New open access dataset on global value chains & the relative positioning of countries & sectors, VoxEU cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…

Excited to launch my new book tonight in Oxford, hosted by Ian Goldin at the Oxford Martin School. The in-person event is fully booked, but you can still sign up for the online stream here. -- oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/growth-…

Come on #sophiefromromania let’s crack on. Some of us have to get to an important meeting about the #ParkyCharter

« How can open, effective competition and targeted, effective regulation together drive the productivity, #innovation and growth that the economy needs? » gov.uk/government/spe…

How has the productivity of tax collection in the UK changed over the last 170 years? Yes really - since 1850! #econtwitter

New working paper with The Productivity Institute: productivity.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

A grey damp chilly morning but #sophiefromromania is cheerful

Rhodri J. FAWM FRGS FAEEM Michael Douglas Professor Lucy Easthope I highly recommend adding this one by Gill Kernick 💚 to your list too. Not many books make me want to cheer - this one did.

I used Musgrave (&Musgrave’s) textbook in my public econ course in 1980 - glad to see a core idea pop up here desmarais-tremblay.com/Resources/Musg…

Good news for economics, sorta
👉 MeToo caused surge of partnerships across genders
👉 but decline in the initiation of new collaborations outside authors’ existing networks, esp. senior scholars
✍️Noriko Amano-Patiño Elisa Faraglia Chryssi Giannitsarou
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#HDR2024 shows a gap between improved economic conditions & perceived hardship, leading to feelings of insecurity that affect people's attitudes & behaviors. Why is this happening & what can we do about it?

Check out Pedro Conceicao’s blog for World Economic Forum: weforum.org/agenda/2024/04…

The stunning Ullswater Amateur Photographer #Wexmondays #FSprintmonday
@Showcasecumbria PermaJet N-Photo Lake District Nikon Owner Keswick boot co LEE Filters Nikon UK & Ireland #rpslandscape

New event: How will AI impact “the year of elections”?

Join us for panel discussions w/ Diane Coyle Prof Gina Neff Tom Mason Dr Kerry McInerney (Mackereth) Kenneth Cukier Henry Ajder & Walter M. Pasquarelli

Tuesday 21 May, 18:00, Sidgwick Site, Cambridge

Book your free ticket: bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/how-wil…

Many forget how much the BBC has been engaged in education over the years and still is as well as entertainment, which is just one reason why it is much more important than a mini Netflix

From Thinking, Fast and Slow to The Lorax and The Grapes of Wrath - the 20th edition of the FT Business Book of the Year Award, now backed by Schroders, launches today - we asked past winners to pick their favourite business books of all time #BBYA24 on.ft.com/49Ro27c

How can we break the UK's economic stagnation?

In this panel, Professor Diane Coyle (Diane Coyle), Dr Anna Valero (@asvalero), and Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) will discuss what policies could support a new vision for prosperity.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/overcoming-s… IPR

How can #AI provide better eye care & help support patients?

New Cambridge University research has found that #AI exceeds non-specialist doctors at assessing eye problems & could prove useful in triaging patients for those who require urgent care.

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' #Innovation is fundamental to our long-term economic success.
There are problems in the system – around application, regional balance, the #governance of our innovation #policy , and its link to #industrialstrategy '

writes our Margarida Morais

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UK2070 Commission

A lively walk with a frisky #sophiefromromania this morning

The Western world’s understanding of infrastructure as encompassing not only physical assets but also social and cultural spaces and structures is growing, observes Cambridge University’s Diane Coyle. bit.ly/3U3kUzf

10k Cogs and Monsters - Diane Coyle
An incredibly interesting and candid discussion on how economists should adapt in a changing society and economy. Pretty comprehensive, including discussions of diversity, technology, individualism etc.