Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyPaul Lehmann @plehmann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Caution, roof-top solar is contagious! Peer solar photovoltaic adoption increases household electricity conservation efforts as well as the uptake of solar PV and electric vehicles. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 04011
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyInternational Tax Observatory @taxobservatory.bsky.social · 30/09/20261/4 What can Country-by-Country Reporting (#CbCR) tell us about multinational companies? 🔎 A lot. But there’s a catch: before firm-level CbCR data can be used for research or tax analysis, it needs to be carefully cleaned. 📄 New research note: taxobservatory.world/publication/... 143
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026👇🎯💯protectdemocracy.orgOver 200 democracy scholars call on Congress to end single-member Congressional districts and adopt proportional representationMore than 200 political scientists, legal scholars, and historians released an open letter calling on Congress to reject the United States’ winner-take-all elections. 06420
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 29/09/2026Nice words from the Taoiseach for our departing colleague, the incomparable and irreplaceable Miriam Lord, who’s on the Press Gallery for the last time today 👏🏻 86615
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 25/09/2026This single image comes closer to explaining the state of the parties in Irish politics than anything I’ve ever seen 58118
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillySarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 24/09/2026Please excuse me while I scream into a cushion at the thought of ALL the articles I had to write on the "UK productivity puzzle" in the 2010s www.ft.com/content/c819... 39618137
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyLucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 09/09/2026EXC: Anthropic declined to submit its latest model to Britain’s AI Security Institute for testing before release, the first time a major model withheld from AISI Move has prompted fears in UK govt that tech firms are falling into line with Trump admin’s AI protectionism www.ft.com/content/560e...ft.comAnthropic withheld latest AI model from UK testing agencyDecision to exclude Aisi has prompted fears inside British government of protectionist shift among tech groups 14243135
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 09/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: An AI researcher who worked at Anthropic — and previously OpenAI — has resigned, saying both tech giants are "gambling with our lives." Full story: politico.eu/article/anth... 27640
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyHåkon Nordhagen @hakonnordhagen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026«students who do not use AI outperform those who do, on average, by around 20 points – equivalent to being around one year of schooling ahead of their peers.» Trippelwhammen Tiktok 2018, Covid i 2020, kronet med ChatGPT i 2022 har gjort underverker for kidsa våre. www.oecd.org/en/publicati... 210640
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026OPEN AI CHIEF SCIENTIST: “This is a time that calls for extreme caution... models are becoming superhuman in their ability to break in and out of computer systems no one is prepared.. The risk...are unfortunately going to grow from here.” => US-China AI safety talks openai.com/index/an-ali... 1015370
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It's always the way, isn't it giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... 753079809
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 09/09/2026The European Union and Canada are working toward a new, all-encompassing relationship that will range from trade to security.bloom.bgCanada and Europe Plan Far-Reaching RelationshipGet caught up. 620252
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land. 8476692172
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 08/09/2026Aaargh we can't even read any more as.ft.com/r/4b1e1216-a... 106113
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyNessa Ní Chasaide @nessanichasaide.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Devastating headline (amidst politics as usual) Battle to halt global heating at 1.5 degrees is lost – UN www.irishtimes.com/environment/...irishtimes.comBattle to halt global heating at 1.5 degrees is lost – UNFocus must now switch to limiting extent of overshoot, says United Nations' climate report 095
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyLawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Sam muscling into my patch. I may have to start writing about council elections in response. 91716
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyAnna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · 31/08/2026*When unions increase wages, who pays?* It's normally hard to answer this Q: unions don't behave randomly, they respond to firm conditions, & firm data is hard to get. Our setting in Norway tackles both... 🧵on our paper (@microsamonomics.bsky.social Alex Willen) academic.oup.com/qje/advance-... 19729
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 11/08/2026dudes be loving stories about assembling a crew of guys to do a thing. 4461276
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyCasey Michel @cjcmichel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The Trump administration just made it official: it's demolishing the US's shell company registry, and destroying all of the data it already collected. A disaster for US anti-corruption efforts. 23478243
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 11/08/2026all that AND soaring electricity prices? insideclimatenews.org/news/0908202...insideclimatenews.orgAs US Offshore Wind Disappears, a Generation of Workers Is Left Behind - Inside Climate NewsBuilding trades spent the past five years preparing for an offshore wind boom that went bust. Now, U.S. workers mourn the well-paying careers they don’t see coming back. 25620
Reposted by Pierce O’Reillylauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 10/08/2026thinking about what one trillion dollars of investment in clean energy would look like and getting so mad i need to lie down with the lights off 494111918
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 10/08/2026Private credit is now a more-than-$1 trillion shadow-banking market tied to banks, companies, pension funds, and everyday investors. But if things go more wrong, that could also impact workers through fewer jobs and lower wages. Learn more from @bradlipton.bsky.social and @grahamsteele.bsky.social:rooseveltinstitute.orgWhat’s Going on with Private Credit? (with Graham Steele)In this blog post, we discuss how private credit fits into the larger landscape of the financial system and what is at stake for American families and the economy. 063
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 10/08/2026Private credit is under growing strain, even as firms insist their portfolios remain healthy. Defaults at major funds are at 5-year highs, and more borrowers are landing on watchlists. If conditions worsen, the fallout won’t be contained to just Wall Street.wsj.comPrivate Credit Is Under Growing Strain, Despite Industry’s Upbeat ToneDefault rates are hitting recent highs, and internal reviews of loan health point to tougher times ahead, a WSJ analysis shows. 11110
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyUNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Multinational investment is pushing up wages by 2.9% at domestic manufacturers competing for skilled workers, with barely any productivity gain. In this blog, Talent Nesongano looks at why the answer isn't just attracting more foreign investment. 🔗https://go.unu.edu/3mtcl 022
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850. 9035111732
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyShazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Courtesy of "The Sunday Game" on RTÉ2, the final seconds of the All Ireland final. #SpéirGorm #Mayo #AllIreland #SamMaguire 26313
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyRasmus Corlin Christensen @phdskat.org · 27/07/2026Updated estimates from @gabrielzucman.bsky.social & co. (through 2023) suggest global profit shifting has continued to decline during the last decade of significant global tax reforms: gabriel-zucman.eu/files/GWZ202... 131
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillySam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Look the way she translates the opening versus other versions. It's incredible. 2426250
Pierce O’Reilly @pierceoreilly.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Presenting in two hours or so on the impact of the Global Minimum Tax - in case anyone wants to tune in - summary thread to follow most likely www.oecd.org/en/events/20...oecd.orgEconomic Impact Assessment of the Global Minimum Tax, 2026The Global Minimum Tax (GMT) plays a central role in strengthening international tax co-operation and enhancing stability in the international tax system. In this webinar, the OECD will present the la... 000
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyPhilipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Useful survey paper on recent research in geoeconomics with a focus on geoeconomic aspects of sanctions/embargoes, coercion and fragmentation in international trade, currency dominance and state-directed capital flows in international finance, and conflict/war/military production. 142
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyEuropean Central Bank @ecb.europa.eu · 03/07/2026Tune in: Chief Economist Philip R. Lane joins Gita Gopinath and Tim Phillips on the @cepr.org VoxTalks podcast. They discuss global imbalances, AI, bond markets, European fiscal sustainability and the challenges of non-bank data gaps cepr.org/multimedia/a... @voxeu.org 0135
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 30/06/2026NEW from me: Americans are set to lose nearly $250B gambling this year—a record high, up more than 60% since 2019—and that's before counting unofficial betting via prediction markets or crypto Can anything stop America's gambling boom? 🧵 962097647
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillySoumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 29/06/2026New @alphaville.ft.com post by @ryanavent.bsky.social, who wades into the AI jobpocalypse debate... www.ft.com/content/daab... 12811
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyMike Murphy @mjamurphy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Cooling policies are health policies are economic policies 0175
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyDavid Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Helene Rey's recipe for global prosperity: China rebalancing towards consumption, Europe lifting productive investment and America repairing its public finances www.ft.com/content/0e78... 074
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyEmber @ember-energy.org · 15/06/2026Clean power OVERTOOK fossil generation in G7 countries last year. Renewables alone generated almost as much electricity as gas, pushing total clean power sources past fossil in 2025. ember-energy.org/lat... 15920
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o... 229119693098
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyUNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Tax data can do more than track revenue—it can shape better policy. In South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia, governments are using administrative tax data to uncover compliance gaps, redesign incentives, and inform budgets. The data already exists. The key is using it. Read more: go.unu.edu/cO4d1 032
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyChris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 10/06/2026One way of measuring UK productivity shows a remarkable upturn since Labour came to office.... ... so is the UK witnessing a productivity revival? www.ft.com/content/161a... 69842
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/06/2026Marcella Hazan’s bolognese has been called “the gold standard” and has more than 25,000 5-star reviews. Try it and see for yourself. nyti.ms/43X2Mwlnyti.msBolognese Sauce Recipe • 5★After the death in 2013 of Marcella Hazan, the cookbook author who changed the way Americans cook Italian food, The Times asked readers which of her recipes had become staples in their kitchens. Many people answered with one word: “Bolognese. 4423
Reposted by Pierce O’Reillyjacktshaw.bsky.social @jacktshaw.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Lots in this new report from the OECD on the role of civic pride in place-based regeneration – and good to see the Bennett School report Owen Garling, Mike Kenny and I wrote a few years ago get cited: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...oecd.orgLocal Identity, Pride and Branding in Place TransformationA place’s economic future is shaped not only by its industries, infrastructure and institutions, but also by its identity: how people perceive it, talk about it and imagine what it can become. The sto... 011
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 03/06/2026terrific new research Terrific in quality not just because it reinforces my priors cepr.org/voxeu/column... 0253
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyNils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Fantastic new OECD data comparing international subsidies in key sectors. "For Chinese firms, almost 60% of their global market share gains can be explained by the subsidies received." Worth keeping in mind when people insist Europe’s competitiveness problem is mainly about overregulation. 36233
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Telling Labour to abandon net zero implies that trying to stop climate change is something governments are just doing for fun 713828
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 26/05/2026Today is now the hottest day in May on record with Heathrow and Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 35°C Until yesterday the highest temperature in May was 32.8 °C, but we've now exceeded that record on consecutive days by a full two degrees Celsius 🌡️ 23278168
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyMetJam @metjam.co.uk · 25/05/202634.8ºC at Kew Gardens breaks its May AND June records by OVER 4ºC for its May record set in 1922 and by 0.2ºC for its June record set in 1976. Unprecedented heat for the UK in late May, and likely to be bettered tomorrow. A rounded 35ºC temperature should not happen in May. 13334176
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyUNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 24/05/2026UNU-WIDER releases updated #SOUTHMOD bundle: ✅ Coverage extended to 2025 ✅ New Egypt model (EGYMOD) ✅ Stronger tools for tax–benefit analysis Free for non-commercial research on poverty, inequality & social protection 🔗 go.unu.edu/ZRZzK 002
Reposted by Pierce O’ReillyDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Stunned, appalled, shocked etc to see actual tax reform from a politician. This from Wes Streeting today. A thread on why capital gains tax is broken. It's too low AND too high. & why this is a good proposal. 30595181