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Max Nathan
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Professor of Economic Geography, UCL. Also CEP, IZA. Cities, economics, innovation, diversity, and public policy. Views here are mine, not those of UCL, funders, data providers, etc.

https://max-nathan.github.io

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 13h
Have been waiting for someone to write this paper #EconSky 📉📈

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The direction of innovation and work from home, Chungeun Yoon, new out in Research Policy Highlights • Work-from-home shifted innovation toward non–face-to-face technologies. • Firms adopting work-from-home increased patents for non–face-to-face technologies. • Smaller, younger firms in the ICT-related industry drove these results.

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 5d
Extremely on-point piece on Reform in local government 👇
samfr.bsky.social Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10d
New post just out:

"The Reality Trap"

On Reform's struggles running councils.

What it tells us about how they'd fare if they won a general elections. And about how broken our system of local government is.

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Reality Trap
Reform's struggles in local government
open.substack.com

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 6d
100% on-brand for CASA I’d say

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 6d
Lawrence Lek’s beautiful Bonus Levels does the same for 00s and 2010s East London, albeit with far more side-eye. I wrote about it here

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First Person Flaneur
A review of Lawrence Lek’s Bonus Levels.
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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 6d
A superb urbanist tour of Vice City, and its complex overlaps with real-world Miami

HT @lesurze.bsky.social

m.youtube.com/watch?v=CyiM...
The Two Sides of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
YouTube video by Any Austin
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Reposted by Lawrence Freedman, Steve Peers, Tim Bale , and 1 more

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10d
New post just out:

"The Reality Trap"

On Reform's struggles running councils.

What it tells us about how they'd fare if they won a general elections. And about how broken our system of local government is.

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Reality Trap
Reform's struggles in local government
open.substack.com

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Max Nathan

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 11d
Home Office claims changes proposed on Monday are "the most significant shift in the treatment of refugees since the second world war"

These changes are unlikely to significantly shift flows or deliver control.

The language used is questionable in principle - and v likely to be untrue in practice

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 12d
Ouch

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 12d
Feeling highly vindicated, and slightly attacked, by this excellent piece
dlknowles.bsky.social Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 13d
This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
www.economist.com

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Will Jennings, Steve Peers , and 15 more

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 12d
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Paolo Crosetto, Max Nathan , and 1 more

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 13d
This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
www.economist.com

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Simon Hix, Stephen P. Jenkins , and 10 more

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 16d
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:

One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 17d
Surely one could also ship YIMBYr, which would do the same for planning applications you like?

Reposted by Mel Bartley, Max Nathan, Christina Pagel

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 20d
"There is simply no sign of a fiscal catastrophe from the 'Boriswave'. Recent migrants are very likely to be employed, paying tax and seem to be contributing to British society..it will help, rather than hurt, Britain’s fiscal position."

Analysis by @lgilbert.co

ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...
ukandeu.ac.uk

Reposted by Max Nathan, Pauline Stafford

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 21d
Fantastic Inside Politics by Jen Williams today:
Nigel Farage’s army of councillors balance piracy and professionalism
Party rides high as it battles dropouts among the recently elected and struggles for ‘massive savings’
www.ft.com

Reposted by Dave O’Brien

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 24
Very happy for my @casaucl.bsky.social colleague and co-author Mateo - congrats!
aeajournals.bsky.social AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Oct 21
Forthcoming in the AER: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars" by Pascaline Dupas, Amy Handlan, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Mateo Seré, Haoyu Sheng, Justin Wolfers, and Seminar Dynamics Collective. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Gender Differences in Economics Seminars
(Forthcoming Article) - We assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research. We collected data across thousands of seminars, job market talks and conferenc...
www.aeaweb.org

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Will Jennings, Max Nathan , and 1 more

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Oct 23
Hadn’t, in truth, really absorbed the scale of what the Conservatives are proposing on ILR and immigration more broadly until this week’s Sunday Times interviews. Some thoughts on that in today’s note:
Tory deportation plan would upend Britain
Proposing such a radical bill with little public support is a gift to Nigel Farage
www.ft.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Justin Wolfers, Brendan Nyhan , and 9 more

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Oct 21
Forthcoming in the AER: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars" by Pascaline Dupas, Amy Handlan, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Mateo Seré, Haoyu Sheng, Justin Wolfers, and Seminar Dynamics Collective. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Gender Differences in Economics Seminars
(Forthcoming Article) - We assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research. We collected data across thousands of seminars, job market talks and conferenc...
www.aeaweb.org

Reposted by Mark Tewdwr‐Jones, Max Nathan

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UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Oct 21
Ready for a change in direction, want to step up your #gis and #giscience 'game', or interested in #AI, #datascience, #IoT and the #urban? Sign up to hear more about our four Masters programmes at a virtual postgraduate open data on 30 October from 1-2pm: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis Virtual Postgraduate Open Day
Join our virtual open day to discover how you can pivot your career into AI, data science and urban technology, using spatial data to shape the future of cities.
www.ucl.ac.uk

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings , and 10 more

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Hughster @hughster.bsky.social · Oct 18
The British Right are just in total freefall into savagery at this point
Jess Gill @jessgillO3 I've never had curry or a kabab and don't intend to. British food is the best. English breakfasts, Sunday roasts, fish and chips, pies, pasties, scones. Also, our national dish isn't a chicken tikka masala we only think that because a Labour MP said it decades ago to push multiculturalism. 15:31·17 Oct 25-78K Views

Reposted by Max Nathan, Maria Abreu

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Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · Oct 16
Superb

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 15
Last month’s tube strike did not, in fact, bring London to a grinding halt

on.ft.com/4nSaQXK
FT graph showing a drop in Oyster check-ins, and a rise in Overground, Crossrail and Lime bike use during last month’s tube strike

Reposted by Andrea Morrison

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 13
🚨 📚 Heads up! Applications are open for fully-funded UCL PhD studentships via UBEL.

Please get in touch if you’re working on topics in economic geography, urban policy or urban economics.

Deadline: 10 November!

More info: ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-student...
ESRC Studentships Main Competition - UBEL DTP
ESRC Studentships Main Competition The UBEL DTP’s fully funded ESRC studentships cover full payment of tuition fees per year and an annual maintenance stipend. What’s on offer UBEL DTP studentships co...
ubel-dtp.ac.uk

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · Oct 11
I love how the Isle of Man - and actual Crown dependency a few miles off the coast - is completely ignored, while these guys fixate on petrostates thousands of miles away.

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 11
Host kitchens and zombie brands: top rundown on London’s food delivery scene from @londoncentric.media

www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...
Your upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop
"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.”
www.londoncentric.media

Reposted by Martin McKee, Dorothy Bishop, Simon L. Lewis , and 20 more

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Oct 9
🧵🚨

The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk

Reposted by Max Nathan, Ian Loader, Jack Stilgoe

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · Oct 9
By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 8
See also: the great running joke in This Is London, where Ben Judah asks himself “where are the true Cockneys?” while being repeatedly mistaken for a Romanian / Spanish Bulgarian / Greek person

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Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · Oct 8
"Here’s what is not a measure of whether someone is integrated: the colour of your skin. No one who looks at me and my grandmother, a white South African, in the street, can tell which of us is more integrated (it’s me, for obvious reasons) or frankly even that we are related."

on.ft.com/4gXsyX0
Thank the Tories for keeping Robert Jenrick out of high office
Shadow justice secretary’s comment about not seeing a ‘white face’ shows he does not understand integration
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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Ashish Arora, Steven French , and 2 more

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Oct 6
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