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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Are you a PhD student interested in the economics of innovation? The Economics of Ideas, Science, and Innovation Online short course, hosted by IFP, is back for the third time! ifp.org/economics-of...

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Economics of Ideas, Science, and Innovation Online PhD Short Course | Institute for Progress

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Te Pūnaha Matatini @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The flow of information between research and policy is not a one-way street, it is a constant dialogue 🧪🧵

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Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability @te-ara-paerangi.community · 06/09/2025

More cuts to the Marsden Fund. This time $20 million from the annual budget cut starting next year. This is on top of previous cuts by this government. They are trying to skip the 'priming the pump' step of public research as a driver of the economy. How well that is going to work? #NZPOL

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Fewer Marsden Fund grants after government cuts

A major research fund has been forced to slash its grant allocation by more than $20 million next year.

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Te Pūnaha Matatini @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Want to come to New Zealand this summer? The call for abstracts for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 is now open: forms.gle/g22s2dR85oFq... 🧪

A meme from Breaking Bad with Jesse saying "New Zealand. That's where they made Lord of the Rings".

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

I see the ghouls are fretting about higher taxes making rich people leave the country - the dreaded 'capital flight' 😱. I mean where do you even start with this crap? Well, not by arguing about estimates of how many millionaries we'll lose. Let's rehearse some lines... [1/n]

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Kyle Higham @kylehigham.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The IP component of the incoming reforms has gone largely without comment; however, the idea that giving a larger share of IP to scientists will incentivise commercialisation really shows how little this government understands the motivations of those who produce public goods.

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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Something to keep in mind for 2025 Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction

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Kyle Higham @kylehigham.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I know economists love concise paper titles, but this is getting a little ridiculous...

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Kyle Higham @kylehigham.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

In light of the Government's push to get a 'return on investment' (ROI) from research funding, perhaps it is as good a time as any to talk about just how hard it is to measure this supposed ROI for research in general. Let's take a trip into the weeds! ⬇️

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Kyle Higham @kylehigham.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

To add my two-cents - I have active projects that aim to understand how science is commercialised, how research findings are used (or not) by policymakers, and systemic policy barriers to innovation. These are all classifed as social science. newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/05/a...

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Anne Salmond: Govt de-funding the mind

Comment: The Government's decision to cut humanities and social science research from its major funding stream is both bad policy and scientifically illiterate, writes Dame Anne Salmond

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