In 2023 pay for British graduates in their early thirties was staggeringly still 16 per cent below 2007 levels

Since it’s his birthday, I’ll repost this incredible take from Marx’s mom

Would love to have gone to this Bank of England Museum but alas, Parents' Evening! What a great opportunity.

SOAS Economics is growing!!!

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This is a great time to join our community and contribute with your academic leadership, research agenda and networks, teaching expertise and passion!

Fascinating this lands on Karl Marx's birthday. 🤔

# #OnThisDay in 1818, Karl Marx was born. Have a listen to our podcast to find our more about his life & ideas or buy our book and read the chapter on how his ideas can help 'solve' the economic problem. open.spotify.com/episode/4XIHwb…

Female economics Nobel prize winners are rare sightings 🔍and when you have two of them at once it's magic! 🪄
LSE & STICERD were delighted to host Professors Esther Duflo and Claudia Goldin for each of their public lectures this evening 👑💪 #LSEEconomics #econtwitter

Are you a UK based student or do you know one who would like to learn more about coins and museum practice?
The Bristish Numismatic Society offers funded placements.
We're currently advertising one at The Hunterian, Glasgow. Applications close 6th May.
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On James’s Buchanan’s use of ontological arguments: ‘James Buchanan on the nature of choice: ontology, artifactual man and the constitutional moment in political economy’ | Cambridge Journal of Economics | academic.oup.com/cje/article/44…

This was the day Margaret Thatcher was elected PM for the first time. The ghost of Thatcher still haunts politics & economics today. Have a listen to our podcasts on Hayek & Friedman to learn about some of the economists that inspired 'Thatcherism'. open.spotify.com/show/44pI1bcAK…

#OnThisDay is 2014, Gary Becker died. He was the economist that saw economics in everything & revolutionised the subject. Have a listen to our podcast all about him to find out more. open.spotify.com/episode/6VAw5O…

It is a good thread Gary Stevenson and reminds us of this quote by Joan Robinson but in this case, it's a politician aided and abetted by them! open.spotify.com/episode/6tpvU7…

💥OECD forecasts make poor reading for Jeremy Hunt:

🇬🇧 2nd weakest growth in G7 in 2024 (behind 🇩🇪)
🇬🇧 Weakest growth in 2025
🇬🇧 Highest inflation in 2024
🇬🇧 Highest inflation in 2025
🇬🇧 OECD says tight fiscal situation necessitates 'credible' spending plans

Had a fun night at this event supporting The Trussell Trust. Some fellow podcasters in this line-up! Still surprised about the stat from simon evans that the old recommended units of alcohol a week in the 70s was 56 units!!! Good example of government failure & information gaps.

It's long been a question: could all of humanity actually live within the Doughnut? Thanks to Hauke Schlesier et al it's just been quantified for the 1st time. And the answer is probably yes - if we transform to economies of sufficiency. Read more here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Fascinating graphic from the report on rethinking economics education. Apologies it's not fully clear. Links to what we've been reading recently and hopefully our podcasts can help achieve some of these aims. rethinkeconomics.org/2024/05/01/is-… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/eco…

🗣️Our 2024 Annual Public Lecture (APL) hosted by University of Glasgow will be held on Monday 10 June and live-streamed via Zoom from 14:00-15:30.

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