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Robert Pauls

@robertpauls.bsky.social
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Political economy of China's socioeconomic transformation, monetary policy, industrial policy. Suzhou, China. www.robertpauls.net

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Andrew Hills @gcrespector.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Joan Robinson writing to Anwar Shaikh: “as a last resort you could always get it into the Canadian Journal” lol
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FT views this unprecedented closure of rural and city banks mainly from a regulatory and stability angle. I think it may also be part of the centre's drive for fiscal consolidation. Closing local banks will reduce local gov't's ability to control loan making, both for themselves and client firms.
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China closes hundreds of banks to bolster financial system
More than 670 lenders, a record, shut down last year as Fitch says smaller players remain sector’s weakest part
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CfP: Network Q Asian Capitalisms — SASE 2027, Glasgow 30 June – 3 July 2027 "Remaking Asian Capitalisms – New Paths of Development in Times of Disruption" We'd like to see more contributions on South and Southeast Asia, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea! robertpauls.net/network_q_cfp #SASE2027
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SASE Network Q CfP 2027 — Asian Capitalisms
Call for Papers for SASE 2027 in Glasgow. Deadline 16 December 2026.
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SASE | The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics @sasemeeting.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Submissions for SASE 2027 Glasgow are NOW OPEN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SASE2027 #SASEGLASGOW #CallForSubmissions
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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Two Day Weekend Shopping" 双休购 is an app that allowed Chinese consumers to shop at businesses that provide workers with a real two day weekend, based on worker-provided info. The app blew up, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction with overwork. Then it was banned.
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「雙休購」的爆紅與下架:一個網購平臺如何撬動中國勞工權益討論 - BBC News 中文
提倡雙休的民間自發平台「雙休購」曇花一現後快速被下架,中國打工人開始在社交媒體上要求雙休正當權利。學者指這樣的消費抵制是正向的發展。
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Astonishing jump in the US corporate profit share
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US corporate profits surge to record as worker payouts wilt
Pre-tax earnings hit highest level since after the second world war as employee remuneration slides
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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Labor's share of GDP just falls off a cliff in Taiwan in the AI era t-pec.org/ai-growth-la...
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Fulya Apaydin @fulyaapaydin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
1/9 I am very happy to share a new special issue of the Journal of Economic Policy Reform, which I co-edited with Merve Sancak and Andreas Nölke: “Industrial Policy beyond the Hegemons” which examines how non-hegemonic powers respond to geoeconomic competition.
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Austin Ramzy @austinramzy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
During his short speech at the German Bundestag, Zhang Yabo began to choke back tears, Li Yuan writes. Zhang had served for nine years as a police officer in Xinjiang, enforcing China’s campaign to surveil, detain and indoctrinate that region’s Uyghur population. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
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He Served China’s Police State of Xinjiang. He Says It Imprisoned Him, Too.
After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany.
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Finally some Chinamaxxing content I can get behind
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I smoked every Chinese cigarette so you don't have to (DO NOT DO IT)
YouTube video by Bodega Kat
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I'm pleased to share this new paper, "The myth of 'catch-up' development". The paper assesses trends in core-periphery inequality since 1960, and draws several main conclusions: 🧵https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13563467.2026.2659076
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The myth of catch-up development: trends in core–periphery inequality from 1960 to 2023
The conventional narrative in international development holds that poorer countries are “catching up” with richer countries through the process of capitalist growth. This paper assesses this claim ...
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Thomas Kalinowski @thomas-kalinowski.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Our article on green industrial policies in China and South Korea was just published in @Journal of Economic Policy Reform! With @Robert Pauls and @Soeun Kim. Thanks to @Merve Sancak, @fulyaapaydin.bsky.social and @Andreas Nölke for organizing the special issue! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Industrial policy at the intersection of geopolitics and state–business relations. A comparative study of battery industries in China and South Korea
This article examines how industrial policy is shaped by the interplay of geopolitics and state– business relations. Moving beyond technocratic views that treat policy as a neutral tool to correct ...
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Industrial policy sometimes has "Governments picking winners." But it just as often has "Losers picking Governments" US AI companies losing to open-source Chinese AI companies are likely to go to US govt to create themselves a 'moat'
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Michael W @michaelwood8.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Massive reaction in China to my post on Xiaohongshu about the ‘cancellation’ of Joseph Rock. The botanist-explorer’s former residence and museum near Lijiang has been shut down and his name erased from travel articles hosted by Yunnan and Gansu authorities. xhslink.com/o/6lCMankPaqt
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洛克被封杀了? - 小红书
3 亿人的生活经验,都在小红书
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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Cannot recommend this enough for anyone interested in Taiwan
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What is a Left Position on Taiwan? - positions politics
What is a left position on Taiwan? This question was posed to us – the three editors of praxis, Rebecca Karl, Aminda Smith, and Fabio Lanza – at a recent social event in New York. The query came from ...
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This must be the so-called “high-level opening” that policies keep talking about
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China expands travel restrictions for AI talent
To retain AI specialists in the country, China is extending existing travel restrictions to employees of private companies. This could have the opposite effect.
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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The "Lying Flat Foundation" call for submissions, prizes paid in USD. Incredible work
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Christian Göbel @christiangoebel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Österreichische Unis rufen zu einer Demonstration nächsten Mittwoch, 13:00 Uhr auf. Demonstriert wird gegen anvisierte hohe Budgetkürzungen, die die Qualität von Forschung und Lehre massiv beeinträchtigen würden. Bitte weitersagen und teilnehmen! www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...
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Budget - Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf
Rektor Schütze: "Schaden für die Reputation enorm"
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Found on WeChat
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Miriam Vollmer @miriamvollmer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Dass ein Land im demographischen Wandel so scharf darauf ist, Menschen abzuschieben, von denen sich ein großer Teil in die deutsche Mittelschicht integrieren möchte, ist auch nur mit Rassismus zu erklären
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Es wäre gut, wenn die SPD jetzt klarer Position bezieht. Dies darf sich aber nicht auf Verteilungsfragen zwischen Lohnabhängigen beschränken. Das sozialdemokratische Programm muss es wieder sein, die Interessen des Kapitals gesamtgesellschaftlichen Zielen unterzuordnen. www.msn.com/de-ch/nachri...
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
It's Chinese citizens who know best that "we need to work more and harder" is exactly the wrong conclusion for Merz to draw from his visit. www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
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Merz‘ Lob für China geht in der Volksrepublik viral
„Wir sind einfach nicht mehr leistungsfähig genug“, sagt der Kanzler nach seiner Rückkehr aus China der CDU in Hessen. Das greifen die Staatsmedien in einem Land gern auf, das selbst Dutzende Millione...
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Learning from China's Special Zones? Bavaria is introducing "model regions" where state law may be temporarily suspended to trial bureaucratic reforms with the aim to facilitate broader adaptation. 由点到面。
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Bürokratieabbau in Bayern: Das „Einfach-mal-machen-Gesetz“ der CSU
In bayerischen Regionen soll probeweise das Landesrecht ausgesetzt werden. „Einfach-mal-machen-Gesetz“, nennt das die CSU.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Angela tells it like it is @acollierastro.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pqF...
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this is what 2 years of chatgpt does to your brain
YouTube video by Angela Collier
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Bruno Amable @brunoamable.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
newleftreview.org/issues/ii156...
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Dake Kang @dakekang.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
1/Beijing is using an increasingly powerful tool to control and monitor its own officials: Surveillance technology, much of it originating in the U.S., an @apnews.com investigation has found. Buckle up for a twisting ride through China's corruption crackdown... apnews.com/article/whis...
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A Chinese official exposed his boss. Now in Texas, he’s hunted by Beijing - with help from US tech
Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang fled to the U.S. seeking asylum, fearing persecution from the Chinese government.
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Dr Sari Arho Havrén @sariarhohavren.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Those who voted against Russia, Iran, Belarus, etc., are no surprise, but China, India, Indonesia, among many others, abstained. Seemingly a morally challenging decision indeed, whether a war aggressor should return children to their parents whom it has kidnapped as an action of war.
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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 04/12/2025
hahaha the 1980s Japan discourse all over again
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
If my timeline is any indication, US politics currently is fully occupied with the political theater of the Mamdani-Trump bromance, while the US sacrificing Ukraine to Trump‘s Nobel prize aspirations appears to be less of a concern.
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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
‘Critics on Chinese social media questioned why the narrative glorifies the Qing, a foreign dynasty, while vilifying the Ming loyalists, who are often seen as defenders of Han Chinese sovereignty’.
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“The Battle of Penghu”: Weaponizing History, Again, for Propaganda Films About Taiwan
China’s use of historical cinema to push reunification narratives is drawing criticism even within its own borders.
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Lev Nachman @lnachman32.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
In case you missed it, Kerry Brown wrote a book that plagiarized Shelley Rigger’s classic book title. I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title. In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Yes, the new UI sucks, but the iOS26 Music app now provides pinyin to help you practice for karaoke night
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Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I don’t think this stuff can ever recover from this burn from Krugman.
Paul Krugman criticized endogenous growth theory as nearly impossible to check by empirical evidence; "too much of it involved making assumptions about how unmeasurable things affected other unmeasurable things."
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Brendan O’Kane @bokane.org · 06/10/2025
For the Mid-Autumn Festival, I translated the 17th century failson, epicure, and memoirist Zhang Dai's account of the annual Mid-Autumn singing competition on Tiger Hill in Suzhou. www.burninghou.se/p/mid-autumn...
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Mid-Autumn, Tiger Hill, Late Ming
"Everyone was perfectly silent, even the mosquitoes."
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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 06/07/2025
Beijing is enabling Moscow’s crimes: Ukraine finds Chinese parts in Russian drones used in 4 July most massive strike of war – Euromaidan: ‘The Security Service of Ukraine has found Chinese-made components in the debris of Iranian Shahed drones used by Russia to strike Kyiv.’
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Beijing is enabling Moscow’s crimes: Ukraine finds Chinese parts in Russian drones used in 4 July most massive strike of war - Euromaidan Press
A day earlier, Russia damaged China’s consulate in Odesa.
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
After Nato chaos, ‘irrelevant’ Europe shambles towards China summit Weekend read from me, revealing Germany as one of the EU member states blocking European Council condemnation of China for supporting Russia. New chancellor, same Berlin? www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
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After Nato chaos, ‘irrelevant’ Europe shambles towards China summit
Muddled plans and pandering to Trump left Europe looking like a much less serious global player, observers say.
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Benedict Carey Lewis @bclmacro.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Maybe I'm being too charitable but I don't think he's saying 'households save, which leads to current account surpluses'. I think he says 'household savings and current account surpluses are the effects of policies that reduce consumption'.
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Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
There are basic but fundamental errors at the heart of the Wolf-Pettis thesis. Most importantly, there is a misunderstanding of the meaning and definition of 'saving'. 1/
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Gewei Cao @karlcao.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Backup data for the China Labour Bulletin(中国劳工通讯). Go to “Files” and you will find downloadable datasets and the data description. osf.io/ajw37/?view_... China Labour Bulletin just dissolved on 12th June 2025. It’s an NGO based in Hong Kong. #CLB #中国劳工通讯
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Labour Exploitation study: Data and Report Backup for China Labour Bulletin
On the 12th June of 2025, an NGO in Hong Kong stopped its operation. This organization focuses on the labor rights in China. This project aims to preserve its data and reports, for my further study. ...
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Michael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Very good Martin Wolf article on the problem of excess global savings. Wolf is one of the few economists who thinks in global terms and understands the balance of payments. www.ft.com/content/c715...
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The challenge of using excess global savings
We now seem unable to turn the surplus in some countries into productive investment elsewhere
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Admiral, we have found the location of the hidden Rebel bass
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ONE HOUR OF DANCING MON MOTHMA | Andor Season 2 | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
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张麻子 Zhang Mazi 🍞🌹 @zhangmazi.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Babe wake up new Carsick Cars single just dropped www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNkj...
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【Carsick Cars】 - 舞台 (官方MV)
YouTube video by Maybe Mars
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 03/04/2025
USTR explains the "reciprocal tariff" calculation and, well, you probably won't find it any more convincing than I do. ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
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Robert Pauls @robertpauls.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Some disgusting propaganda from 央视新闻。 mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PLUYka8R_1...
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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Really wish I could make it to this
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