Depressing article revealing how a lobbyist convinced the chancellor that private finance can replace public investment It really can’t theguardian.com/business/artic…

Interested in estimates of the amount of capital gains tax and new housing supply that can be raised within 24hrs of a Prime Minister saying 'broadest shoulders'. on.ft.com/4e2WFK4

Higher wealth taxes would help rebalance UK's long-term regional inequalities. See also Fairer Share's excellent work on this.

FT View on Economics “gatekeeping & a steep hierarchy of prestige foster groupthink overseen by a self-perpetuating priesthood…When career incentives & social pressures concentrate influence in a small group, neither big policy mistakes nor petty personal abuse should surprise”

Part of the job of a progressive government is to shift the public narrative towards the idea that the state can improve people's lives. Pretending the govt budget is like a households', as in this economically illiterate video, reinforces the idea that it can't.

“The thing I will be nervous about PFI is if you just use it to get things off balance sheet... And that's crazy right? Because the one thing governments can do better than the private sector, unambiguously, is borrowing money.” Well said Gus O'Donnell inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

Had a great time presenting at the Regeneration Congress of the Polska Sieć Ekonomii (Polish Economic Network) today in Dabrowa Gornicza. Thanks to Katarzyna Szwarc Jan Oleszczuk-Zygmuntowski for inviting me. Keep up the great work.

Fantastic news, delighted to have you as our new neighbour Daniela Gabor!

Its a funny thing but it turns out that if the state pays for giving people the minimum requirements needed to live decent lives, like homes, it saves the state money in the long run. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

IIPP's Prof josh ryan-collins joined the annual Congress of the Polish Economics Network (Polska Sieć Ekonomii) over the weekend, discussing the challenges of rentier capitalism and advocating for policy solutions. Read the interview here 🔗 onet.pl/informacje/ppo…

Join us for a screening and panel discussion on "Finding the Money", Maren Poitras' exploration of reconceptualising national debt. Hear from IIPPs josh ryan-collins, Zack Polanski, William Thomson & Patricia Pino Argumedo. 3 Oct | 6:15 BST | Register here 📹 ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

This week, Greater Manchester became the first UK city-region to commit to importing a Housing First philosophy from Finland. Here’s what that means in practice. 🧵 1/5

It used to be so well understood. ~Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System

Tories left a hole. It will only get bigger without a reversal in the logic limiting public investment. Low investment, low growth. I signed a letter Financial Times⁩ with Jim O’Neil ⁦Gus O'Donnell⁩ ⁦⁦Jonathan Portes⁩ Susan Newman simon wren-lewis Mohamed A. El-Erian ft.com/content/a8fcf2…

Really important new campaign.

Delighted to be inaugral speaker for this great new seminar series ECI, Univ of Oxford on Nature and Finance, convened by Sophus zu Ermgassen & Nicola Ranger. Will discuss forthcoming research on finance-ecosystem tipping point interactions in the Amazon and Indonesia. eci.ox.ac.uk/page/naturefin…

Presenter: "But we have to find the money upfront, right?" Mariana Mazzucato "No, governments are not households, they always create money." Quite right. For all the details, see our paper on the mechanics of government spending here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

🎓We are opening 15 places for policymakers to join our 'Rethinking Capitalism' module featuring lectures by leading thinkers and policymakers from around the world. josh ryan-collins Rainer Kattel Damon Silvers 🔗Learn more here: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi… (Applications close Nov 1)

Ditch the last government’s absurd debt rule and invest to grow ft.com/content/b6dd40… via @ft

🎬Join us for a screening and discussion on "Finding the Money", Maren Poitras' exploration of reconceptualising national debt. Hear from IIPPs josh ryan-collins, Zack Polanski, William Thomson & Patricia. 🗓️ 3 Oct | ⏰ 18:15 BST | ✅ Register here: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…