Jo Michell
@jomichell.bsky.social
Professor of economics at UWE Bristol. Chair of Post-Keynesian Economics Society. Interested in macro, finance, banking, climate change, inequality, demographics.
https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/JoMichell
https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/JoMichell
True. The router is on the other side of the room, hence the need for the switch.
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
True. The router is on the other side of the room, hence the need for the switch.
Also, when pushed on it, their answer always seems to be, although they try not to say it in these terms, “I believe that I have a large audience on X and I’m not willing to give that up”.
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Also, when pushed on it, their answer always seems to be, although they try not to say it in these terms, “I believe that I have a large audience on X and I’m not willing to give that up”.
MMT wins by sheer volume of content in the training set.
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
MMT wins by sheer volume of content in the training set.
Just realised I’m replying to a year old thread. I think this story has got the better of me.
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just realised I’m replying to a year old thread. I think this story has got the better of me.
Hold on, they didn’t actually touch each other?
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hold on, they didn’t actually touch each other?
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this guy constantly manages to do shit like this and displace it in the media and discourse with something that goes with a laugh track somehow
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
this guy constantly manages to do shit like this and displace it in the media and discourse with something that goes with a laugh track somehow
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“M-C-M', I’ve always said that’s how it’s built. I have the most beautiful M'.”
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“M-C-M', I’ve always said that’s how it’s built. I have the most beautiful M'.”
I gave the cat some biscuits. Seems to have done the job!
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I gave the cat some biscuits. Seems to have done the job!
The effect on university entrants is noticeable. Each cohort since the pandemic has been different, as the hit moves back in time, but all have been in some way unlike pre-pandemic cohorts.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The effect on university entrants is noticeable. Each cohort since the pandemic has been different, as the hit moves back in time, but all have been in some way unlike pre-pandemic cohorts.
Yeah looks the same. The subhead o the chart is wrong in that case.
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Yeah looks the same. The subhead o the chart is wrong in that case.
So this is 'changes in income due to fiscal changes' whereas RF is 'change in income over the period'. I wonder which JBM's chart is showing.
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
So this is 'changes in income due to fiscal changes' whereas RF is 'change in income over the period'. I wonder which JBM's chart is showing.
Up to 2019, it's more like -1% for top decile, -15% for bottom.
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Up to 2019, it's more like -1% for top decile, -15% for bottom.
Where are the charts from? The RF charts look different -- they are after housing costs but presumably that isn't the difference?
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Where are the charts from? The RF charts look different -- they are after housing costs but presumably that isn't the difference?
I like this old blog from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social that makes it about 83,700 to go. medium.com/@dsquareddig...
How I guesstimated the value of Bitcoin in 2014…
I had almost forgotten about this until Eric Lonergan said something nice about it — an email to my clients back in 2014, just trying to…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I like this old blog from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social that makes it about 83,700 to go. medium.com/@dsquareddig...
Yes. Nonetheless, I think 'austerity squeezed the rich' is too strong.
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Yes. Nonetheless, I think 'austerity squeezed the rich' is too strong.
Why does it say 'pushkin'?
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Why does it say 'pushkin'?
The RF analysis doesn't look that way. bsky.app/profile/jomi...
I'm going to put it more strongly. The 'austerity' chart in the previous post is badly misleading. Look at the RF analysis of the actual Osborne period.
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The RF analysis doesn't look that way. bsky.app/profile/jomi...