Verena Gradinger
@averenasour.bsky.social
🌚 26. She/her.
📌 Somewhere between Vienna and London.
📔 Political Economist in the making @SOAS University of London
Critical Macrofinance by day. Ecological Marxism by night.
📌 Somewhere between Vienna and London.
📔 Political Economist in the making @SOAS University of London
Critical Macrofinance by day. Ecological Marxism by night.
POV: the deadline for the PhD proposal is in 52 hours and you are starting to question all your life decisions
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
POV: the deadline for the PhD proposal is in 52 hours and you are starting to question all your life decisions
Me
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Me
Reposted by Verena Gradinger
SAPE 2 Imperialism: Economics of Re-armament and Militarism with Costas Lapavitsas and Clara Mattei, chaired by Hanin Khawaja is on 📍Wednesday 29 October 6-8pm UK time📍. Supported by @gftuet.org.uk
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October 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
SAPE 2 Imperialism: Economics of Re-armament and Militarism with Costas Lapavitsas and Clara Mattei, chaired by Hanin Khawaja is on 📍Wednesday 29 October 6-8pm UK time📍. Supported by @gftuet.org.uk
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Join us at this year's Historical Materialism Conference - to discuss pressing issues such as rising authoritarianism and climate breakdown, the new age of Imperialism and the social foundations of AI.
If you're lucky you might even get to fight some cultural Marxists after a few drinks ;)
If you're lucky you might even get to fight some cultural Marxists after a few drinks ;)
BADA BOOM! The HM London Conference programme is now online!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
Twenty-Second Annual Conference - Historical Materialism
Deadline extended to 27 May! Resurgent Reaction: Marxist Strategies at the End of the Liberal Order 6-9 November 2025, SOAS, Russell Square, Central London Deadline for abstracts: Friday 16 May 2025
www.historicalmaterialism.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Join us at this year's Historical Materialism Conference - to discuss pressing issues such as rising authoritarianism and climate breakdown, the new age of Imperialism and the social foundations of AI.
If you're lucky you might even get to fight some cultural Marxists after a few drinks ;)
If you're lucky you might even get to fight some cultural Marxists after a few drinks ;)
Thank you so much for organising this! Not only were the presentations amazing, but also very helpful in finding inspiration for my PhD proposal.
Plus I am now convinced that Leeds has by far one of the coolest PhD cohorts in the field of Economics
Plus I am now convinced that Leeds has by far one of the coolest PhD cohorts in the field of Economics
On Tuesday, we hosted a workshop on Global Banking and Global Stability (one of my favorite topics and the focus of my PhD) at the University of Leeds with many of my favorite researchers in the field.
Porque los gustos hay que dárselos en vida (y antes que se termine el doctorado).
Porque los gustos hay que dárselos en vida (y antes que se termine el doctorado).
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thank you so much for organising this! Not only were the presentations amazing, but also very helpful in finding inspiration for my PhD proposal.
Plus I am now convinced that Leeds has by far one of the coolest PhD cohorts in the field of Economics
Plus I am now convinced that Leeds has by far one of the coolest PhD cohorts in the field of Economics
Reposted by Verena Gradinger
On Tuesday, we hosted a workshop on Global Banking and Global Stability (one of my favorite topics and the focus of my PhD) at the University of Leeds with many of my favorite researchers in the field.
Porque los gustos hay que dárselos en vida (y antes que se termine el doctorado).
Porque los gustos hay que dárselos en vida (y antes que se termine el doctorado).
October 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
On Tuesday, we hosted a workshop on Global Banking and Global Stability (one of my favorite topics and the focus of my PhD) at the University of Leeds with many of my favorite researchers in the field.
Porque los gustos hay que dárselos en vida (y antes que se termine el doctorado).
Porque los gustos hay que dárselos en vida (y antes que se termine el doctorado).
This is quite frankly so much worse than I imagined...
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz: ‘I will remain someone with a political opinion’ - on.ft.com/47mmHWV via @FT
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz: ‘I will remain someone with a political opinion’ - on.ft.com/47mmHWV via @FT
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz: ‘I will remain someone with a political opinion’
The politician-turned-entrepreneur on his cyber security start-up, why Europe risks missing out on AI innovation — and his dealings with Peter Thiel
on.ft.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This is quite frankly so much worse than I imagined...
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz: ‘I will remain someone with a political opinion’ - on.ft.com/47mmHWV via @FT
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz: ‘I will remain someone with a political opinion’ - on.ft.com/47mmHWV via @FT
Every day I wake up and wonder if there will be any "safe assets" left to analyse by the time I start my PhD
October 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Every day I wake up and wonder if there will be any "safe assets" left to analyse by the time I start my PhD
Person on the train is currently setting up her lecture on "The Philosophy of Monsters" using ChatGPT and I don't think she realises the irony nor the potential she is missing out on making this her case study
October 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Person on the train is currently setting up her lecture on "The Philosophy of Monsters" using ChatGPT and I don't think she realises the irony nor the potential she is missing out on making this her case study
A first taste test has given promising results!
our macro-finance share house is reaching unprecedented levels of nerdiness: lets see what FT coffee tastes like @averenasour.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A first taste test has given promising results!
Reposted by Verena Gradinger
our macro-finance share house is reaching unprecedented levels of nerdiness: lets see what FT coffee tastes like @averenasour.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
our macro-finance share house is reaching unprecedented levels of nerdiness: lets see what FT coffee tastes like @averenasour.bsky.social
My days are a constant back and forth between feeling like a genius and not understanding what money is...
#thesislife
#thesislife
August 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My days are a constant back and forth between feeling like a genius and not understanding what money is...
#thesislife
#thesislife
"Crypto is not a Ponzi scheme"
Meanwhile crypto in the UK:
Meanwhile crypto in the UK:
August 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Crypto is not a Ponzi scheme"
Meanwhile crypto in the UK:
Meanwhile crypto in the UK:
Them: so what exactly are you studying?
Me:
Me:
July 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Them: so what exactly are you studying?
Me:
Me:
I have so many questions...
thanks to a hilarious review at my local chemist, @averenasour.bsky.social and I discovered that Scottish bank notes exist, issued by the Bank of Scotland, which is legal tender in the UK! Also, the Bank of Ireland, with HQ in Dublin, is allowed to issue bank notes on British soil apparently??
July 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I have so many questions...
Making it to the 9 am session after yesterday's conference dinner and the drinks and discussions that followed was hard, but so worth it @hetecon.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Making it to the 9 am session after yesterday's conference dinner and the drinks and discussions that followed was hard, but so worth it @hetecon.bsky.social
You need to stop talking shit about Piketty discovering dependency theory.
Step up your game. Be honest.
"Piketty's PhD students discovered dependency theory"
Step up your game. Be honest.
"Piketty's PhD students discovered dependency theory"
June 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
You need to stop talking shit about Piketty discovering dependency theory.
Step up your game. Be honest.
"Piketty's PhD students discovered dependency theory"
Step up your game. Be honest.
"Piketty's PhD students discovered dependency theory"
My favourite part about constantly waking up late is that everyone else has already read the most important new FT articles and summarised them for me on this app 🤝
June 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
My favourite part about constantly waking up late is that everyone else has already read the most important new FT articles and summarised them for me on this app 🤝
Macro girls on the rise like the price level during the green transformation 🔥📈
ohh these football fans are not so *peaceful*?? guess what isn't either (inflation)
June 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Macro girls on the rise like the price level during the green transformation 🔥📈
Reposted by Verena Gradinger
ohh these football fans are not so *peaceful*?? guess what isn't either (inflation)
May 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
ohh these football fans are not so *peaceful*?? guess what isn't either (inflation)
I am deeply disturbed by the fact that the Bank of England uses EXCEL GRAPHS in official policy papers...
May 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I am deeply disturbed by the fact that the Bank of England uses EXCEL GRAPHS in official policy papers...
We too want imperialism to be the foundation of our economic strength!
This seems like an extremely expensive way to boost the international role of the euro... www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
May 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We too want imperialism to be the foundation of our economic strength!
Reposted by Verena Gradinger
"trump can fire everyone he wants but not the Federal Reserve Chair because that will crash our stock portfolios"
- Alito, Thomas, Roberts, et al.
- Alito, Thomas, Roberts, et al.
May 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"trump can fire everyone he wants but not the Federal Reserve Chair because that will crash our stock portfolios"
- Alito, Thomas, Roberts, et al.
- Alito, Thomas, Roberts, et al.
What this looks like in my head:
May 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What this looks like in my head:
I am afraid I can not keep this a secret from you. You should be aware that this what SOAS student group chats during exam season look like.
@anninak.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social @bbonizzi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social
@anninak.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social @bbonizzi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I am afraid I can not keep this a secret from you. You should be aware that this what SOAS student group chats during exam season look like.
@anninak.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social @bbonizzi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social
@anninak.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social @bbonizzi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social