @jagjit_chadha: Time to step back. @NIESRorg @TPIProductivity @ESRC.@NuffieldFound @EconObservatory @UK_2070 @OBR_UK @hmtreasury.@BoE_R….
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My take on the latest Scottish population numbers.
📺Watch CPC-CG member @DavidNFBell on @ScotlandTonight . He discusses the biggest increase in #Scotland's #population that we've seen in the last century- and how #migration has contributed to the rise, esp. in cities. BUT declines in #rural areas ⏬.
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RT @stianwestlake: I’ve spent a fair bit of time over the years trying to persuade journos to cover research, but the Holy Grail is when a….
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RT @HealthFdn: What can the NHS learn from the US about strong clinical leadership and management? . Informed by interviews with clinician….
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RT @DAcemogluMIT: This is an expanded version of a thread I posted here a while ago. Thanks to all of those who made constructive comments.….
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Well done James!.
Hear our Economics and Sport graduate, James, talk about how his degree contributed to his success in becoming a successful CEO at an engineering company.
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RT @Gus_ODonnell: This is a very serious problem. We underpay Ministers and senior civil servants as Max Hastings points out in today’s Tim….
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