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Olan McEvoy

@olanmcevoy.bsky.social
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Corkonian exiled in Mitteleuropa | International Political Economy, Macro-Finance, Green Transition | Doctoral Researcher at Global Climate Forum, Berlin

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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
#empiresuicidewatch 124 speaking of which, check out all these great articles phenomenalworld.org/analysis/int... @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
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Introduction | The Editors
A new collection on American power—past, present, and future.
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Philip Stafford @staffordphilip.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Excellent piece here. There is such as thing as the petrodollar, as piece makes clear, but it's only one part of the bigger, more important eurodollar system where any bank can add a liability to its own balance sheet and call it a dollar. www.ft.com/content/be34...
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There’s no such thing as the petrodollar
War on Iran is changing the currency calculations of Gulf energy exporters. But the dollar’s global role depends on far more than the denomination of a barrel of oil
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Stefan Zylinski @stefanzylinski.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Happy to share that my paper, "Green energy transitions under financial subordination: climate finance, structure, and agency in the Global South," has now been published in @ripejournal.bsky.social! ✨ You can read the paper below: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/
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Green energy transitions under financial subordination: climate finance, structure, and agency in the Global South
Climate finance is considered essential to the Global South’s green energy transition, yet little is known about how financial capitalism shapes access to it or the factors determining domestic rec...
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Jordi Schröder Bosch @jordischroeder.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
New report: wind and solar are driving down wholesale electricity prices across Europe. On average, prices were ~24% lower in 2023–2025 than if gas had set the price at all times. Thread below👇
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Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · 19/04/2026
Die Union macht Energiepolitik für 15% der Bevölkerung und und prahlt auch noch ständig damit, wundert sich aber, dass die AfD in Umfragen an ihr vorbeizieht. Drei Viertel der Deutschen wollen weiterhin keine Rechtsextremen, aber 57% eine schnellere Energiewende.
ZDF Politbarometer:  Mehrheit: Energiewende geht zu langsam
Mit 57 Prozent finden die meisten Befragten, dass die Energiewende in Deutschland zu langsam vorankommt, besonders groß ist diese Kritik bei den Jüngeren (unter 35 Jahre: 67 Prozent). Für insgesamt 15 Prozent geht die Energiewende zu schnell und 21 Prozent halten das Tempo für gerade richtig.
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Brendan Greeley @bhgreeley.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
My main challenge writing about money is dealing with theories of endogenous money, which comes from banks, and exogenous money, which comes from, you know, somewhere but it doesn't really matter. It's a ridiculous distinction. The Fed is a bank. It's all bank money, endogenous all the way down.
A diagram, describing how banks manufacture brand-new dollars when they make a loan
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Olan McEvoy @olanmcevoy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
“This is payback for that time when we attacked you!”
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
81/ Policy shifts coming fast. France accelerates Electrification - a ban on gas boilers in new houses from end of 2026 - increased support for replacing old heating with heat pumps - 100 regions will pilot comprehensive heat transition plans to phase out gas by 2030 bsky.app/profile/janr...
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Olan McEvoy @olanmcevoy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
It’s the same with Trump’s comment at Davos about wind turbines in China: they aren’t just ignorant, they’re sowing misinformation on purpose. A world order that isn’t reliant on fossil fuels is a world order that isn’t reliant on America and the dollar.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/04/2026
The time between fossil fuel crises is just going to keep shrinking, until there's no discrete single "crisis" - just one unbroken prolonged state of global suffering due to fossil fuel unreliability The best time to ditch fossil fuels was 30 years ago. The second best time is now
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 07/04/2026
We’re living through an incredible experiment in externally imposed carbon shock therapy. Not the green macrofinancial regime we want but the one we currently have.
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Olan McEvoy @olanmcevoy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🚨 Reminder: apply by April 10! 🚨 If you are planning to apply for the OBFA-TRANSFORM research group's workshop, you need to send an abstract and brief biographical note to verena.gradinger@globalclimateforum.org by April 10. Further details in the call for papers below! 💸 🏗️ 🌱
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Max Krahé @maxkrahe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Wohnen ist teuer. Die Wohnungspolitik auch: ca 30 Mrd € jährlich kostet sie den Staat. Trotzdem verpasst sie es, dauerhaft bezahlbaren Wohnraum zu schaffen. Wie kam es dazu? In unserem neuen Papier geben @sara-schulte.bsky.social und ich eine Antwort:
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Olan McEvoy @olanmcevoy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We're hosting a workshop in Berlin on 12-13 June on using balance sheet frameworks to understand contemporary money and finance! Applications by 10 April 📝
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The US government has agreed to pay TotalEnergies $928 million to cancel its offshore wind leases and redirect the money to oil and gas instead. This is happening during the worst global energy crisis (per IEA) in history and as rising prices put huge pressure on households and businesses.
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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This chart goes a long way in explaining why Orbán’s system is under real pressure for the first time. The growth that sustained it has stalled—and with it, the political bargain that kept voters on board. I tried to unpack what that means. 👉 brettoninthewoods.substack.com/p/can-hungar...
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Gregor Semieniuk @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz isn't a hypothetical — it's already there. Most people in Europe and the US just can't feel it yet. A threat on our new @newstatesman1913.bsky.social article: what's heading our way, and why the burden won't be shared equally. 1/
screenshot of the article heading at https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2026/03/the-world-energy-shock-is-coming
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Olan McEvoy @olanmcevoy.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Amazing how far European servitude to an out of control U.S. administration has gone that this fairly timid statement of a normal centrist position on immigration by Taoiseach Martin has people acting as if he's done something significant
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Gas is expensive. Everyone will rush to buy solar, EVs and batteries i.e War will ACCELERATE energy transition. "More renewables will be built in the next 5 years than in the last 40 years" - IEA, lashing forecasts for US & raising forecasts for EU, India, Asia AND MidEast bsky.app/profile/scie...
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Hans-Böckler-Stiftung @boeckler-stiftung.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Was hat sich zuletzt in Bezug auf die Situation von Frauen und Männern im Berufsleben getan? Wie groß sind die Ungleichheiten, wo gab es Fortschritte bei der #Gleichstellung, wo Stagnation? Welchen Einfluss hat Fürsorgearbeit/#CareArbeit? #InternationalerFrauentag 🧵1/👇
Infografik: In zwei von drei Paarhaushalten ist das Modell verbreitet: Der Mann arbeitet in Vollzeit, während die Frau Teilzeit arbeitet.
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Olan McEvoy @olanmcevoy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The Trump administration's plans to use the Development Finance Corporation to insure oil tankers in the Gulf to the tune of 350bn dollars has again drawn attention to how states try to respond to emergencies when they are subject to fiscal constraints. A 🧵 www.ft.com/content/6dde...
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Industry doubts Trump plan to insure Gulf oil tankers as Iran war halts transit
US lacks firepower to provide $350bn in coverage needed to revive Strait of Hormuz transits, JPMorgan says
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Jordi Schröder Bosch @jordischroeder.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Following up on this. Finland is by far the euro area country most decoupled from gas. Wholesale electricity prices in Portugal and Lithuania are largely uncorrelated with gas prices. Italy, Ireland, and Greece will be among the most negatively impacted if gas prices continue rising.
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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
New paper on China’s solar subsidies (2004–20): clean energy industrial policy can boost growth and cut emissions. Innovation & production subsidies drove patents, new firms, output, exports. Demand subsidies cut pollution but did less for growth. Social benefits > subsidy costs.
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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Pleased to announce publication of the fifth edition of states versus markets www.bloomsbury.com/us/states-ve... The book is now old enough to drink in the USA but of course I have significantly updated it with each new edition. Buy a copy for Mother's Day or the holiday of your choice!
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Irish Fiscal Advisory Council @fiscalcouncil.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
1/5 The Council has released new research on Ireland’s corporation tax. These receipts are increasingly reliant on a small number of firms. We estimate that the top 3 groups paid almost half of all corporation tax in 2024.
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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Need to run a c/a deficit to be reserve currency? Absolutely not. Top post by @rajakorman.bsky.social for @alphaville.ft.com www.ft.com/content/4b08...
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What must happen for the world to stack RMB
For dollar wannabe renminbi, liability currency status > reserve currency status
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Friederike Reimer @rikereimer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
At the OBFA-TRANSFORM group, we sometimes do videos on our publications - now it was my turn, with @olanmcevoy.bsky.social interviewing me on our paper on the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the limits to incremental fiscal integration in Europe! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT7P...
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The Recovery and Resilience Facility: Schrödinger's Off-Balance Sheet Fiscal Agency?
YouTube video by OBFA-TRANSFORM
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Jonas Nahm @jonasnahm.com · 07/02/2026
New essay by @steffenmurau.bsky.social on Trump admin's misunderstanding of dollar hegemony—and four possible futures for the international monetary system. 1/ www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/tru...
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Trump's Dollar | Steffen Murau
Calls to weaken the dollar have become a feature of Trump's second term. But in today's credit-based system, where the US currency is often created offshore, nativist politics cannot be translated int...
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Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This year I made two big changes to my graduate International Political Economy syllabus: 1) I leaned in to money and capital as organizing themes, and 2) I assigned (nearly) all books. Here's our reading list, ft. Karl Polanyi, Benjamin Cohen, @stefeich.bsky.social, Ngaire Woods, J.C. Sharman ...
Stack of books:
The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi
International Political Economy by Ben Cohen
The Currency of Politics by Stefan Eich
The Globalizers by Ngaire Woods
The Money Laundry by J.C. Sharman
The Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor
Bankers' Trust by Aditi Sahasrabuddhe
Unexpected Revolutionaries by Manuela Moschella
Rating Politics by Zsofia Barta and Alison Johnston
Bucking the Buck by Daniel McDowell
The Meddlers by Jamie Martin
The Entangled Legacies of Empire (eds. Gilbert, Bourne, Haiven, and Montgomerie)
Depletion by Shirin Rai
Chip War by Chris Miller
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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
reserves are important, especially for the 100 +/- countries reliant on 2-3 commodities for 60%+ of exports. but more important is xBorder credit creation in USD (c. 60% netting out intraEU) & closely related trade invoicing (same) & those have not budged. watch that space! @mcopelov.bsky.social
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 19/01/2026
Financial war in response to trade war and territorial threats? More and more people appear to be calling for it. So I updated my post on U.S. Treasuries holdings—now with the latest data. benjaminbraun.org/posts/treasu...
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Steffen Murau @steffenmurau.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
📝 Our report on the transformation of South Africa’s monetary architecture (1983-2024) co-authored with Mark Swilling for the National Planning Commission of South Africa has been launched last week! 📝 Find the full report here: www.nationalplanningcommission.org.za/assets/Docum...
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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Across much of the UK and the US, home prices have risen beyond affordable levels.
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
With the Progressive Politics Research Network, we have published 8 new research briefs on the politics of housing. What does a progressive agenda on housing look like? Which elements are important? What the hurdles are and how can they be overcome? politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
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Jens van 't Klooster 💸💸💸 @jvtk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Really glad to see this out! @apsmolenska.bsky.social and I give our account for @boell.de of why the future of the dollar is also crucial for climate policy
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Steffen Murau @steffenmurau.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
📝 New publication 📝 We have now published our study on the Transformation of the Eurozone Architecture, co-authored with Alex Goghie, Matteo Giordano, and @rikereimer.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Steffen Murau @steffenmurau.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
📣 News from the OBFA-TRANSFORM project 📣 Our Emmy Noether research group is fast approaching its halfway point and we’ve recently received confirmation of funding from @dfg.de for the second project period from 2026 to 2029 🎊 That's why we are launching our new website at obfa-transform.eu
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Friederike Reimer @rikereimer.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
things are happening in the OBFA-TRANSFORM film studio today... 👀 @steffenmurau.bsky.social @olanmcevoy.bsky.social @ fanny without bluesky
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moritz @moritzkapff.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Gemeinsam mit Armin Haas und @steffenmurau.bsky.social argumentieren wir in einer neuen Studie bei der @swp-berlin.org, dass solche Einrichtungen auch heute wieder eine Rolle spielen könnten: 👉 Link: www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
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Mehr Macht, weniger Markt – Denken und Handeln in der geoökonomischen Zeitenwende
Die Rückkehr von Macht auf den Markt ist das Wesensmerkmal einer geoökonomischen Zeitenwende, wie sie die internationale Politik derzeit...
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Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin @surplusmagazin.de · 31/10/2025
Nimmt der Staat zu viele Schulden auf? Ob das tragfähig ist, ist eine Frage des Finanzsystems. Das entscheidende Stichwort lautet »Fundierung«, schreiben @steffenmurau.bsky.social und Moritz Kapff.
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Hyperinflation durch neue Schulden? 4 Sichtweisen auf nachhaltige Staatsfinanzen
Nimmt der Staat zu viele Schulden auf? Ob das tragfähig ist, ist eine Frage des Finanzsystems. Das entscheidende Stichwort lautet »Fundierung«.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The growth of wind and solar power is happening rapidly in all kinds of countries. Except one. Which tells its own story www.ft.com/content/c406...
graphs showing rising share of renewables in energy systems in mature markets, china, emerging markets. But barely growing in petrostates
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️ x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths. x8 in Zambia x7 in Botswana x6 in Sudan x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia 🧵
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undercoverhist.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
What does a Nobel Prize on ‘innovation-driven economic growth’ actually reward? A historian’s perspective on how to deal with the Nobel frenzy beatricecherrier.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/w...
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Monica DiLeo @monicadileo.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
New report out now with @granthamlse.bsky.social CETEx: "A framework for central banks navigating political uncertainty in the transition" cetex.org/publications...
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A framework for central banks navigating political uncertainty in the transition - CETEx
This report recommends three principles for coping with the political uncertainty faced by central bankers.
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Gerard DiPippo @gdp1985.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Over the past few years, Beijing has been mirroring the U.S. economic-security toolkit. China is developing its own architecture to manage risk, preserve chokepoints, and respond in kind. It's also learning from the United States.
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Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
🇵🇱 My @thetimes column: Poland’s economic miracle 12 out of 17 Polish regions are now richer than West Wales. It has faster internet, cheaper electricity and more high speed rail than Britain When it comes to regional development it’s the UK, not Poland, that needs to catch up 1/3
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
It's absolutely astonishing: In just about 13 years, Norway has skyrocketed from virtually no sales of zero-emission battery electric vehicles to nearly 100% of all new passenger car purchases.
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Max Willems @maxwillems.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Thrilled that my first article is out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social ☺️ It looks at why renewable energy buildout in Europe has been *so* unsteady - tracing the evolution of/conflict over the regime for RE derisking over the last two+ decades... It's open access! 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1350... Short 🧵 ...
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Will Bateman @wabateman.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I'm really pleased to be featured in @justmoney.bsky.social's current scholarship post. Looking at the Bank of Japan and Fed archives, I argue that QE was always linked to public-sector support, but that effect was deliberately suppressed in central banks' public research and other comms.
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cornelban.bsky.social @cornelban.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Just out: How China builds strategic dominance in high-innovation niches fracturing the economic status quo in the world: Government Guidance Funds turn fiscal money + SOE assets into venture capital with planning discipline. A different game than Europe or Korea. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Financing technological innovation in China: neo-developmental financial statecraft through government guidance funds
This paper examines China’s distinctive approach to financing innovation, contributing to debates on the derisking state, neo-developmentalist alternatives, and economic statecraft. It focuses on t...
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