"When smug intellectuals sneer at 'economic growth' or 'GDP', they are denouncing the very walls of the fortress that has allowed them to live more than an animal existence." Degrowth would merely be hysterical idiocy if it weren't also so pernicious. noahpinion.blog/p/the-elementa…

Italy's real wage misery: inflation-adjusted wages in 2023 were 4.4% lower than in 1990. Even real wages in Greek performed a little better.

The "economic analysis" of the Dublin City Transport Plan is garbage. Read why in a piece I wrote for TheJournal.ie below

New data from the European Social Survey shows that Ireland remains one of the most positive countries towards immigrants in the EU (more likely to agree that 'Immigrants make Ireland a better place to live') 3rd out of 13 reporting so far

Official population projections of the Republic of Ireland post-Census from 1986-2022

Fantastic win for Ireland!

My statement on the Advisory Opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice today ⬇️

733 million people faced hunger in 2023. The world is off track to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030. Swipe to learn what are the major drivers and possible solutions to hunger and malnutrition ⏩ #SOFI2024 #Agenda2030

Food and Agriculture Organization #SOFI2024: Only 47% of severely food insecure women have a minimally diverse diet, vs. 78% of food secure women. doi.org/10.4060/cd1254… The Global Diet Quality Project is tracking diet data to find solutions and meet #SDG goals for women's health. dietquality.org

WOW amazing news! The G20 finance ministers have finally agreed to work on effectively taxing the billionaire class. Still a long way to go, but this an important milestone. Congrats Gabriel Zucman, who's done more than anyone to make this happen.

Finally an answer to the question: "Who's taking the horse to France?"

We brought the horse over, Rhys took the gold back.

This is Namatai Kwekweza, a young Zimbabwean activist who was abducted from a plane last week by crookED Emmerson’s secret service thugs. As you can see, she was beaten and held incommunicado for 8 hours at Robert Mugabe Airport. She is accused of committing a crime in Zimbabwe

EU warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane response politico.eu/article/eu-war…

Does Vance think letting the Irish in was a mistake?

Highest numbers in 25 years. 233 territories recorded by the National Parks and Wildlife Service survey team An incredible effort gone in by everyone involved in saving these birds. Imma go lie down now. rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Number of people at work in the Rep. of Ireland today is similar to the total population in the 1960s (2.88m in Census 1966)

Dear followers, after witnessing the deterioration of Twitter/X, I have just created an account on Bluesky. My handle there is Daron Acemoglu.bsky.social I might try to post a few things on both platforms for a while, but I'm hoping to slowly transition to Bluesky over time.

BLUESKY NOW HAS VIDEO what are you waiting for? bsky.app/download

Von der Leyen's speech to the DLD Nature conference in Munich last week is well worth reading in full, a plea to dramatically ramp up action to reverse nature losses through market-based incentives including nature credits buff.ly/4e4Wuy6