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Eric Beinhocker

@ericbeinhocker.bsky.social
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Economics, #ComplexSystems, and policy with @inetoxford.bsky.social, @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, and @sfiscience.bsky.social. Author of The Origin of Wealth. Like to play outside (cyclist, backcountry skier, rower).

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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
AI won't deliver its promised benefits unless people trust it - and we're just one accident from a total collapse in trust. My views in Tom Friedman's terrific column in today's @nytimes.com : www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...
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Opinion | It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I. (Gift Article)
It’s not too late to avoid the potential disasters of A.I. that Covid-19 and 9/11 taught us how to prepare.
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Admissions are now open for the Master of Public Policy at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social Oxford – your opportunity to deepen your knowledge, skills and perspective on the policy challenges shaping our world. Apply before 2 Dec👇 www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/study/mpp
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Master of Public Policy
Are you someone who has made direct contributions to your community, country or region? Are you ready to take the next step? Our master’s programme will develop your understanding of public policy cha...
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We can build an economy for human flourishing. My discussion with the Oxford Policy Pod on Market Humanism oxfordpolicypod.captivate.fm/episode/buil...
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Building A New Economics for Human Flourishing | Eric Beinhocker - Oxford Policy Pod
In this episode of the Oxford Policy Pod, MPP students Diego Peñaranda and Isabella Notarpietro sit down with Eric Beinhocker, founder and Executive Di...
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Great conversation re what comes after neoliberalism with @bilalhafeez.bsky.social on the Macro Hive podcast youtu.be/s4CuWYLIfJA?...
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Ep. 370: Eric Beinhocker on Market Humanism, the End of Neoliberalism, and Human Flourishing
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Neoliberalism has always been bogus - here's a better alternative. Our interview on Market Humanism with @currentaffairs.bsky.social youtu.be/7CtFXOCa808?...
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Neoliberal Economics Has Always Been BOGUS
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Anne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Can capitalism be saved? @nickhanauer.bsky.social and @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social discuss their new treatise, Markets Built for Humans, and whether markets can be a force for good. Watch my interview and catch the latest from @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/washingt...
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The Capitalists Trying to Fix Capitalism
"Market humanism" is how the economy should work, argue Nick Hanauer and Eric Beinhocker.
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Washington Monthly @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
@nickhanauer.bsky.social and @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social argue that capitalism can be saved, provided there’s a radical makeover of what a capitalist economy should achieve. @anne-s-kim.bsky.social writes.
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The Capitalists Trying to Fix Capitalism
Can capitalism be saved? Is it worth saving? Two ambitious reformers argue yes—provided we change what a capitalist economy should achieve.
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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The economy is not a law of nature. It’s a set of rules. @nickhanauer.bsky.social and @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social joined @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social editor @anne-s-kim.bsky.social to talk about Market Humanism — and how to build markets that serve people, not capital. Check it out ⬇️
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The Capitalists Trying to Fix Capitalism
"Market humanism" is how the economy should work, argue Nick Hanauer and Eric Beinhocker.
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The Middle Out Center @middleoutcenter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The economy isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed. The real question: can we design it better—and for whom? @nickhanauer.bsky.social & @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social joined @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social editor @anne-s-kim.bsky.social to discuss 🎧
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The Capitalists Trying to Fix Capitalism
Can capitalism be saved? Is it worth saving? Two ambitious reformers argue yes—provided we change what a capitalist economy should achieve.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Minimum-wage increases were expected to kill jobs ➟ the fact that they didn’t should make us rethink a lot of assumptions @nickhanauer.bsky.social & @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social write for @theatlantic.com on economic paradigm change @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Economic Experiment That Upended Reality
Minimum-wage increases were expected to kill jobs. The fact that they didn’t should make us rethink a lot of assumptions.
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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Markets aren’t natural forces. They’re human-built systems. So this week, we’re sharing @nickhanauer.bsky.social and @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social’s @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social conversation about Market Humanism, and how we can build an economy wired for human flourishing. ⬇️ 🎧: buff.ly/QpuosW5
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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
For 50 years, the left argued about fairness while conservatives claimed & promised growth. In Democracy Journal, @nickhanauer.bsky.social & @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social argue: 🚫Fairness is not a concession. 🚫It’s not charity. 🚫It's not a trade-off. 📈Fairness drives growth. buff.ly/LRcnq4C
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Market Humanism: A New Paradigm for a New Era
Progressives have been fighting on the neoliberals’ terms. Market Humanism flips that—and provides a winning and more humane narrative. Oh—and a far more prosperous country.
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The Middle Out Center @middleoutcenter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
@nickhanauer.bsky.social & @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social on 50 years of progressive economics: When fairness fights growth, fairness loses. Every time. That wasn't a messaging problem—it was the wrong fight entirely. #EconSky
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Market Humanism: A New Paradigm for a New Era
Progressives have been fighting on the neoliberals’ terms. Market Humanism flips that—and provides a winning and more humane narrative. Oh—and a far more prosperous country.
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The Middle Out Center @middleoutcenter.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The alternative he & @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social are building is called Market Humanism—the idea that markets are tools for solving human problems & can work for everyone when designed right. "Comically ambitious," he admits. But someone has to say it. buff.ly/kZ7DZPC
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The Middle Out Center @middleoutcenter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The minimum wage debate was never just about wages. It was a test of an entire economic paradigm. The paradigm failed. @nickhanauer.bsky.social and @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social make the case for what a better one looks like. buff.ly/W1PuXv5
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The Economic Experiment That Upended Reality
Minimum-wage increases were expected to kill jobs. The fact that they didn’t should make us rethink a lot of assumptions.
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The Middle Out Center @middleoutcenter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
If you're thinking about what comes after neoliberalism, this is the perfect conversation to start with. Full conversation at the link below ⬇ #EconSky
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Slingshot Episode 29 - The Sling
Eric Beinhocker, Professor at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, discusses his forthcoming book, Market Humanism, which sets out a new economic paradigm to replace neoliberalism.
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The Middle Out Center @middleoutcenter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
@inetoxford.bsky.social ED and Oxford economist @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social + entrepreneur, investor and economic thinker @nickhanauer.bsky.social have been building a new framework for how markets work—and who they work for. Beinhocker just took it to @HalSinger.bsky.social's Slingshot podcast. 🧵
Oxford econ professor Eric Beinhocker has a new book out called Market Humanism, co-authored with Nick Hanauer, that offers a new economic paradigm to guide policymakers out of the rubble from neoliberalism.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
New materials published on market humanism! Visit the new microsite and download Markets Built for Humans by @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social & @nickhanauer.bsky.social Watch back their @oxmartinschool.bsky.social lecture here www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHmK... www.marketsbuiltforhumans.org
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Markets Built for Humans
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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Neoliberalism has failed. What should replace it? @ox.ac.uk Professor @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social lays out one answer: Market Humanism (developed with our host, @nickhanauer.bsky.social). Watch the interview on TheSling.org What would you change about the economy?
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The Slingshot, Episode 29 (May 2, 2026)
Eric Beinhocker, Professor at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government, discusses his forthcoming book, Market Humanism, which sets out a new economic paradigm to replace neoliberalism.
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The Economy as an Evolving Complex System IV edited/with contributions from team members inc @doynefarmer.bsky.social @francoislafond.bsky.social @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social @maria-drc.bsky.social is a fabulous (free to download) resource for anyone interested in #Complexity @sfiscience.bsky.social
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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Are we measuring economic progress the right way? INET Oxford founder @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social and entrepreneur and philanthropist @nickhanauer.bsky.social argue it's time for a new approach. Learn more on Thursday 5 March 👇 tinyurl.com/23djt3m2 @inetoxford.bsky.social
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Great @theguardian.com piece on my colleague @doynefarmer.bsky.social and his "mind blowing" plan to model the global economy www.theguardian.com/environment/... @inetoxford.bsky.social
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Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that
Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Great piece from Tom Friedman @nytimes.com on how to think about this crazy era we're in - and what to even call it! (And a few quotes from yours truly towards the end.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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Opinion | The Post-Cold War Era Is Over. What Should We Call This New One?
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The Niskanen Center @niskanencenter.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New report by @zparolin.bsky.social: Housing costs, especially in high-cost states like California, are a massive driver of poverty. A few of Zach's key findings ⬇️ 🧵
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I'm thrilled to announce that @zparolin.bsky.social is joining us in Oct to lead @inetoxford.bsky.social 's programme on the Economics of Inequality & Opportunity www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/zach-pa...
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Zach Parolin To Lead Inequality Programme
Zach Parolin will direct the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Programme at INET Oxford, which seeks to understand the drivers and implications of…
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Check out the latest newsletter from @inetoxford.bsky.social . New work on welfare reform, healing political divisions, AI and jobs, the green transition, and much more! mailchi.mp/inet/trinity...
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Newsletter and Events Schedule
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
📢 @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social and Dennis Snower are speaking at the Global Solutions Summit 2025 in Berlin #GSS2025 Eric led a panel on Green Industrial Policy as a Driver of Economic Transformation. Great collab with Izabella Teixeira, Nicola Brandt & @patriciafuller.bsky.social
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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · 06/05/2025
“The tailwinds are so strong that clean energy is unstoppable. The clean energy transition is not a problem to be avoided but an opportunity to be seized.” — @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Agent-based modeling comes of age. Great piece on how @inetoxford.bsky.social is using ABMs with central banks, on macro economics, and for policy design www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/agent-b...
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Agent Based Modelling Comes of Age
Our recently published research demonstrates how ABMs is 'coming of age' cross three areas: central banking, economics and finance, and AI.
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 06/03/2025
ICYMI: Professor Eric Beinhocker and Professor Doyne Farmer write for The Wall Street Journal on the unstoppable progress of #CleanEnergy ⬇️ @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The clean energy revolution can't be stopped - not even by Trump. My new article with @doynefarmer.bsky.social in the @wsj.com @inetoxford.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Essay | The Clean Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable
The Trump administration is determined to promote fossil fuels, but the economic and technological forces driving solar, wind and other sources are now too powerful to resist.
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
A YouTube/TikTok video about my @inetoxford.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social colleague @doynefarmer.bsky.social - "This guy Farmer is boss!" I couldn't agree more! 😂 youtu.be/IS-11cgMQgM?...
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Doyne Farmer literally got tired of winning #casinos #roulette #computerscience #finance #gigaqian
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
JOB OPPORTUNITY ➤ We are seeking a distinguished and high-impact scholar for a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Social Policy in the @dspi-oxford.bsky.social and Director of the Economics, Inequality & Opportunity (EIO) Programme of @inetoxford.bsky.social 🔗 www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The United States and other similarly affected countries cannot heal political divisions, renew faith in democracy, and reinvigorate collaboration at a national scale, unless the social contract is restored - @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/nine-di...
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Healing Our Political Divisions - Nine Dimensions of Social Contract…
Eric Beinhocker explains the breakdown in political collaboration in the US.
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Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
“No country in the world alone can make an iPhone.” @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social, Professor of Public Policy Practice, is quoted in Tom Friedman's latest piece in @nytimes.com on Trump’s tariff strategy.👇
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Opinion | Why Trump’s Bullying Is Going to Backfire
The scariest thing about what President Trump is doing with his tariffs-for-all strategy is that he has no clue what he is doing.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Coming up on Thurs 27th February 2025 @ 14:30 GMT ➤ International #ClimatePolicy Briefing: Where Are We and What Next After COP29? - hybrid event with Manal Shehabi
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
We are looking for a new Director for our Economics of Inequality and Opportunity programme at @inetoxford.bsky.social. The person will also be an Assoc Prof and a fellow at Nuffield College. A fantastic opportunity for a leading-edge scholar! Details here my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Why Trump's chaotic trade policies will make us poorer - great column by @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social with some quotes from yours truly
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
My @inetoxford.bsky.social colleague @doynefarmer.bsky.social gives a great overview of #complexityeconomics in this podcast with @jamespethokoukis.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/chaos-t...
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Chaos theorist Doyne Farmer on our interconnected economy
James Pethokoukis, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and an official CNBC contributor, talks to J. Doyne Farmer.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
New @inet-complexity.bsky.social study in Joule ➸ Employment dynamics during the US power sector transition reveal risks and opportunities ➸ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/us-poli... Led by Joris Bücker with @doynefarmer.bsky.social @maria-drc.bsky.social, Matt Ives & Anton Pichler
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Labour Markets Need Active Management in the Energy Transition
Complexity Economists at the University of Oxford have alerted US policymakers to coming skills shortages in the US power sector, in one of the most…
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The clean energy revolution will create a lot of jobs, but labour markets need active management to ensure the right skills and prevent employment booms and busts. New research by my @inetoxford.bsky.social colleagues: www.inet.ox.ac.uk:8443/news/us-poli...
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
New Economics is coming for you! @profschrepel.bsky.social and I discuss complexity economics and the problems of the world on his Scaling Theory podcast: - Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Yk5... - Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/s... - YouTube: youtu.be/Agia1LUSYpc?...
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#14 – Eric Beinhocker: “New Economics” Is Coming For You
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
RFK Jr take note: Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/h...
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Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
Problems with getting vaccines to families have left many children unvaccinated and in danger of contracting the virus.
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Congratulations to my @inetoxford.bsky.social colleagues for this recognition of their cutting edge work by Nature!
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Simplifying Complexity @bhcomplexity.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Our interview with @doynefarmer.bsky.social of @inet-complexity.bsky.social - where we spoke about his history in #chaostheory, #complexityscience and #complexityeconomics - is now available on Youtube. youtu.be/_oYnEEWle2Q?... 🧪⚛️ #complex #complexity #systemsthinking #NonlinearDynamics #Fractals
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J. Doyne Farmer: Making Sense of Chaos
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marcopangallo.bsky.social @marcopangallo.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
If business cycles are (at least partly) caused by forces endogenous to the economy, rather than by exogenous shocks, it is much easier to explain why economic activity tends to co-move across countries. New paper in JEBO: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kB5Vc24b7... 🧵👇
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Eric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
As we try to understand the causes of the rise of autocratic, ethno-nationalist populism in the US and around the world, it's critial to understand the psychology that underpins these politics. My essay "Trust, Populism and the Psychology of Broken Contracts" www.edelman.com/trust/edelma...
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Trust, Populism and the Psychology of Broken Contracts
Many explanations have been offered for this lack of trust and rise in populism: economic dislocation, demographic shifts, immigration and, of course, the growth of social media.
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José Moran @j0mrn.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Extremely happy to see that our paper in Nature Physics got an editor's pick :) www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Too much efficiency leads to delays - Nature Reviews Physics
A paper in Nature Physics puts forward a statistical mechanics theory to explain the risks of not having enough slack in a time-sensitive system.
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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Since the 70s, economics has shifted beyond markets & governments to civil society. SFI Profs Sam Bowles, Wendy Carlin & former UCR student Sahana Subramanyam use experiments & data to study identity, cooperation, & power, showing how non-market relationships shape our world. tinyurl.com/yeyt2j4v
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