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John Hawksworth

@jhawksworth.bsky.social

Economist, chess fan

John Hawksworth @jhawksworth.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

I watched quite a bit of this match live yesterday. Very entertaining with lots of twists and turns. Also educational since Ju Wenjun plays a lot of the same openings as me and has a similar style: www.chess.com/news/view/20...

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2024 JBWSCC Final: Ju Wenjun Excels In All Speed Chess Formats, Wins 2024 Women's SCC Title

Four-time World Champion Ju Wenjun won the 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship after defeating IM Polina Shuvalova in the Final.

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John Hawksworth @jhawksworth.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

I don’t think dynamic pricing is a bad thing per se and it can make markets more efficient. But it’s legitimate for the CMA to investigate if this is being done in a transparent way for consumers. If Live Nation/Ticketmaster have significant monopolistic power that’s also a legitimate concern.

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John Hawksworth @jhawksworth.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Private housebuilding should eventually rise again (with the usual lags) as mortgage rates fall, but this story is a reminder that Labour is unlikely to get close to its targets without increased public investment in housing. Planning reform is needed but is unlikely to be enough on its own.

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John Hawksworth @jhawksworth.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

It’s an irony that Labour is taking a lot of political flak for the relatively small savings from means testing the winter fuel allowance, while also committing much larger sums in the long run to maintaining the triple lock.

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John Hawksworth @jhawksworth.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Trying out this site as an alternative to X for economics, public policy and (hopefully) some chess news!

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