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Complexity Economics research group, Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford.

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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My conversation wtih Greg Lablanc at the unSILOed podcast is now online. Among other things we dicuss why complexity science has not displaced mainstream economics and how we can better understand complex economic systems #Complexity www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekEJ...
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682. Exploring Complexity: From Physics to Economics with J. Doyne Farmer
YouTube video by unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc
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OxfordSmithSchool @smithschool.ox.ac.uk · 15/09/2026
New working paper by #OxfordSmithSchool & @inetoxford.bsky.social finds that banks’ risk models assign lower credit risk to higher-emitting companies, raising questions about whether transition risks are fully reflected in these assessments. www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/low-emi...
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Low emission companies deemed higher credit risk by banking sector data models - Oxford analysis
A new working paper by academics at the Oxford Smith School and INET finds that banks’ risk models assign lower credit risk to higher-emitting companies, raising questions about whether transition ris...
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@doynefarmer.bsky.social is leading new research focusing on two areas with major implications for the global economy: energy storage and the development of fuels for sectors that are difficult to electrify @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @inetoxford.bsky.social www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
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Oxford Smith School and Bank of America renew partnership to advance research on energy storage and future fuels
The University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and Bank of America today announced the renewal of their partnership. Now in its fourth year, the partnership supports new res...
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Time for energy and climate modelers to start trying to tell the world what’s likely to happen and show them how to phase out fossil fuels completely. @chrisnelder.bsky.social highlights why our work is important @doynefarmer.bsky.social @smithschool.ox.ac.uk www.transitiontimes.net/nn-7-a-new-c...
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NN#7: A New Climate Catechism
It’s time for energy and climate modelers to start trying to tell the world what’s likely to happen, and show them how to phase out fossil fuels completely.
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Conference on Complex Systems @css-conference.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
You just realize #CCS2026 is taking place in four months? You can still be a part of it! From computational social science to animal behavior, take a look at the satellite events we have lined up. You can still submit a contribution to any of them! 🛰️ ccs26.cssociety.org/program.html
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CCS 2026: The 2026 Conference on Complex Systems @ Binghamton, NY, USA
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Worried that you missed Luís Bettencourt's talk 'Cities all the way down: a new geographical framework for development' at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social last week? Don't worry - you can watch it on YouTube! youtu.be/0Tes4Hhh4N4
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'Cities all the way down: a new geographical framework for development'
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Coming up on Wednesday 17th - @doynefarmer.bsky.social will be presenting Quantitative complexity economics: A revolution in the making @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social #Complexity #EconSky cmsr.rutgers.edu/news-events-...
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Doyne Farmer – Quantitative complexity economics:  A revolution in the making
Center for Mathematical Sciences Research, The School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
In our final #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 12 June, @oxmartinschool.bsky.social Visiting Fellow Luis Bettencourt will discuss several recent empirical results on decisions and sorting mechanisms in complex urban environments @oxfordgeography.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/agent...
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Agents and Decisions: Exposure, learning and conditional choices in…
In this talk, Luis Bettencourt will discuss several recent empirical results on decisions and sorting mechanisms in complex urban environments. In all…
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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Join me on May 29 for the concluding session of the Beyond Carbon UZH lecture series: Greening Growth, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Dioxide Removal. I'll be in discussion with Ottmar Edenhofer @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @inetoxford.bsky.social www.sustainability.uzh.ch/en/research-...
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Greening Growth, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Dioxide Removal
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In our next #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 27 May, we're delighted to have Güven Demirel from @qmul.bsky.social here (and online) to talk about modelling global trade with optimal transport #EconSky @inetoxford.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/model...
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Modelling global trade with optimal transport
Global trade is shaped by a complex mix of factors beyond supply and demand, including tangible variables like transport costs and tariffs, as well as…
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Jagoda Kaszowska-Mojsa's book discusses how the Global Financial Crisis revealed that systemic fragility arises not only from identifiable risks but also from systemic uncertainty. And why this challenge is still a pressing issue. Free to download: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
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Financial Instability and Systemic Risk | From the Global Financial Cr
The Global Financial Crisis revealed that systemic fragility arises not only from identifiable risks but also from systemic uncertainty – the endogenous and
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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I'm looking forward to Luis Bettencourt (University of Chicago) visiting us @inetoxford.bsky.social next month - and especially to introducing when he gives a lecture on a new geographical framework for development @oxmartinschool.bsky.social www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/frame...
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'Cities all the way down: a new geographical framework for…
REGISTRATION To register to attend in-person at the Oxford Martin School, please scroll down to the registration form at the bottom of the page To…
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Reminder: in our #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 13 May, Stefan Thurner from @csh.ac.at will explain how new supply chain data allows us to literally observe how the economy works #EconSky @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @inetoxford.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/rethi...
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Rethinking economics by understanding supply chain networks and their…
New supply chain data allows us to literally observe how the economy works. Supply chain networks are highly dynamic and reconfigure at remarkable rates.…
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Andrea Bacilieri @abacilieri.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Many studies on national supply chains: It’s time to take stock! 1st to use rare admin data to establish a benchmark 🧵 🔗Paper tinyurl.com/3wf77bkw 🔥Code tinyurl.com/v9c63cub @francoislafond.bsky.social A Borsos M Hoefer @pastudillo.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social
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Firm-level production networks: What do we (really) know?
Are standard production network properties similar across all available datasets, and if not, why? We provide benchmark results from two administrativ…
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Is there necessarily a tradeoff between growth, inequality, and sustainability? Isaak Mengasha will discuss this while examining how #CarbonPricing drives critical transition to green growth in the #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 6 May www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/carbo... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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Carbon pricing drives critical transition to green growth
There exists a critical carbon price beyond which energy producers suddenly switch fuels, emissions drop sharply, and (under the right redistribution) the…
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Seminar reminder: Critical for policy-making and business operations, the study of global supply chains has been severely hampered by a lack of detailed data. Neave O'Clery uses cross-border firm transactions to decipher the global production network 📅29 April www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/decip...
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Deciphering the global production network from cross-border firm…
European industrial nations and China dominate critical intermediate products such as metals, common components and tools, while industrial complexity is…
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We're happy to announce our final Complexity Economics seminars for this academic year (all online as well as in person). We start on 29 April with Neave O'Clery @casaucl.bsky.social on Deciphering the global production network from cross-border firm transactions. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/decip...
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Deciphering the global production network from cross-border firm…
European industrial nations and China dominate critical intermediate products such as metals, common components and tools, while industrial complexity is…
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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Which technologies are likely to make advances? Which ones might develop so fast that they pose risks to humanity? How quickly will new technologies to be deployed? I'm looking for answers with @francoislafond.bsky.social @maxroser.bsky.social in our new program on forecasting technological change
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Published in Quantitative Finance ➤ Social contagion and asset prices: Reddit's self-organised bull runs Valentina Semenova & Julian Winkler @inet-complexity.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...
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Social contagion and asset prices: Reddit's self-organised bull runs
In recent years, online discussion platforms have amplified the impact of social forces on financial markets. This paper uses text data from Reddit's…
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
There's still time to sign up for this afternoon's seminar with @cesifoti.bsky.social (online or in person)
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
"I like doing things that people think are impossible" - Doyne Farmer's interview in ARA now available to read (in Spanish and Catalan as well as English) en.ara.cat/science-tech...
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J. Doyne Farmer, physicist: "I like doing things that people think are impossible"
The scientist argues that we cannot predict the future, but we can create better economic models through physics.
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
In our final #ComplexityEconomics seminar of the term on 11 March, we're delighted to welcome @cesifoti.bsky.social to talk about The Infinite Alphabet, exploring the many principles that govern how knowledge grows, moves and decays. @tidecentre.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/the-i...
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Book Talk: The Infinite Alphabet
This event is co-organised by The TIDE Centre We all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are…
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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Now available online: Liquidity Spirals - new working paper co-authored with Garbrand Wiesema @ecb.europa.eu and Esti Kemp (IMF) investigates how the (pecking) order in which institutions liquidate assets in response to shocks affects financial stability. www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpw...
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Tom Youngman and @pirta-palola.bsky.social were in Pisa last week presenting our work on a macroeconomic model to assess the impacts of the UK’s #CarbonBudgets at the Workshop on Climate Macroeconomic Pluralism. Tom shared his thoughts on the workshop: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/reflect...
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Cutting Edge Climate Macroeconomics: Reflections from Pisa
Tom Youngman, Research Project Manager for Macroeconomics of the Seventh Carbon Budget, reflects on the three-day workshop, 'Macroeconomic Implications of…
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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 05/03/2026
We're hiring! Global shocks – wars, pandemics, climate extremes – don't just disrupt supply chains. They reshape societies. We're looking for a Postdoc to help us model exactly that, using ABM and complexity science. 3-year funded position in Vienna. Apply by April 1, 2026 👉 csh.ac.at/engage/jobs/
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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 03/03/2026
📢 We’re hiring! The Complexity Science Hub is opening 2–3 Postdoc positions in our #CSHPostDocProgram. 🌟 1 year funding to build your own research agenda 🎯 Training in leadership, science communication & more 🎡 Vibrant community in one of the world’s most liveable cities csh.ac.at/education/po...
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The economist trying to save the planet with his own crystal ball: read @doynefarmer.bsky.social's interview in The Standard #ComplexityEconomics #EnergyTransition @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @inetoxford.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ec...
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The economist trying to save the planet with his own crystal ball
No one can predict the future... yet. Will Rogers-Coltman speaks to Professor Doyne Farmer about his lofty aims to build the world’s first super-simulator
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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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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This Thursday I'll be at @museuciencies.cat discussing chaos theory, time and its implications with @evamirandag.bsky.social and @ricardsole.bsky.social. Looking forward to it! museuciencies.cat/activitats/2...
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Teoria del caos: el món és predictible? | Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
In our next #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 4 March @oecd-ocde.bsky.social's Peter Gal will be talking about the macroeconomic productivity gains from AI across the globe. Online and in person www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/mirac...
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Miracle or Myth? The macroeconomic productivity gains from AI across…
The presentation will focus on the expected macroeconomic productivity gains from Artificial Intelligence (AI) over a 10-year horizon in OECD and G20…
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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Podem predir el futur mitjançant les matemàtiques? Què ens diu la teoria del caos? Quins són els límits de la nostra capacitat de predir la complexitat? Parlarem amb Doyne Farmer, un dels pares de la teoria, i amb la matemàtica Eva Miranda @evamirandag.bsky.social museuciencies.cat/activitats/2...
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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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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
“We want to do for economic planning what Google maps did for traffic planning, so we can give anybody who has an economic question an intelligent and useful answer.” @doynefarmer.bsky.social in today's @theguardian.com #Complexity #EconSky #ClimateCrisis #EnergyTransition
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Sara AlMahri @ifmcambridge.bsky.social is the next speaker in our @inet-complexity.bsky.social seminar series! Join us on Wednesday 11th February @14:30 GMT in person or online, Register ➼ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/from-...
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Oxford Summer School in Economics Networks - now with added @doynefarmer.bsky.social! #ComplexityEconomics #EconSky @oxfordeconnet.bsky.social
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Our first @inet-complexity.bsky.social seminar of the year is coming up, featuring a book talk from @maxkasy.bsky.social! Don't forget to register to watch in person or online ➸ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/the-m... @oxfordecondept.bsky.social
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Here's the announcement you've been waiting for - our Complexity Economics seminar speakers for this term! We start on 4 Feb with @maxkasy.bsky.social @oxfordecondept.bsky.social discussing his new book The means of prediction: How AI really works (and who benefits) www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/the-m...
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Book Talk: The means of prediction - how AI really works (and who…
As economist Maximilian Kasy shows in The Means of Prediction , artificial intelligence, far from being an unstoppable force, is irrevocably shaped by…
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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Do you want to help develop new theories for systems that adapt, evolve, and interact? Applications are open for SFI’s 2026 UCR program, a fully funded, 10-week experience for undergraduates, offering mentorship, seminars, and project development. Apply by Jan 14, 2026 www.santafe.edu/ucr
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Highly recommended by all our team members who have attended in the past!
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
You can read our briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget inquiry showcasing 4 research programmes from @inetoxford.bsky.social that could help inform decisions @doynefarmer.bsky.social @emilienravigne.bsky.social @bapeterj.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/complex...
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Complexity Economics Insights for the Seventh Carbon Budget
This briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget inquiry showcases four research programmes from the University of Oxford’s…
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Jordan Kemp @jordantkemp.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Had the pleasure of giving talks at @cphsodas.bsky.social and @iasliu.bsky.social this past week on my recent preprint, "Spatial Selection and the Multiscale Dynamics of Urban Change". Thank you to my kind hosts, and I'm excited to continue learning about and sharing multi scale dynamics research!
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
There's still time to sign up for tomorrow's seminar with the Chief Economist of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Donna Leong. 👇
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
In our #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 3 December: How does government conduct analysis to meet its twin missions of Clean Power 2030 and Accelerating to #NetZero? Director of Analysis and Chief Economist at DESNZ Donna Leong will give her perspectives. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/missi...
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Mission analysis – how does the UK government model the transition to…
How does government conduct analysis to meet its twin missions of Clean Power 2030 and Accelerating to Net Zero?
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Interested in how to address inequality in economic models? Collective action and climate change? What the roadblocks are to better economic predictions? We have the podcast episode for you! 👇 @doynefarmer.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social @smithschool.ox.ac.uk #Complexity #EconSky
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Doyne Farmer: Roulette, Chaos Theory, Global Economics, Oxford University
YouTube video by Brad Carr
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Jordan Kemp @jordantkemp.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Cities are dynamos of demographic change, however our data practices can often hide this fact. In this paper, we explore growth in Chicago, a city purportedly burdened by a stagnating population. Using methods from population ecology, we show that not only is Chicago undergoing rapid, spatially...
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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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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We too are very excited about Karolina Bassa's new paper with Rama Cont on Dynamics of sovereign debt: credit risk and sustainability analysis www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
In our next #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 12 Nov, Rafael Prieto-Curiel @csh.ac.at will explore the challenges of making cities work for everyone while facing dual challenges of managing both expansion and contraction at a time of rapid future population expansion www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/citie...
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Cities for everyone
In this talk, Rafael Prieto-Curiel will explore the challenges of making cities work for everyone. Previously, Rafael worked on urban dynamics as part of…
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 06/11/2025
🔍 Introducing our new, more powerful search! → ourworldindata.org/search With such a rich publication—nearly 14,000 charts and 100s of articles on 120+ topics—it can be hard to find what matters to you. Now, finding what you’re looking for, or discovering something new, has never been easier.
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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Come join the team! @francoislafond.bsky.social @doynefarmer.bsky.social and @maxroser.bsky.social need a postdoctoral researcher to join their programme on forecasting technical change www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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Vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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