Gonzalo Forgues-Puccio
@gforguespuccio.bsky.social
🇧🇴🇬🇧 Economist | Growth & Development | Corruption | Inequality | AI | Financial Markets | posts my own | reposts ≠ endorsement
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The AI revolutionaries have forgotten the basic rule of civilization: Don’t shit where you eat
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The AI revolutionaries have forgotten the basic rule of civilization: Don’t shit where you eat
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Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and study
Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When LLMs learn to take shortcuts, they become evil www.economist.com/science-and-...
When LLMs learn to take shortcuts, they become evil
The fix is to use some reverse psychology when training a model
www.economist.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
When LLMs learn to take shortcuts, they become evil www.economist.com/science-and-...
Reeves has reassured the bond vigilantes but tests to come www.ft.com/content/de60...
Reeves has reassured the bond vigilantes but tests to come
Investors welcomed Budget’s fiscal rigour, giving the chancellor the benefit of the doubt on implementation, productivity and growth for now
www.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Reeves has reassured the bond vigilantes but tests to come www.ft.com/content/de60...
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
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Not saying people stare at their phones like zombies, but there was a pretty life-changing product launch in 2007
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Not saying people stare at their phones like zombies, but there was a pretty life-changing product launch in 2007
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It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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"We have become the destination of choice in Europe" according to the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Data from Eurostat & the Home Office shows the UK had the fifth largest number of claims of the EU/UK area in 2025, at 108,000... assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691ae0...
Data from Eurostat & the Home Office shows the UK had the fifth largest number of claims of the EU/UK area in 2025, at 108,000... assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691ae0...
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"We have become the destination of choice in Europe" according to the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Data from Eurostat & the Home Office shows the UK had the fifth largest number of claims of the EU/UK area in 2025, at 108,000... assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691ae0...
Data from Eurostat & the Home Office shows the UK had the fifth largest number of claims of the EU/UK area in 2025, at 108,000... assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691ae0...
Crypto market sheds $1.2tn as traders shun speculative assets: Bitcoin drops 28% in six weeks as broader reversal in digital assets followed by slide in Asian equities.
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Crypto market sheds $1.2tn as traders shun speculative assets: Bitcoin drops 28% in six weeks as broader reversal in digital assets followed by slide in Asian equities.
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
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With the budget happening next week, I was able to discuss the links between the budget and productivity on this podcast hosted by @bartvanark.bsky.social together with the excellent @teraallas.bsky.social and Louise Hellem. Well worth a listen! @niesrorg.bsky.social @jagjitchadha.bsky.social
Budget day is just around the corner, but will it be a productive Budget? 🧩 On this new episode of Productivity Puzzles, @bartvanark.bsky.social is joined by @teraallas.bsky.social, Louise Hellem & @econstevem.bsky.social: podfollow.com/productivity...
#Budget #productivity #podcast
#Budget #productivity #podcast
Productivity Puzzles: Will We Get a Productive Budget?
The Chancellor’s Budget is on the horizon. Will it bring higher taxes, deeper cuts, or more borrowing? Does the Budget really matter for productivity? And how does productivity shape the Budget? ...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
With the budget happening next week, I was able to discuss the links between the budget and productivity on this podcast hosted by @bartvanark.bsky.social together with the excellent @teraallas.bsky.social and Louise Hellem. Well worth a listen! @niesrorg.bsky.social @jagjitchadha.bsky.social
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Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
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To my students: Lean into skills AI amplifies, not ones it bulldozes. Frame good questions, scope problems, interpret messy data, apply judgment, explain clearly. The bot can autocomplete; you bring curiosity, context, and ethics.
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
To my students: Lean into skills AI amplifies, not ones it bulldozes. Frame good questions, scope problems, interpret messy data, apply judgment, explain clearly. The bot can autocomplete; you bring curiosity, context, and ethics.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
CAROLE CADWALLADR
NOV 16, 2025 broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-great-...
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
CAROLE CADWALLADR
NOV 16, 2025 broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-great-...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
broligarchy.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
CAROLE CADWALLADR
NOV 16, 2025 broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-great-...
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
CAROLE CADWALLADR
NOV 16, 2025 broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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1/ Very pleased to release this paper with extraordinary coauthors David McMillon and Scott Page, which outlines ideas on how complex systems methods can enrich the study of inequality. A key idea is that persistent inequalities may be an emergent property for a range of socioeconomic environments.
Arguing that complexity methods can augment the study of inequality, with particular value in understanding the meaning of systemic determinants of disparities, from @durlauf.bsky.social, David McMillon, and Scott Page www.nber.org/papers/w34381
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
1/ Very pleased to release this paper with extraordinary coauthors David McMillon and Scott Page, which outlines ideas on how complex systems methods can enrich the study of inequality. A key idea is that persistent inequalities may be an emergent property for a range of socioeconomic environments.
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Already getting some Discourse wins here. (I take full credit.) www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
It’s Too Early to Write Off College Degrees
Companies are favoring multitool graduates with broad skill sets.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Already getting some Discourse wins here. (I take full credit.) www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
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While Trump talks of suing the BBC, China is building the future.
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
While Trump talks of suing the BBC, China is building the future.
Are Hispanics America’s New Jews?
That was the realignment that was
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Global Initiative's Conference Room
Here we will be hosting launch events for our publications, initiatives, campaigns, and more.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I'm attending this event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 gitoc.heysummit.com
Javier Milei’s chance to transform Argentina and teach the world
"...rich-country leaders can .... learn from Mr Milei. His success shows the power of tough-but-coherent economic messages that are proclaimed with clarity and conviction."
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
"...rich-country leaders can .... learn from Mr Milei. His success shows the power of tough-but-coherent economic messages that are proclaimed with clarity and conviction."
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Javier Milei’s chance to transform Argentina and teach the world
Lessons in public finance from the original sinner
www.economist.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Javier Milei’s chance to transform Argentina and teach the world
"...rich-country leaders can .... learn from Mr Milei. His success shows the power of tough-but-coherent economic messages that are proclaimed with clarity and conviction."
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
"...rich-country leaders can .... learn from Mr Milei. His success shows the power of tough-but-coherent economic messages that are proclaimed with clarity and conviction."
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Happy publication day to The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action by Professor Lord Nicholas Stern 🎉
Read online or download for free: https://bit.ly/4qu1BhR
@lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social
Read online or download for free: https://bit.ly/4qu1BhR
@lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Happy publication day to The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action by Professor Lord Nicholas Stern 🎉
Read online or download for free: https://bit.ly/4qu1BhR
@lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social
Read online or download for free: https://bit.ly/4qu1BhR
@lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social
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Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
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"We spend so much time on the global economy and global agreements. But there is so much that can be done internally”--Dani Rodrik, the Harvard economist, talking to me about his new book "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World."
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
Can the Global Economy Be Healed?
A noted Harvard economist presents an optimistic vision of a world after Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"We spend so much time on the global economy and global agreements. But there is so much that can be done internally”--Dani Rodrik, the Harvard economist, talking to me about his new book "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World."
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...