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Is the rise of AI "unprecedented"? How worried should we be, really? Is it all doom and gloom?

Join us on Oct. 30 as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science for a live event examining AI with a historical lens!

Register here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chatting-g...

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Chatting GPT: What does history tell us about the future of AI?
Event exploring how technologies of the past impacted the working lives of those who coexisted with them and what this means for AI
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cephie.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to host Michael Aldous and @profjohnturner.bsky.social at the Irish Stock Exchange for our event "The CEO: Examining Executive Impact on Business Performance".

Chaired by Tom Lyons and held in the historic Irish Stock Exchange, the event explored the makings of the modern CEO.
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by Diane Coyle — Reposted by John D. Turner

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From toffs to asset strippers via buccaneers and fat cats www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...
From toffs to asset strippers via buccaneers and fat cats | The Enlightened Economist
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by John D. Turner

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Thanks!
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V good, v interesting & open access. An excellent combination.

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rlspang.bsky.social
Fascinating, incredibly detailed study by the great team of @willquinn.bsky.social and @profjohnturner.bsky.social Imagine having a dataset with the names, addresses, professions of 7000 investors in any particular sector or enterprise! Methodological model.
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Who Wins and Loses in a Bubble? Evidence from the British Bicycle Mania | The Journal of Economic History | Cambridge Core
Who Wins and Loses in a Bubble? Evidence from the British Bicycle Mania - Volume 85 Issue 2
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Reposted by John D. Turner, Bart van Ark, Graeme Roy

productivity.bsky.social
🎧 NEW PODCAST! This #NationalProductivityWeek podcast looks at productivity in the devolved nations. Featuring @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social's Melanie Jones, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social's @profjohnturner.bsky.social & @uofgasbs.bsky.social's @graemeroy.bsky.social: podfollow.com/1567204500/e...
Productivity Puzzles: A Productivity Agenda for the Devolved Nations
In this episode of Productivity Puzzles, we examine the productivity performance of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. How do the three devolved nations perform on productivity? What are the dif...
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Reposted by John D. Turner, Patrick Honohan, Karina Doorley , and 1 more

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I made a starter pack of Irish economists and economists interested in Ireland. It’s still sparse, but I’ll add to it as people join. Let me know if you would like to be added or have any suggestions.

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by John D. Turner

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Here is the review of my book The CEO in the @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/44J6zys The CEO — lifting the veil on Britain’s corporate elite
The CEO — lifting the veil on Britain’s corporate elite
The story of the men and women who run our business world tells colourful tales of heroes, villains, succession struggles and salaries
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lseblogs.bsky.social
Britain’s CEOs earn 100+ times the median pay of their workers, up from 20 times in the 1970s. But high pay doesn't boost performance or productivity.

Michael Aldous & @profjohnturner.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social draw on a new book @universitypress.cambridge.org for @lsebr.bsky.social
British CEOs earn 100 times what they pay employees - LSE Business Review
Britain’s CEOs earn 100+ times the median pay of their workers, up from 20 times in the 1970s. But high pay doesn't boost performance or productivity.
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by John D. Turner

profjohnturner.bsky.social
The CEO: The Rise and Fall of Britain’s Captains of Industry youtube.com/shorts/tcq4J...
What are the most interesting things you uncovered whilst writing The CEO?
YouTube video by Cambridge University Press
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cephie.bsky.social
In the latest video from our partnership with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @discoverecon.bsky.social, CEPH director @gaianarciso.bsky.social discusses whether the effects of the great Irish Famine led to the 1916 Easter Rising some 70 years later

Watch it here! youtu.be/6hAd4iLI9o8
#econsky
Did the Great Irish Famine spark a revolution?
YouTube video by CAGE Research Centre
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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social
And for those interested in the world of big business, we've got 'The CEO: the Rise and Fall of Britain's Captains of Industry' by the amazing Michael Aldous and @profjohnturner.bsky.social! 🙌
www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/products/the-ceo
Window display of Cambridge University Press Bookshop with copies of the book "The CEO: The Rise and Fall of Britain's Captains of Industry" by Michael Aldous and John D. Turner
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by John D. Turner

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Sunday Times review [behind paywall] at www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
The secrets of Britain’s best (and worst) CEOs
In their rich history of British chief executives, Michael Aldous and John D Turner investigate why UK companies have fallen behind their American competitors
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by John D. Turner

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Available at www.amazon.co.uk/CEO-Rise-Bri...
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by John D. Turner — Reposted by John D. Turner

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Out today!
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Reposted by John D. Turner, Graham Brownlow

cephie.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who attended our annual workshop! Special thanks to @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social for hosting, and to all our speakers for 2 excellent days of research and conversations. Economic history is thriving!

#econhistory
#econsky
#NSRProject
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cephie.bsky.social
We're looking forward to our workshops at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social next week:
ceph.ie/events/17-19... and ceph.ie/events/phd-w...

#EconSky #Economics #EconHist #NSRPproject @quceh.bsky.social @cliochris.bsky.social @profjohnturner.bsky.social @ronanlyons.bsky.social @gaianarciso.bsky.social
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🚨Survey for university students🚨

I'm currently carrying out a project for DfE examining student mobility in higher education with Anne Devlin & Maureen O'Reilly

Please share this short survey with any students in UK/ROI, every response helps!

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Microsoft Forms
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Today, the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, delivered the keynote address and launched the report ‘Sharing the Island: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities: Evidence from an ESRI Research Programme’.

Read more: www.esri.ie/news/taoisea...

Download the report: www.esri.ie/publications...
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productivity.bsky.social
Spotlight on Northern Ireland | #NationalProductivityWeek 2025
The NI Productivity Forum at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social released "NI Productivity 2040" in National Productivity Week, by Ruth Donaldson, @djordanecon.bsky.social & @profjohnturner.bsky.social: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/nor...
NI Productivity 2040: Addressing Northern Ireland’s productivity gap for greater prosperity - The Productivity Institute
The Northern Ireland Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
www.productivity.ac.uk
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lseechist.bsky.social
We had the honor of welcoming Michela Giorcelli (@michelag.bsky.social) for our annual Epstein Lecture today. Her lecture explored a period of exceptionally high productivity growth in history—World War II—and the role played by the spread of management practices.
#EconomicHistory
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by Daron Acemoglu — Reposted by John D. Turner, Haroon Bhorat, Michèle Bélot , and 2 more

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In partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, David Autor and I are seeking funding proposals from researchers conducting innovative field experiments on the labor economics of frontier AI. Expressions of interest due March 31. shapingwork.mit.edu/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals: The Labor Economics of Frontier AI - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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cephie.bsky.social
🎤New Episode!🎤

What can the past tell us about influencing an election? Andrew and Lloyd sit down with Vicky Fouka (Stanford University) and discuss the Second Great Migration and its impact on US politics in the 20th century

Listen here:
open.spotify.com/episode/2u8M...

#econsky #economichistory
Everything Economic History, Season 2, Episode 7
Queen's University Belfast - Everything Economic History · Episode
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cephie.bsky.social
📖Call for papers!📖

CEPH and Queen’s University Centre for Economic History invites submissions from doctoral researchers working in any area of economic history for a one-day workshop. Deadline for submissions is March 31st, read more: ceph.ie/call-for-pap...

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cephie.bsky.social
Make sure to register to attend the Alice Murray Lecture, given by Prof. Jane Humphries this month: ceph.ie/events/27-02...

@tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social @quceh.bsky.social @ronanlyons.bsky.social @gaianarciso.bsky.social @marvinsuesse.bsky.social
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productivity.bsky.social
What's happening with Northern Ireland's productivity performance? @profjohnturner.bsky.social from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social & Northern Ireland Productivity Forum provides his insights on this Productivity Puzzles ep., released during #NationalProductivityWeek: podfollow.com/1567204500/e...
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djordanecon.bsky.social
Today we launched our new @productivity.bsky.social report 'NI Productivity 2040' at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. Co-authored with Ruth Donaldson & @profjohnturner.bsky.social we provide a roadmap for how policy can close Northern Ireland's productivity gap: productivity.ac.uk/research/nor...
Front cover of 'NI Productivity 2040'. Pictured L-R are: Ruth Donaldson, Research Associate at Queen's Business School and the NI Productivity Forum; Professor John Turner, from Queen’s Business School and NI Productivity Forum Lead; John Healy OBE, Chair of Invest Northern Ireland; and Dr David Jordan, from Queen’s Business School and the NI Productivity Forum.
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entandsoc.bsky.social
The Business History Conference (@businesshistoryc.bsky.social) is delighted to announce a search for a new Editor-in-Chief of @entandsoc.bsky.social. Expressions of interest by May 1 2025. Details here: thebhc.org
Home | The Business History Conference
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by John D. Turner

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The full report is available at www.productivity.ac.uk/events/north...
Northern Ireland Productivity 2040 - The Productivity Institute
This event will launch Northern Ireland’s Productivity Forum’s new report, NI Productivity 2040, focusing on how policy can improve NI’s productivity.
www.productivity.ac.uk
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