Reposted by Palma PolyakDaniel Driscoll @danieldrisc.com · 29/09/2026Why Carbon Taxes Failed is on the road! See book talk dates below (more to come). Next week is Central European University and Copenhagen Business School! Can't wait to see some dear friends at both places <3 2199
Reposted by Palma PolyakJens van 't Klooster 💸💸💸 @jvtk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Finally out, with @shahinvallee.bsky.social our ambitious story for European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) on the future of the global euro empn.eu/publication/... 69831
Reposted by Palma PolyakChristian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Booooom. www.economist.com/business/202...economist.comEuropean industry is doing better than you may thinkThe firms most exposed to China are suffering. But many are adapting 04312
Reposted by Palma PolyakFederica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨 New: Green industrial policy in backdrop of EU recovery funds In 2020, Covid froze Italy's economy. 🇪🇺 agreed on 🇮🇹's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR): €194.4B, largest share of NextGenEU. The PNRR is now almost over, at last instalment. What did it actually do for climate & energy? 🔋🪡 13410
Reposted by Palma PolyakJohn Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026European Commission officials arguing that a customs union is the best way for the UK to avoid 'Made in Europe' barriers. But the issue seems to be Chinese investment in UK plants, not rerouted Chinese imports. www.ft.com/content/5453...ft.comEU urges UK to raise tariffs on Chinese cars to avoid ‘made in Europe’ barriersLondon has lobbied intensely to secure equal treatment for British products but continues to rule out a customs union 32411
Reposted by Palma PolyakMax-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🚨 Call for Applications: Postdocs We’re looking for postdoctoral researchers for the following research areas and topics: - Political Economy - Economic Sociology - Technology and Statehood - Wealth and Social Inequality 🗓️ Application deadline: Dec. 11 📢 Please share widely! s.gwdg.de/UzLEpr 11422
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Great. mashable.com/tech/anthrop...mashable.comAnthropic researcher quits, calls AI an existential threat to humanityAn Anthropic spokesperson confirmed it believes AI could kill all humans. 041
Reposted by Palma PolyakMichael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Bloomberg: BYD’s overseas revenue exceeded what it made at home for the first time, illustrating why Chinese carmakers have to sell outside of China. First-half sales from overseas rose 34% to account for 53% of the total, while they shrank 31% in Greater China. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comBYD Shows Chinese Carmakers’ Only Way Out of Slump Is AbroadBYD Co.’s overseas revenue exceeded what it made at home for the first time, helping end one of the company’s longest profit slumps and illustrating why Chinese carmakers have no choice but to try the... 17720
Reposted by Palma Polyakherman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Profit share of US GDP with period averages. the profit share is a political outcome. note relative stability of postwar compromise era vs more violent, financial crisis driven swings after the 1990s. last 2 periods consistent rise so same color, but different dynamics. source: FRED. 04920
Reposted by Palma PolyakFelix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 21/08/2026@lionhirth.bsky.social: "Prices of batteries Makes your ears flutter My impression = most people can't imagine what a 29% learning rate means. This applies to energy industry & automotive industry as well as politics this harmless line is log scale, by the way. Prices dropped by more than 99%" 57022
Reposted by Palma PolyakGavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The jobs AI was supposed to eliminate are booming (from Richard Baldwin) rbaldwin.substack.com/p/the-jobs-a... 0217
Reposted by Palma PolyakIsabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 03/08/2026(1/2) The Iran war is a redistribution machine: Big oil profits have shot up to historic highs. Our research shows that 50% of fossil fuel profits go to the richest 1% in the U.S. The rich are the ultimate beneficiaries of the war windfalls. 3181130
Reposted by Palma PolyakAdrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026If this had happened 5 years ago it would have been a crisis for the electrical system. Solar once again making things much less bad. ourworldindata.org/data-insight...ourworldindata.orgSolar overtakes gas to become Hungary's second-largest electricity sourceA decade ago, solar power was almost non-existent in Hungary. It generated just 0.2% of the country’s electricity. Nuclear, coal, and gas dominated the grid. 05620
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Hungary's new government is tested very early. Paks nuclear plant is about to go offline for the first time in 44 years because the Danube is drying up. That's nearly half the country's electricity. Collapsed supply & gas prices spiking throughout the region. Just brutal. apnews.com/article/hung...apnews.comHungary braces for a full shutdown of the Paks nuclear plant as the Danube River hits record lowsHungary's only nuclear power plant is shutting down for the first time due to record-low water levels on the Danube River. 2206110
Reposted by Palma PolyakFinbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Chinese & German carmakers have stepped up cooperation on autonomous driving despite wider trade tensions BYD, Geely, SAIC, Xpeng, Xiaomi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, VW, Porsche met in Beijing to discuss common standards for smart cars, automated parking, cross-border data 12010
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"The exchange rate is a symptom, not the disease." 👏 www.economist.com/by-invitatio... 010
Reposted by Palma PolyakMichael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 30/07/20261/3 Yasheng Huang on China's K-shaped economy and the K-shaped focus of its policymakers: "China has a K-shaped economy — its upper micro-technology arm pointing up, toward technology, and its lower macro arm [almost everything else] pointing down." yashenghuang.substack.com/p/chinas-k-s...yashenghuang.substack.comChina’s K-shaped economy and its K-shaped Policy RegimeA world-class technology sector sitting on top of a weak economy — and a policy machinery to keep it that way 1154
Reposted by Palma PolyakAuke-Florian 🪹 @aukeflorian.nl · 24/07/2026Welcome to the Anthropocene 🔥 22742252
Reposted by Palma PolyakRA Dr. Jannik Rienhoff @linksanwaelte.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Das war kein "Angriff auf uns alle". Das war ein Angriff auf queeres Leben. Ein Leben das täglich zahlreichen Angriffen ausgesetzt ist und gegen Nazis, Islamisten und auch gegen "die Mitte" verteidigt werden muss. #CSDBerlin 16956260
Reposted by Palma PolyakTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Being queer means being the target of violence. Every queer person knows this. It's deeply engraved in who we are. We live with it every day of our lives. Not because of terrorism but because it is structurally enshrined in our "free" societies. Violence against queer people is not an exception ... 1675194
Reposted by Palma PolyakMichael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 26/07/20261/9 Sébastien Jean and Jean-Pierre Landau: "In terms of welfare, European consumers should welcome cheap electric vehicles, batteries, and solar panels that are subsidized directly or indirectly by Chinese workers and taxpayers. But Europeans instead see... www.ifri.org/en/media-ext...ifri.orgRethinking Global ImbalancesToday’s global imbalances, starting with China's massive trade surplus, are not simply the result of poor macroeconomic coordination. Rather, they reflect long-term strategic thinking and a departure ... 34715
Reposted by Palma PolyakDani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Yes. This point is not sufficiently recognized in the global imbalances debate. If you think your CA deficit is excessive and caused by factors outside your borders, you should tax or otherwise discourage capital inflows. Tariffs are a very blunt tool at best. + 46220
Reposted by Palma PolyakJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Pornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...cnbc.comFinland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand batteryA small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency. 9161932234
Reposted by Palma PolyakFinbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Big week for EU digital laws: After big fines for Google and AliExpress, the commission has now found TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors 1239
Reposted by Palma PolyakFinbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Valencia newspaper Las Provincias reports that Pedro Sanchez will today be at a factory to announce a deal whereby Ford sells part of its Almussafes plant near the Spanish city to Geely to manufacture electric vehicles in Spain 1197
Reposted by Palma PolyakFederica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 21/07/2026🚨 New paper in Stato & Mercato (in English): **Climate Action and Energy Transitions: Between Opportunities and Trade-offs** Remember that, until the return of Trump, politics made a big bet that greening energy and cutting emissions are a natural win-win? Did bundling the two pay off? Short 🧵:rivisteweb.itClimate action and energy transitions: Between opportunities and trade-offs 1227
Reposted by Palma PolyakMichael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026SCMP: “What we are seeing is strong external demand alongside weak domestic consumption, with technology and future-oriented industries powering ahead while spending on housing and everyday goods remains tepid.” sc.mp/bz2oz?utm_so...sc.mpShanghai beats GDP estimates with 5.6% growth – but two-speed recovery persistsOfficial data points to a resilient tech-led rebound even as prominent economists warn household spending remains stubbornly cautious. 0197
Reposted by Palma PolyakAndrei Sterescu @andreisterescu.bsky.social · 20/07/20261/ Happy to announce that my paper looking at the evolution of Romania’s growth model and macroeconomic policy regime over the past 15 years, using an import-adjusted GDP decomposition approach, has been published on the Commission’s website. Long 🧵. 173
Reposted by Palma PolyakJakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 18/07/2026🇭🇺⚖️ Sulyok does the paradox and signs the constitutional amendment that's removing him from office. He really had no choice; the Tisza majority would do him in one way or another. The coast is clear for Peter Magyar to exercise unrestrained power and demolish the house that Viktor Orbán built. 1/ 420767
Reposted by Palma PolyakJonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.eurosky.social · 19/07/2026Whatever happens we could have gone to bed by now but for the stupid halftime show 1101
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Istanbul, 2005, Champions League final. Liverpool are 3–0 down to AC Milan at half time. The players trudge off in despair, Benítez wrecking his head for solutions, Gerrard prepping for the team talk of his life. On the pitch: Shakira and BTS getting psyched with muppets and confetti cannons. 0182
Reposted by Palma PolyakPalma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Muppets are great, talented kids are even greater. But halftime is when we go to the toilet, listen to 3–4 of the same 20 sentences from two retired players in a studio, and then the football starts again. I’m ready to take to the streets to defend it. 1143
Reposted by Palma PolyakRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 19/07/2026Some notable exceptions but my impression: 342008371
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Please no more football events organized by Americans, ever. 210419
Reposted by Palma PolyakUncredited Narrator 🇹🇹 🇬🇩 @alstonf87.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Characters who let the baby escape, only to face him years later as a fully grown threat 6561158
Reposted by Palma PolyakFinbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Trade war update: France & Germany to draw up roadmap on China shock before Oct European Council "Macron, who noted France and Germany had “never been so convergent on China,” blasted what he described as Beijing’s open trade war and increasingly aggressive trade practices." 2227
Reposted by Palma Polyakceej @ceej.online · 16/07/2026gonna start talking like this to my boss 6180841215
Reposted by Palma PolyakPalma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Wow… What on Earth is BYD’s rationale in signing Orban’s former foreign minister—a literal Russian asset—as an executive? His credibility in Europe is sub-zero. He may still face charges at home. Is BYD planning to conquer the Russian market now that they’re fighting each other at the gas pumps? ⛽️ 108419
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Maddening thing is that Tuchel *did* play the right tactics—and when it started working, he threw it out the window for this idiocy 030
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026First half shot map #ENGARGstatic.klipy.comConfused John Travolta MemeALT: Confused John Travolta Meme 050
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Wow… What on Earth is BYD’s rationale in signing Orban’s former foreign minister—a literal Russian asset—as an executive? His credibility in Europe is sub-zero. He may still face charges at home. Is BYD planning to conquer the Russian market now that they’re fighting each other at the gas pumps? ⛽️ 108419
Reposted by Palma PolyakDaniel Driscoll @danieldrisc.com · 15/07/2026My latest for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social. The general argument is that starving an energy-hungry growth model of cheap renewables in an era of energy supply-chain shocks and booming AI data centers is bad economic policy. Common sense, really. prosyn.org/EjCZBmqprosyn.orgThe US Economy Cannot Grow Without RenewablesDaniel Driscoll warns that the Trump administration’s grim determination to ignore clean energy will undercut consumption. 1157
Reposted by Palma PolyakGeorg Zachmann @gzachmann.bsky.social · 15/07/2026We have something new for you! Today we launched the Bruegel ETS Tracker. Based on the great work by Jan Abrell you can now easily access: - emissions by sector, location, installation, time - allocation - auction revenues - carbon prices ets.bruegel.org [feedback more than welcome] 66933
Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Belgium was fully on par with this Spanish team (only lost due to a freak injury) & France is getting trashed by them? Unexpected. 081
Reposted by Palma PolyakAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026"Watts coming" 👏👏@leodp.bsky.social 7454109