Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordOxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026🚨We're hiring 2 part-time Research Assistants to join Professor Zach Parolin's research team working on economic and social inequality in high-income countries. You will be a PhD student in a social science discipline (or relevant data science field) with experience in data management and analysis. 133
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This essay from Carter Powis will give you a framework for thinking about the possible futures between “AI destroys everyone” and “AI solves everything” #economicsofsustainability @cameronhepburn.bsky.social www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...inet.ox.ac.ukNo. 2026-17 - Policy Discussion Paper: Return from Erewhon - What I…Every public conversation about AI seems to end in one of two places: the machines kill us, or the machines save us. Notice that both stories tell you to… 011
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordJ. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Join 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-...sustainability.uzh.chGreening Growth, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Dioxide Removal 095
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Minimum-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...theatlantic.comThe Economic Experiment That Upended RealityMinimum-wage increases were expected to kill jobs. The fact that they didn’t should make us rethink a lot of assumptions. 034
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordINET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 21/05/2026In 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...inet.ox.ac.ukModelling global trade with optimal transportGlobal trade is shaped by a complex mix of factors beyond supply and demand, including tangible variables like transport costs and tariffs, as well as… 012
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordOxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Are current housing policies enough to deliver meaningful change? 🏠 Join us for a panel discussion exploring some of the biggest questions facing housing policy today. 📅 28 May 2026 📍 Oxford Martin School & online 🔗 Register here: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/housi... @inetoxford.bsky.social 141
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordThe 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. 🧵 276
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordThe Middle Out Center @middleoutcenter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026If you're thinking about what comes after neoliberalism, this is the perfect conversation to start with. Full conversation at the link below ⬇ #EconSkythesling.orgSlingshot Episode 29 - The SlingEric 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. 064
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordUniversity of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 23/04/2026Professor Jennifer Castle, Sir David Hendry, and Dr Andrew Martinez explain why the OBR’s forecasting model needs an overhaul ⬇️ bit.ly/4czvnfa 282
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordZach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality will take place on 10-11 September at Nuffield College (Oxford). ▶️Plenaries: Philippe Aghion, Janet Gornick & roundable moderated by FT's Sarah O'Connor. 🚩CfP Deadline: 22 May. Join us in Oxford! Details here: atkinsonconference.github.ioatkinsonconference.github.ioThe Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social InequalityA two-day interdisciplinary conference on economic and social inequality at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. 10–11 September 2026. 03720
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Economist Maxim Massenkoff @anthropic.com, makers of Claude and Claude Code, is the next speaker in our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality Working Group series Join host @zparolin.bsky.social and the team online via zoomon 14 May at 1600 BST ⮞ Register here ⮞ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/labor... 120
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordOxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Which technologies will advance and are investment worthy? 📈 The Oxford Martin Programme on Forecasting Technological Change seeks to answer this question, and will create a new technological progress database, hosted by @ourworldindata.org. 🔗 Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/forecasting-... 2136
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Published 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...inet.ox.ac.ukSocial contagion and asset prices: Reddit's self-organised bull runsIn recent years, online discussion platforms have amplified the impact of social forces on financial markets. This paper uses text data from Reddit's… 052
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordNeftalem Emanuel @neftalememanuel.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Honoured to receive this year’s Barnett Prize for my paper exploring the relationship between council housing repairs and maintenance spending and residents’ wellbeing. I’m grateful to the committee for their recognition and @aaronreeves.bsky.social who helped shape and refine the paper! 081
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordLukas Lehner @lukaslehner.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Join us today online for Alexandra Roulet's talk on "Making Labor Markets Work for Workers and Businesses", hosted by @zparolin.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social. I'll be moderating the event and look forward to a vibrant discussion. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/makin... 132
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 10/03/2026New 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.orgmarketsbuiltforhumans.orgMarkets Built for Humans 032
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 06/03/2026A reminder that the deadline to apply to join us @oxfordeconnet.bsky.social is today! 100
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 03/03/2026No one can fault @doynefarmer.bsky.social's ambition. The American economist is confident that, with the right funding, he can build a computer simulator of the world’s economy. As it sounds, this is no mean feat. #complexity @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ec...standard.co.ukThe economist trying to save the planet with his own crystal ballNo 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 032
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Smart Talk: Land, Housing, and the Economy John Muellbauer @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social talks to Ed Dodson @hgsssnyc.bsky.social about the interactions between the housing market and the wider economy. @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @oxfordecondept.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7vf...youtube.comSmart Talk: Land, Housing, and the EconomyYouTube video by Henry George School of Social Science 041
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordINET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 02/03/2026The 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...standard.co.ukThe economist trying to save the planet with his own crystal ballNo 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 094
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordOxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Are 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 1108
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Developing a Complexity Model of the Global Economy @doynefarmer.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social outlines his plan for a super simulator: An economic model of the world in which every company is individually represented @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comEconomics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix thatDoyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world 072
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Economics has failed the climate crisis: this complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan - @doynefarmer.bsky.social says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world #climatecrisis Interview by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comEconomics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a plan to fix thatDoyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world 33717
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordEric Beinhocker @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Great @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.socialtheguardian.comEconomics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix thatDoyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world 072
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordPete Barbrook-Johnson @bapeterj.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Shiny new paper: Virtuous and vicious cycles in the energy transition We explore how feedback loop dynamics are shaping the energy transition and what it means for decision makers. www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comVirtuous and vicious cycles in the energy transition - Nature Reviews Clean TechnologyFeedback loops shape the pace and direction of the clean energy transition by accelerating or resisting change. Researchers and practitioners can draw on these feedback loops as practical heuristics t... 113
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Sara 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-... 034
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 04/02/2026We are looking forward to hosting @cesifoti.bsky.social @tse-fr.eu for an @inet-complexity.bsky.social seminar on Wed 11th March at Manor Road Building, to discuss his new book! 254
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordZach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026On Feb 17, our @inetoxford.bsky.social team will launch the INET Oxford Inequality Working Group, an online seminar series that invites discussion on inequality and public policy. Our first speaker: @drodrik.bsky.social presents his new book. Details & registration: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/share...inet.ox.ac.ukShared Prosperity in a Fractured WorldDani Rodrik of Harvard University will present his new book, "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global… 0175
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Our 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 192
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 27/01/2026An opportunity to join @zparolin.bsky.social's growing #Inequality team @inetoxford.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social ➸ Apply by 6 February ➸ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies 043
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordZach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I'm hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join us at the University of Oxford and our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality team. Ideal candidate has experience in the fields of inequality, social mobility, and/or public policy. We can sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacanciesinet.ox.ac.ukVacanciesJobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford 02915
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordOxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 04/12/2025Academics from across @socsci.ox.ac.uk reflect on the #UKBudget25 including changes to income, electric vehicle, and property taxes, as well as the lifting of the two-child benefit cap. ⤵️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11... @oxfordecondept.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.socialox.ac.ukOxford academics comment on the UK Budget 2025 | University of OxfordThe Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented her Budget 2025 to the UK Parliament on Wednesday 26 November. Three Oxford academics provide expert comment on tax rises and new taxes being 022
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordNuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Land, housing and the British economy: background paper www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications... @inetoxford.bsky.social working paper by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow John Muellbauerinet.ox.ac.ukNo. 2025-25 - Land, Housing and the British Economy: background paperThe multiple ways in which land and the economy interact underline the importance of entrenching socially beneficial policies for land and housing. Many… 011
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordUpjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 06/11/2025The Upjohn Institute announces its 2025 Dissertation Award winners. First Prize: Lukas Lehner (@lukaslehner.bsky.social) “Beyond Unemployment: An Investigation of Social Policies to Empower Workers in a Changing World of Work” for Oxford University www.upjohn.org/Upjohn-Insti...upjohn.orgUpjohn Institute announces 2025 Dissertation Award honorees 2174
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordMaximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Just out in the New York Times: My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o... @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.comnytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Is Deciding Who You AreIn the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal. 12212
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Lukas Lehner Wins International Awards For Dissertation ➽ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/lukas-lehner… @lukaslehner.bsky.social has received two international awards for his dissertation completed @ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social 0173
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Fresh paper from @jordantkemp.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordOxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 12/11/2025We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher to join a new Oxford Martin programme led by renowned innovation scholars: Prof @maxroser.bsky.social, Prof @doynefarmer.bsky.social & Dr @francoislafond.bsky.social. Help shape global insights into how technologies evolve. Link in thread ⬇️ 185
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordRafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 12/11/2025I am glad to be back at @ox.ac.uk to present the research of my team at @csh.ac.at on cities at @inetoxford.bsky.social! See you later today! 🌇 www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/citie... 151
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Welcome to Our New Era. What Do We Call It? In @nytimes.com, @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social comments on 'the decisive test of our age' What’s changed? In a word: complexity. Read the @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social column ➽ nytimes.comOpinion | Welcome to Our New Era. What Do We Call It?We have arrived at a “Polycene” moment where binary systems are giving way to multiple interconnected ones. 020
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordThomas L Friedman @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025My column: We’re In a New Everything-Is-Connected Epoch. But What to Call It? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | We’re In a New Everything-Is-Connected Epoch. But What to Call It? 13278
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordINET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 07/11/2025We 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... 373
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordINET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 06/11/2025In 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...inet.ox.ac.ukCities for everyoneIn this talk, Rafael Prieto-Curiel will explore the challenges of making cities work for everyone. Previously, Rafael worked on urban dynamics as part of… 054
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordUniversity of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 04/11/2025⚠️ Debt and deficits are exploding 📉 Financial market trust has been shaken 🏦 Federal Reserve independence has been eroded 🌍 Geopolitical trust has collapsed @inetoxford.bsky.social's Dennis Snower explains how the dollar became the world’s pillar - and why it’s now cracking ⬇️ox.ac.ukExpert Comment: Is the dollar’s dominance crumbling? | University ofDennis Snower, International Research fellow at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School and Professorial Research Fellow at The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin 183
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 03/11/2025JOB OPPORTUNITY: Post Doctoral Research Associate in the Economics of Technological Change (2yr) ➵ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies Join the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social Prog. on Forecasting Technological Change, led by @francoislafond.bsky.social , @doynefarmer.bsky.social & @maxroser.bsky.social 164
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 08/10/2025FOUR new positions available at INET Oxford! @zparolin.bsky.social is hiring: 🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility 🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility Find out more and apply HERE ➵ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies 01413
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordOxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 30/09/2025When @doynefarmer.bsky.social was a student, he walked into a Vegas casino, sat down at a roulette table and beat the house! LISTEN to BBC interview to hear how he's using his powers of prediction @inetoxford.bsky.social to resolve how best to prevent climate change. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukDiscovery - The Life Scientific: Doyne Farmer - BBC SoundsDoyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette. 031
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 17/09/2025A new Q&A + Working Paper to accompany @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @oxfordecondept.bsky.social John Muellbauer's property tax reform proposal published ➡️ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/property-tax… @econchange.bsky.social @sheltercharity.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Institute for New Economic Thinking, OxfordWIFO @wifo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025#WIFO Research Seminar with Karolina Bassa (@inetoxford.bsky.social; @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social) – A Quantitative Model of Sovereign Credit Risk and Debt Sustainability Date & Time: 01 October 2025, 12:30 pm Register now: veranstaltungen@wifo.ac.at ▶️ Join us: buff.ly/auvhpnG 011
Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Additional role for for @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social announced Eric has been appointed to the Science Board of @sfiscience.bsky.social as its Chair The role advises on scientific strategy for the Institute. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/eric-beinhoc… 062