Some thoughts from me on the @RoyalEconSoc 2024-2028 strategy

I will be speaking this afternoon at 3:45 pm Brasilia time in the U.K. Pavilion at COP30 about my book ‘The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunities of Climate Action’. It will also be broadcast here:

What happens when online job applicants start using LLMs? It ain't good. 1. Pre-LLM, cover letter quality predicts your work quality, and a good cover gets you a job 2. LLMs wipe out the signal, and employer demand falls 3. Model suggests high ability workers lose the most 1/n

"I hope we see some reform…Maybe they'll only be the first steps, but I'd like to look at the Budget and say I can see why these things make the tax system better, and at least don't make them worse." @HelenMiller_IFS spoke to @TheNewsAgents yesterday:

A conveyor belt of taxes from the CHX will not solve our fiscal problems. We do need to adopt a credible plan for reducing the size of the state. Good to chat to @singharj @EconObservatory @CFMUK @CamEcon @asentance https://t.co/l2Mo2dqWkG

The Royal Economic Society is deeply concerned by reports that an academic economist has been publicly harassed at a London university because they are Israeli. Read our full statement here: https://t.co/Z63W17PA2J

An icon. Rest in peace, Dickie.

It’s not a good look for any politician to question the independence of the @TheIFS. Produce better arguments rather than taking a pop at good economists who are doing their jobs.

Look, I'm not saying you HAVE to have published in the @RoyalEconSoc @EJ_RES to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics but… (Caution: this post contains traces of humour and nuance. Do not consume if you are allergic to either)

Wonderful to celebrate this evening with our new @RoyalEconSoc Fellows at @The_IoD. A special thanks to @TimHarford and Chris Pissarides for the fireside chat (minus fireplace).

Please send us your papers - you might want to email me and Elliott about inquiring whether your paper is a good fit - this has proved useful in past Special Issues. I should notice we are on a roll at the @EJ_RES: We have one more Special Issue open (closes in two days):

Stamp duty is a terrible tax. It is not a tax on bad actions and behaviour, the kind of tax that may have a legitimate social purpose, like the duty on cigarettes. It actually discourages activity that would be good for the economy and good for society. The duty dampens the

Not sure, will think about it.

My Sunday Times piece: The chancellor has hinted at cutting official forecasts to one a year, which would be a mistake. Just treat one of the OBR’s forecasts as advisory, not a call for immediate action: Don’t shoot the messenger by burying OBR forecasts https://t.co/kN6zB8IsFJ

We @RoyalEconSoc have today signed a joint letter to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) on the need to maintain the independence of the UK’s statistical system

A wonderful tribute! 🇮🇹

To say a big thank you for over 16 years of dedicated service as our Principal & Vice Chancellor @AntonMuscatelli We will illuminate our iconic Main building @UofGlasgow in the colours of the Italian National flag. Ti auguriamo una pensione lunga, felice e sana 💚🤍❤️

Another angle: most people are more positive about their local area and its present and future than the rest of the UK.

Virology and neurology coming together in the most brilliant way. A wow moment.

Reflections on a fun day at Downing Street https://t.co/LNjueWVphI

Hats off to the @RoyalEconSoc for making this statement. We desperately need timely and accurate data from @ONS, particularly at this moment of economic fragility. Following the Devereux Report we ought to be able to prioritise a fix. 🎩 @ImranRasul3 and Leighton Chipperfield