Adam Brown
@adamlbrown.bsky.social
Economist, formerly a physicist. Head of UK Economic Policy & Modelling @ Cambridge Econometrics, Visiting Researcher in Innovation Systems @ Oxford Brookes, & Associate @ CityREDI. Also interested in cricket, baseball and metal. Displaced Salopian. Vmo
I still feel like that's quite a lot of money for the depth of analysis they produce
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I still feel like that's quite a lot of money for the depth of analysis they produce
That paper brings back memories! We used that to design the housing market module in NELUM
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
That paper brings back memories! We used that to design the housing market module in NELUM
Maybe it wasn't clear, but I had meant that it tightens for smaller companies. The ratio is going to be correlated to the number of tiers in the corporate hierarchy, which tends to follow a logarithmic function of company size.
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Maybe it wasn't clear, but I had meant that it tightens for smaller companies. The ratio is going to be correlated to the number of tiers in the corporate hierarchy, which tends to follow a logarithmic function of company size.
Tbh id say slightly after that, 2005ish but basically, yeah
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tbh id say slightly after that, 2005ish but basically, yeah
This is what happens when you under regulate markets and allow global oligopolies to dominate everything
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is what happens when you under regulate markets and allow global oligopolies to dominate everything
But planning reform clearly isn't working (it was never going to, it was economically illiterate from the start) and the budget itself fatally undermined the other two tactics
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
But planning reform clearly isn't working (it was never going to, it was economically illiterate from the start) and the budget itself fatally undermined the other two tactics
You probably want to link it to the size of the company to eliminate the incentive for CEOs to just outsource anyone who earns below a 50th of their personal target wage. The 50 times rule only applies for companies with over 2m workers, below that it tapers
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
You probably want to link it to the size of the company to eliminate the incentive for CEOs to just outsource anyone who earns below a 50th of their personal target wage. The 50 times rule only applies for companies with over 2m workers, below that it tapers
It doesn't rise in value, it rises in price. I *really* wish people would learn the difference
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It doesn't rise in value, it rises in price. I *really* wish people would learn the difference
In terms of the amount of income you can receive tax free from work Vs a maximised cash isa, it's about the same. This is not the problem, isas are designed to help low to mid earners save a little each month, they are not the way millionaires dodge tax
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In terms of the amount of income you can receive tax free from work Vs a maximised cash isa, it's about the same. This is not the problem, isas are designed to help low to mid earners save a little each month, they are not the way millionaires dodge tax
What kind of person gets angry that something good happened to his neighbour? Seriously. Is this how Tories think?
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
What kind of person gets angry that something good happened to his neighbour? Seriously. Is this how Tories think?
Austerity and degrowth are literally exact opposites, so it's confusing to see them together like that
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Austerity and degrowth are literally exact opposites, so it's confusing to see them together like that
I think its true to say that Cash ISAs are not the typical vehicle billionaire use for tax evasion purposes, and if you're angry about that kind of thing, there are probably better targets.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I think its true to say that Cash ISAs are not the typical vehicle billionaire use for tax evasion purposes, and if you're angry about that kind of thing, there are probably better targets.
Well done to her for making a wise decision all those years ago. Similarly, I once bought a sandwich I really enjoyed
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Well done to her for making a wise decision all those years ago. Similarly, I once bought a sandwich I really enjoyed
I think you might need to brush up on the difference between value and price matt
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I think you might need to brush up on the difference between value and price matt
There's something here about 90s culture conflating "posh" with "smart", and trying to appear to be neither, but then ending up 20 years later having the country run by posh people who we assume to be smart but who actually aren't, at all. Its actually the conflation that's the problem
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
There's something here about 90s culture conflating "posh" with "smart", and trying to appear to be neither, but then ending up 20 years later having the country run by posh people who we assume to be smart but who actually aren't, at all. Its actually the conflation that's the problem
Yet another major social issue where when you scratch the surface, the underlying problem is our endlessly unhelpfully lax approach to regulation
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Yet another major social issue where when you scratch the surface, the underlying problem is our endlessly unhelpfully lax approach to regulation
If its deferrable, then people will just defer it and carry on, presumably
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If its deferrable, then people will just defer it and carry on, presumably
The thing is though, economically, she hasn't profited at all. She's just living in the same house she bought. The value to her is completely unconnected to the supposed market price
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The thing is though, economically, she hasn't profited at all. She's just living in the same house she bought. The value to her is completely unconnected to the supposed market price
I've think you've got your orders of magnitude wrong. Noone earns that interest through an ISA, even in the most extreme case, it's unlikely to even be minimum wage. The super rich this is not. I'd worry more about people on £2m salaries if I were you
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I've think you've got your orders of magnitude wrong. Noone earns that interest through an ISA, even in the most extreme case, it's unlikely to even be minimum wage. The super rich this is not. I'd worry more about people on £2m salaries if I were you
I'd suggest what you're annoyed with is that some people earn a lot of money, not whether they subsequently save it or not
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I'd suggest what you're annoyed with is that some people earn a lot of money, not whether they subsequently save it or not
And of course given that relatively well paid people exist, it's economically imperative that we incentivise them to save as much as possible through whatever means necessary
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
And of course given that relatively well paid people exist, it's economically imperative that we incentivise them to save as much as possible through whatever means necessary
Not everyone can save that amount every year, but most adults will need to move that kind of amount in a year occasionally due to life events. So it's to avoid penalising people for that
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not everyone can save that amount every year, but most adults will need to move that kind of amount in a year occasionally due to life events. So it's to avoid penalising people for that
You're misunderstanding. They don't get 20 grand interest tax free
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
You're misunderstanding. They don't get 20 grand interest tax free
He's clearly got one eye on that
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
He's clearly got one eye on that
Especially as there's definitely not going to be a huge crash in the next 12 months
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Especially as there's definitely not going to be a huge crash in the next 12 months