Reposted by parochialAntonio Fatas @antoniofatas.bsky.social · 16/10/2025If this is the best argument that Eric Schmidt can give to deny the existence of a bubble in AI stocks, then it is certainly a bubble. (source: www.ft.com/content/da16...) 051
Reposted by parochialAntonio Fatas @antoniofatas.bsky.social · 01/08/2025When you need to justify a mystery (the value of cryptocurrencies), you refer to something else that you do not understand (blockchain). That sentence keeps appearing in article after article without any explanation of why this technology is needed for anything related to payments. 183
Reposted by parochialLouis-Philippe Rochon @lprochon.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Well see what I got today ????? We worked so hard with all the authors to produce a great book. Thank you @ElgarPublishing and @Elgar_Economics for your support You can order it here for yourself or assign it to your students in the Fall or winter. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/int... 132
Reposted by parochialguillaumevallet.bsky.social @guillaumevallet.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Dear network, I am delighted to announce that I will be visiting professor at the Université du Québec en Outaouais from September 10 to October 10, 2025. We will start an innovative research "Invisible Frontier - Intellectual Transfers between Quebec and New England during the Progressive Era". 011
Reposted by parochialguillaumevallet.bsky.social @guillaumevallet.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Dear network, I am happy to announce that the 11th book of the Central Banking and Monetary Policy series for Elgar, "Central banking and Monetary Policy Implementation", will be published next June! @lprochon.bsky.social 011
Reposted by parochialguillaumevallet.bsky.social @guillaumevallet.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Bonjour, pour mon premier post sur le réseau, je choisis de partager avec vous mon hommage rendu au grand économiste Michel Aglietta, décédé récemment. Un article publié avec Michel Rocca dans @theconversation.com Bonne lecture! theconversation.com/ce-que-miche...theconversation.comCe que Michel Aglietta a apporté à l’économie : une discipline enrichie par les sciences socialesMichel Aglietta, récemment décédé, aura marqué l’histoire de la pensée économique des cinquante dernières années. Décryptage d’une œuvre qui dialoguait avec les autres sciences sociales. 162
Reposted by parochialRSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature. 645429147900
Reposted by parochialPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21/04/2025Big Tech companies including X, Meta, Apple and TikTok should be aware the bloc is ready to enforce its full digital rulebook no matter who is in charge of these firms, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told POLITICO.politico.euVon der Leyen warns X, Meta, TikTok to play by the rules in Europe — no matter who’s CEOThe European Commission will enforce its digital rulebook without fear, said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. 15478111
Reposted by parochialAnn Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 06/04/2025My take on this crisis... open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...open.substack.comWill Donald Trump tame the Global Casino?The FT notices that behind the scenes, his team are thinking about it... 2148
Reposted by parochialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 04/04/2025If our democracy dies, this is its epitaph 562193253794
Reposted by parochialAnn Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 31/03/2025By yours truly- an alternative to the U.S dollar - for Africa... An African Payments Union. ttps://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/12/the-case-for-an-african-payments-union-lessons-from-the-european-experience?lang=encarnegieendowment.orgThe Case for an African Payments Union: Lessons from the European ExperienceThe realities of the global financial system make it nigh impossible for African governments to deliver employment and growth amid social and political instability and when financing is needed to tran... 0187
Reposted by parochialMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 16/03/2025I had an excellent call with President von der Leyen about the road ahead for Canada-E.U. trade. Canada and Europe are strong, reliable partners. In a shifting global economy, that matters more than ever. We’re ready to secure new transatlantic business opportunities together. 668190143483
Reposted by parochialPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 03/02/2025OPINION: An increase in EU defense spending and measures to strengthen the euro are constructive ways to help the US lower its trade deficit. And with the potential to yield benefits for both sides, it’s the exact opposite of a trade war. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/boos... 226316
Reposted by parochialDaniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 12/01/2025fascinating piece: Big Tech's embrace of Trump is a sign of its weakness when confronted w determined state action - Brazil/EU. timely reminder that the state is capable of disciplining capital, and has constantly tried to do so since 2008 for transformative purposes www.ft.com/content/917c...ft.comThe coming battle between social media and the stateBehind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength 2279
Reposted by parochialMike MadDog Drake @mikemaddogdrake.bsky.social · 12/01/2025It amazes me how the 2 countries that trump is threatening war on are helping California while trump talks a bunch of hateful BS!!! 3275
Reposted by parochialDavid Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 21/12/2024The main argument for a Strategic BItcoin Reserve seems to be that Bitcoin holders worry about an impending shortage of greater fools and need the US government to act as the greatest fool of last resort. 28086622116
Reposted by parochialLouis-Philippe Rochon @lprochon.bsky.social · 21/12/2024The January 2025 [37 (01)] issue of @ReviewofPE is now available. www.tandfonline.com/toc/crpe20/c...tandfonline.comReview of Political EconomyVolume 37, Issue 1 of Review of Political Economy 022
Reposted by parochialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 21/12/2024No one in 2021, including the Oracle himself, predicted the full economic consequences of a war in 🇺🇦 or multiple further waves of a raging global pandemic. That these things happened, & prolonged inflation, does not mean “team permanent” was right in 2021. 172
Reposted by parochialSebastian Dullien @sdullien.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Seit dem Energiepreisschock 2022 wurde immer wieder eine Reform des Strommarktes gefordert. Lautstarke deutsche Energiemarktökonomen haben dagegen gerne das aktuelle Marktdesign verteidigt, weil der Markt schließlich am besten regelt - wie wir jetzt mal wieder sehen. www.br.de/nachrichten/...br.deStrompreise: Einige Konzerne nutzen "Dunkelflaute" ausWeil es windstill und duster ist, können Erneuerbare gerade nicht gut arbeiten – die Preise an den Strombörsen rasen nach oben. Für Verbraucher hat das in der Regel zunächst keine Auswirkung. Trotzdem... 13015
Reposted by parochialJonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.eurosky.social · 22/11/2024They’ve taken something that was incredibly useful and accessible and destroyed it. It’s now a wonk-only zone 031
Reposted by parochialClaudia Sahm @claudia-sahm.bsky.social · 17/11/2024... I'm not hopeful we'll build a more resilient economy. Hello, housing shortage. Or develop targeted tools for extraordinary price increases in crises. Maybe the Rescue Plan, which gave temporary support and revved up the labor market is the best we could've done? Even if it wasn't good enough. 2164
