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Congratulations to @amalitinga for successfully passing his viva this week! His thesis focused on the local effects on economic activity, wealth, and health of special economic zones in Africa. Matthew was supervised by @ron_b_davies and @StreckerNM.

📢 Join us for an insightful #webinar on Global Value Chains and Social Policies: Insights from EU Research! 🗓️ November 8 🕤 09:30 – 11:30 CET More information and link to registration: https://t.co/qngBzLyxM5 #HorizonEU #supplychains #GSC #sustainability #sisterprojects

Nothing says Saturday in Dublin like another #ghostbus. @dublinbusnews you’re completely unreliable. Arrive 4 min early to see a bus leave ahead of schedule, next in 17 min (for a route that’s every 10), and after waiting for 10 it disappears and the next in 26. Worthless!

This column explores the employment responses to multinationals’ use of #tax havens. While reduced taxes can increase employment levels globally, it can mean domestic job losses for high-tax countries. @ron_b_davies @Mlopezforero @JohannesScheue2 https://t.co/FDYLK9KRiZ

TLDR: Firms that shift profits probably shift high-skill jobs. Joint with @Mlopezforero and @JohannesScheue2 Hidden profits, lost jobs: The link between tax havens and employment https://t.co/d0T54yggrW via @cepr_org

Mostly your Caribbean tax havens. Oh, and the Middle East and Russia. Don't be fooled by who will gain from such a move.

country of residence. I am fortunate enough to earn more than the exemption level but the credit for my Irish tax wipes out any remaining liability. So who benefits here? People that earn a lot in places with very low personal income taxes. Where is that?

Trump is proposing to eliminate US tax on expat citizens. If you don't know, US citizens abroad must file US tax returns annually. Further, everyone gets $126K per person of their foreign income exempted. They also get a tax credit for what they pay in their...

APPLY NOW FOR POSTDOC: We invite applications for the 4th postdoc cohort of the Stephan Klasen Fellowship that honors Stephan's commitment to support young researchers from the Global South. More at https://t.co/y7oprz1uOe @wiwiunigoe @uniGoettingen @glad_1723 #KlasenFellowship

Anyone able to help a man out by sending me this? https://t.co/AIln7bifmL

Man, every year it's like they're determined to piss me off with the #Budget2025.

🚨Exciting update! Christina Gathmann (@LISER_LM) will also be giving a keynote at the #GRIEP2024 Workshop in Istanbul! Don’t miss out — submit your papers before the deadline (9/30): submissions@griep-workshop.org #EconTwitter @kielinstitute @PSEinfo @rethinkGSC

Cannabis ‘Gravest Threat’ To Young People’s Mental Health, Says Report That Clearly Hasn’t Met Irish Government

Many congratulations to @MonaBarake & @LePouhaer from @taxobservatory for the publication of their groundbreaking study of the OECD's Pillar 1! Key finding: P1 would do almost nothing to redistribute profit to low- and lower-middle income countries https://t.co/kaOv9q2Rx6

A significant signal: von der Leyen has allocated the European Commission's taxation portfolio to climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra for the 2024-2029 period. Tax and climate agendas clearly entwined.

4 bus, Deansgrange stop. On one now but flat out, Dublin bus is unreliable. On a day with light traffic, one person on the bus, and it’s still late even as the prior one arrived 5 minutes early.

Another 25 minute wait for a @dublinbusnews that is supposed to come by every 15 minutes.