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I'll be giving the UCL lunchtime lecture online tomorrow at 1pm giving an alternative view on the UK housing crisis. You can register here. ucl.ac.uk/events/events/…

🚨 New Paper and Public Good🚨 "The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset", joint with Chenzi Xu, Mohammed Lehbib, and Ziliang Chen. We built the most comprehensive macro database ever—covering 243 countries from 1086-today, integrating 110 sources. 🧵

Congratulations Helen!

Can we create decent, affordable housing within planetary boundaries? Announcing the launch of a new collaboration between @iipp-ucl.bsky.social, Arup, @darkmatterlabs.org and Rising Tide darkmatterlabs.notion.site/hdce

Glad to have co-signed this economists' letter to the UK Treasury on the need for a major boost in funding for social housing organised by Shelter. Covered in the Financial Times today england.shelter.org.uk/professional_r… ft.com/content/09586d…

🚨 The Government urgently needs policies which: — 📈 Improve the cost of living — 💰 Do not cost public money — 👨‍🏭 Place them on the side of working people 🧵 The answer? Rent controls. Our latest Perspectives piece by Sacha Hilhorst 👇 common-wealth.org/perspectives/t…

Congrats Patricia! Well deserved.

Economic Policy in the Age of Trump - PEF conference on 15th May at SOAS. Speakers include Will Hutton Zack Polanski John McDonnell Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP Nadia Whittome MP Chris Grey 🇺🇦 Danny Dorling News josh ryan-collins . Sign up for tickets now! eventbrite.co.uk/e/progressive-…

NEW JOB: Research Fellow at IIPP working on macrofinancial implications of nature loss and green transition with me. Academic research + policy influencing, inflation and financial stabillity. 2 year post in first instance, £43-51K, deadline 26th May. ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

I’m grandson of an Irish migrant, living in one of the most diverse communities in the country. We get along together pretty well with every section of the community making its contribution. Talk of an “island of strangers” shockingly echoes the divisive language of Enoch Powell

🌳What is the future of nature-aligned finance? @UCL_IIPP Professor josh ryan-collins will speak at the upcoming 'Towards Nature-Aligned Finance' event hosted by the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Platform for Sustainable Value Creation on June 19th. 🔗Learn more and register: buff.ly/bU9mhhB

Very much looking forward to speaking on this panel next wednesday in Brussels on the housing affordability crisis. Hosted by the S&D Group & MEP Andreas Andreas Schieder. Sign up to join in person or online below. FairFinanceWatch.org Positive Money Europe UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

New paper sets out a framework for rethinking our approach to the housing crisis as if we had limited resources (labour, materials and C02 emissions). Part of our 'Homes that don't cost the earth' collaboration with UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Arup & Dark Matter Labs tinyurl.com/2c6rcrgb

🌳 Financial System Interactions With Ecosystem Tipping Points The latest paper by UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose's josh ryan-collins and Lydia Marsden maps financial flows to companies linked to land-use change and degradation in two at-risk ecosystems. ✍️ Read their paper: buff.ly/scOdUUJ

Gave evidence to the European Parliament yesterday on the financialisation of housing as part of the HAUS special committee on the housing crisis. Other interventions from European Systemic Risk Board Daniela Gabor Ali Ugur Focus Ireland Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. I'm on at 11h42m. multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…

🎤 UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Prof josh ryan-collins recently gave evidence to European Parliament's Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, emphasizing the need to adjust outdated policy tools to combat increasing financialisation. 📺 Watch the recording: buff.ly/MQJTPOB