Through inheritance tax, the UK raised £6.1Bn last year. If these bequest numbers are true, this inheritance receipt is 4% of last year's HMRC inheritance tax receipts (which is admittedly not a huge income source for the state).

“Teens mocking you, parents being exasperating, and everyone in power slowly getting younger than you, including the prime minister.” The cliché is real, a new report says the affluent middle-aged are in trouble 👇 thetimes.co.uk/article/the-ne…

Using data on suicide, sleep, alcohol use, memory problems, job strain, and more to document a longitudinal midlife crisis among the inhabitants of rich nations, from Osea Giuntella Sally McManus, Redzo Mujcic Andrew J. Oswald, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Ahmed Tohamy nber.org/papers/w30442

Is it true that “chess is just poker now”? When human players are guided by chess engines, it may be that the real strategy is deciding what to prepare. And the preparation phase may well have an equilibrium in mixed strategies.

The midlife crisis is real. Despite the middle-aged being near their peak earnings, health, safety, and prosperity... ...they experience the highest rates of suicide, sleep loss, concentration problems, job strain, disabling headaches, suicidal feelings, and extreme depression.

#Opinion| The Midlife Crisis Is Very Real and Nothing to Be Laughed At aawsat.prod.acquia-sites.com/node/3888466

Happy 6th of October! A day to remember the honourable sacrifices of our fellow Egyptians while bringing back our lands from the aggressors.

Why Are Rich Countries So Unhappy? @freakonomics Osea Giuntella Nick Powdthavee Sally McManus Ahmed Tohamy freakonomics.com/podcast/why-ar…

The #MidLifeCrisis is real: unexplained misery of the middle-aged in rich countries remains a serious yet under-recognised phenomenon. Ahmed Tohamy Department of Economics, Oxford, Powdthavee NTU Singapore, Oswald Warwick Economics, Redzo Mujcic WBS, McManus, Osea Giuntella Pitt Economics ow.ly/sWxs50LAVen

FIRST ARAB TEAM IN THE QUARTER FINALS. FIRST AFRICAN TEAM IN THE QF SINCE GHANA IN 2010. I AM FUCKING ELATED.

ديما المغرب congratsss to Morocco!! They have done great! Historical scenes!!!!

The scale of devastation is unfathomable. Please donate as much as you can through UNICEF and other intl organisations, especially to the already war-torn Northern Syria.

الثروات الطبيعية في أي بلد لا تحتم بالضرورة غنى أو رفاهية شعبها

What is being perpetrated by the vicious Zionist occupation in Gaza, in the form of intense bombing, killing, cutting off electricity and internet, destroying all aspects of life, and blocking information about the scale of massacres and war crimes taking place, constitutes blind

Complicity in genocide has been normalized across Western institutions to the extent that it is refreshing to hear Josep’s honesty and candor!

Back to Oxford after 2 lovely weeks attending #IIPF24 in Prague and #EEAESEM24 in Rotterdam. Met old and new friends and talked with many people about economics and research.

Centre for the Study of African Economies at University of Oxford will automatically consider all applicants from Africa for full funding for the MPhil in Economics - we have new scholarships for eligible students. Apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below

-What are we going to do Mama? - You mean practically? - No! I mean, me and Sanaa .. What are we going to do? How are we meant to deal with this??? - You resume your life, Alaa resumes his life .. and Sanaa starts one of her own! #conversations_no_one_should_have #SaveLaila