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Oxford 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.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This 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...
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No. 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…
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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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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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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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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Are 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
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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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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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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 23/04/2026
Professor Jennifer Castle, Sir David Hendry, and Dr Andrew Martinez explain why the OBR’s forecasting model needs an overhaul ⬇️ bit.ly/4czvnfa
Coins scattered on a surface with a headline about OBR forecasting errors and a quote from Professor David F Hendry.
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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The 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.io
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The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality
A two-day interdisciplinary conference on economic and social inequality at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. 10–11 September 2026.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Economist 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...
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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Which 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-...
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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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Neftalem Emanuel @neftalememanuel.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Honoured 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!
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Lukas Lehner @lukaslehner.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Join 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...
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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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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A reminder that the deadline to apply to join us @oxfordeconnet.bsky.social is today!
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
No 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...
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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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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Smart 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...
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Smart Talk: Land, Housing, and the Economy
YouTube video by Henry George School of Social Science
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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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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Developing 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/...
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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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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Economics 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/...
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Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a 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 · 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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Pete Barbrook-Johnson @bapeterj.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Shiny 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...
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Virtuous and vicious cycles in the energy transition - Nature Reviews Clean Technology
Feedback 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...
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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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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
We 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!
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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
On 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...
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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World
Dani Rodrik of Harvard University will present his new book, "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global…
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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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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
An 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
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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I'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/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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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 04/12/2025
Academics 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.social
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Oxford academics comment on the UK Budget 2025 | University of Oxford
The 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
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Land, 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 Muellbauer
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No. 2025-25 - Land, Housing and the British Economy: background paper
The multiple ways in which land and the economy interact underline the importance of entrenching socially beneficial policies for land and housing. Many…
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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The 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...
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Upjohn Institute announces 2025 Dissertation Award honorees
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Maximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Just 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.com
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Opinion | A.I. Is Deciding Who You Are
In the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Lukas 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
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Fresh paper from @jordantkemp.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social
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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We’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 ⬇️
Job vacancy for Post Doctoral Research Associate in Economics of Technological Change at Oxford. Deadline: 5 Jan 2026.
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I 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...
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Welcome 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 ➽
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Opinion | 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.
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Thomas L Friedman @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
My column: We’re In a New Everything-Is-Connected Epoch. But What to Call It? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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Opinion | We’re In a New Everything-Is-Connected Epoch. But What to Call It?
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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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University 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 ⬇️
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Expert Comment: Is the dollar’s dominance crumbling? | University of
Dennis 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
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
JOB 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
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
FOUR 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
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 30/09/2025
When @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/...
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Discovery - The Life Scientific: Doyne Farmer - BBC Sounds
Doyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
A 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
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WIFO @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
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Additional 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…
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