Paul Nightingale
@paulnightingale.bsky.social
Professor of Strategy at SPRU.
Associate Dean of Research, University of Sussex Business School. #1 in UK for research income.
Editor Research Policy.
Acting Director HSP.
Views mine, not my employer. Politics unfashionable since 1654
Associate Dean of Research, University of Sussex Business School. #1 in UK for research income.
Editor Research Policy.
Acting Director HSP.
Views mine, not my employer. Politics unfashionable since 1654
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BROOKINGS: Our survey results lend themselves" to some conclusions:
".. professional AI use is far from ubiquitous and many respondents expressed skepticism that it would be as revolutionary as some experts expect."
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".. professional AI use is far from ubiquitous and many respondents expressed skepticism that it would be as revolutionary as some experts expect."
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www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
How are Americans using AI? Evidence from a nationwide survey | Brookings
Brookings scholars Alikhani, Harris, and Patnaik break down the latest evidence on how Americans use AI, both personally and at work
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November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
BROOKINGS: Our survey results lend themselves" to some conclusions:
".. professional AI use is far from ubiquitous and many respondents expressed skepticism that it would be as revolutionary as some experts expect."
@brookings.edu
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
".. professional AI use is far from ubiquitous and many respondents expressed skepticism that it would be as revolutionary as some experts expect."
@brookings.edu
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
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While I was offline I reviewed Baroness Hale of Richmond's newest book. It's actually very good! I'm going soft. Free link here @ www.thetimes.com/article/6dd6...
Return of the Spider Woman: Lady Hale tours Britain’s courts
With the Law on Our Side is a pleasingly old-fashioned look at our legal system by the former president of the Supreme Court
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November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
While I was offline I reviewed Baroness Hale of Richmond's newest book. It's actually very good! I'm going soft. Free link here @ www.thetimes.com/article/6dd6...
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It’s not that complicated, people.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s not that complicated, people.
Ahmedabad is a stunning food city. It's Lyon and Bologna level.
Ahmedabad to host 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games reut.rs/48lePFs
Ahmedabad to host 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games
Ahmedabad has pledged to "lay the foundation" for the next 100 years of the Commonwealth Games after the Indian city was formally named as host of the 2030 Centenary Games on Wednesday.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Ahmedabad is a stunning food city. It's Lyon and Bologna level.
What do UK academics working on productivity (keyword removed) also work on (keywords connected by co-citation). Published in the last give years.
Interesting that innovation and trade now cluster together - which is I'm guessing down to a small shift in policy called Brexit.
Interesting that innovation and trade now cluster together - which is I'm guessing down to a small shift in policy called Brexit.
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What do UK academics working on productivity (keyword removed) also work on (keywords connected by co-citation). Published in the last give years.
Interesting that innovation and trade now cluster together - which is I'm guessing down to a small shift in policy called Brexit.
Interesting that innovation and trade now cluster together - which is I'm guessing down to a small shift in policy called Brexit.
Which universities/institutions are working on the economics of productivity and how do their ideas overlap.
Interesting divergence (not sure that is the right term) between US and China. Data for last five years.
Interesting divergence (not sure that is the right term) between US and China. Data for last five years.
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Which universities/institutions are working on the economics of productivity and how do their ideas overlap.
Interesting divergence (not sure that is the right term) between US and China. Data for last five years.
Interesting divergence (not sure that is the right term) between US and China. Data for last five years.
Not sure where this came from....
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Not sure where this came from....
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My pre-budget take for the LSE Politics blog is up:
Labour are unable to articulate any vision or sense of purpose.
Much of the left has convinced itself that government spending can be maintained without broad-based tax increases.
Not a great budget backdrop.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Labour are unable to articulate any vision or sense of purpose.
Much of the left has convinced itself that government spending can be maintained without broad-based tax increases.
Not a great budget backdrop.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Wealth tax and looser fiscal rules won’t save the Budget | British Politics and Policy at LSE
The narrative on the left that a wealth tax and looser fiscal rules would solve the Chancellor's 2025 Budget headaches has got out of hand.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My pre-budget take for the LSE Politics blog is up:
Labour are unable to articulate any vision or sense of purpose.
Much of the left has convinced itself that government spending can be maintained without broad-based tax increases.
Not a great budget backdrop.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Labour are unable to articulate any vision or sense of purpose.
Much of the left has convinced itself that government spending can be maintained without broad-based tax increases.
Not a great budget backdrop.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
What do academic degrowthers work on - a lot of stuff.
Bit worrying that CO2 is so isolated.
Keywords co-citation from the Nexus-Nexus work.
Bit worrying that CO2 is so isolated.
Keywords co-citation from the Nexus-Nexus work.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What do academic degrowthers work on - a lot of stuff.
Bit worrying that CO2 is so isolated.
Keywords co-citation from the Nexus-Nexus work.
Bit worrying that CO2 is so isolated.
Keywords co-citation from the Nexus-Nexus work.
Organisational Design: "the science of getting 36 puppies to stand in a pyramid.... on motorcycles"
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Organisational Design: "the science of getting 36 puppies to stand in a pyramid.... on motorcycles"
Wonderful interview of Phil Mirowski
Nice highlight of the influence of Kuhn (1959) on his work.
JHET INTERVIEWS: PHILIP MIROWSKI | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core share.google/wIbENtHGoKnr...
Nice highlight of the influence of Kuhn (1959) on his work.
JHET INTERVIEWS: PHILIP MIROWSKI | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core share.google/wIbENtHGoKnr...
JHET INTERVIEWS: PHILIP MIROWSKI | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core
JHET INTERVIEWS: PHILIP MIROWSKI - Volume 47 Issue 2
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November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Wonderful interview of Phil Mirowski
Nice highlight of the influence of Kuhn (1959) on his work.
JHET INTERVIEWS: PHILIP MIROWSKI | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core share.google/wIbENtHGoKnr...
Nice highlight of the influence of Kuhn (1959) on his work.
JHET INTERVIEWS: PHILIP MIROWSKI | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core share.google/wIbENtHGoKnr...
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NEW on Wonkhe: A new dawn has broken has it not? James Coe looks at the politics of the government’s new approach to research and a change of direction for UKRI buff.ly/NUc7eqn
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: A new dawn has broken has it not? James Coe looks at the politics of the government’s new approach to research and a change of direction for UKRI buff.ly/NUc7eqn
This by @ersatzben.com on the UK "Three Bucket" theory of R&D policy is one of the best things I've read on UK science policy in a long time.
www.ersatzben.com/p/the-three-...
www.ersatzben.com/p/the-three-...
The three-bucket problem
Ten tests for the UK’s new R&D funding framework
www.ersatzben.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This by @ersatzben.com on the UK "Three Bucket" theory of R&D policy is one of the best things I've read on UK science policy in a long time.
www.ersatzben.com/p/the-three-...
www.ersatzben.com/p/the-three-...
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Guardian doing Guardian things
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Guardian doing Guardian things
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University students who were provided with a free gym card (in a randomized experiment) exercised more and had a significant improvement in academic performance. The treated students were also less likely to drop out of classes
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
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University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
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November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
University students who were provided with a free gym card (in a randomized experiment) exercised more and had a significant improvement in academic performance. The treated students were also less likely to drop out of classes
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
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Important role - new Chair of the Board of @ukri.org
£33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences!
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£33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences!
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Perrett Laver - Leading Global Executive Search Firm
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Important role - new Chair of the Board of @ukri.org
£33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences!
plusportal.perrettlaver.com/VacancyDetai...
£33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences!
plusportal.perrettlaver.com/VacancyDetai...
Victim signalling isn't as innocent as it appears.
Most people are nice, so victims get looked after more, and Machiavellian personalities take advantage of this to access resources and get others to attack.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Most people are nice, so victims get looked after more, and Machiavellian personalities take advantage of this to access resources and get others to attack.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Victim signalling isn't as innocent as it appears.
Most people are nice, so victims get looked after more, and Machiavellian personalities take advantage of this to access resources and get others to attack.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Most people are nice, so victims get looked after more, and Machiavellian personalities take advantage of this to access resources and get others to attack.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Lex good on SME policy. Now that they use the <250 employees definition. Which to most people includes a lot of large firms....
Lex in depth: Could the banks revive Britain’s economy? share.google/DYCSi6rYsjfw...
Lex in depth: Could the banks revive Britain’s economy? share.google/DYCSi6rYsjfw...
Lex in depth: Could the banks revive Britain’s economy?
If the chancellor can find a way to solve the credit drought that small businesses face, the country’s prospects would get an important boost
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November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Lex good on SME policy. Now that they use the <250 employees definition. Which to most people includes a lot of large firms....
Lex in depth: Could the banks revive Britain’s economy? share.google/DYCSi6rYsjfw...
Lex in depth: Could the banks revive Britain’s economy? share.google/DYCSi6rYsjfw...
This 👇
Railways are large capital intensive infrastructure with very significant market failures - few things manage to be both natural monopolies and public goods with extensive externalities.
Ownership doesn't really change the fundamentals. Private monopolies and public monopolies same same..
Railways are large capital intensive infrastructure with very significant market failures - few things manage to be both natural monopolies and public goods with extensive externalities.
Ownership doesn't really change the fundamentals. Private monopolies and public monopolies same same..
Essentially the best way to run a railway is for it to be owned by a development corporation, and then frankly whether that corporation is state owned or privately owned is sort of a much of a muchness:
The missing piece in Labour’s rail renationalisation scheme
Whether trains are public or private is not the deal-breaker for a well-functioning service — it is about a better delivery model
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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This 👇
Railways are large capital intensive infrastructure with very significant market failures - few things manage to be both natural monopolies and public goods with extensive externalities.
Ownership doesn't really change the fundamentals. Private monopolies and public monopolies same same..
Railways are large capital intensive infrastructure with very significant market failures - few things manage to be both natural monopolies and public goods with extensive externalities.
Ownership doesn't really change the fundamentals. Private monopolies and public monopolies same same..
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Interesting paper on the effects of taxing unrealized capital gains on entrepreneurship, discussing the trade-off between upside potential and insurance motives. Especially relevant for the Nordic discussion. www.nber.org/papers/w34512
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Interesting paper on the effects of taxing unrealized capital gains on entrepreneurship, discussing the trade-off between upside potential and insurance motives. Especially relevant for the Nordic discussion. www.nber.org/papers/w34512
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ICYMI: New paper for causal effects with panel data, subsuming other approaches. We generate realistic synthetic data based on commonly studied datasets, showing our method substantially outperforms others and providing insight about what in the data-generating process corresponds to gains.
New paper: Triply Robust Panel Estimators (TROP) by @susanathey.bsky.social @guidoimbens.bsky.social Zhaonan Qu @vivianodavide.bsky.social.
arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21536
arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21536
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
ICYMI: New paper for causal effects with panel data, subsuming other approaches. We generate realistic synthetic data based on commonly studied datasets, showing our method substantially outperforms others and providing insight about what in the data-generating process corresponds to gains.
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@afinetheorem.bsky.social has made this super useful list of econ and business JMPs in innovation, entrepreneurship, or Econ of AI" kevinbryanecon.com/2025innovati...
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, AI Job Candidates 2025
kevinbryanecon.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
@afinetheorem.bsky.social has made this super useful list of econ and business JMPs in innovation, entrepreneurship, or Econ of AI" kevinbryanecon.com/2025innovati...
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Excellent antidote to depression here.
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excellent antidote to depression here.
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Faculty searches at Harvard Kennedy School in applied microeconomics and in technology and public policy www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about/l...
Faculty Appointments
The Academic Deans' Office recruits new faculty members who have strong teaching and research records and are intellectual leaders in their field.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Faculty searches at Harvard Kennedy School in applied microeconomics and in technology and public policy www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about/l...