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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 9m

Here is the classic Spitting Image sketch that we discuss in our podcast. Steve Nallon was the voice of Margaret Thatcher & you can watch great videos of him showing how to do her voice. Not sure why this clip is bookended by Edwina Currie but she is doing ThatcherFest! vimeo.com/40086531 #EconSky

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 16m

In our podcast, we discussed the Conservative Party conference being a shrine to Margaret Thatcher. Here is a wonderful example from @matthewholehouse.bsky.social. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 7h

This is also an interesting piece by @mathewlawrence.bsky.social on another impact of Thatcher that @cmmonwealth.bsky.social have analysed - privatisation. Remember that privatisation (or denationalisation) wasn't part of the 1979 manifesto. #EconSky www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

www.theguardian.com

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 7h

One of the reports we reference in our Thatcher Special is one from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social. Have a listen and then have a read... #EconSky www.common-wealth.org/publications...

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 10h

We always like to produce a piece of #art for our podcasts and this is our watercolour of Margaret Thatcher. What do you think? Just for context, here is one from the National Portrait Gallery. 🤣 #EconSky

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 17h

Check out our our podcasts on famous economists and you'll see that so many are immigrants or they are sons or daughters of immigrants. This is not just a now thing... #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · 18h

#EconSky Two weeks from tomorrow, the Women in Economics Leadership Network (spearheaded by Janine Wilson at UC Davis) will host our annual virtual networking event! Please share with your students! It is open to ALL.

Register here: ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....

Pink and mauve flyer titled “Women in Economics Across the Nation.” It advertises a Zoom networking event for undergraduate economics students on Wednesday, October 29, with times listed as 5 PM PT, 6 PM MT, 7 PM CT, and 8 PM ET. The left side includes a QR code for registration. The right side describes that students can join alumni breakout rooms featuring speakers from the public sector, private sector, and graduate school, who will share career advice and experiences.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 1d

Nice piece from @antonhowes.bsky.social on @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow Joel Mokyr who won the economics Nobel. As Anton brings out, it’s great to see the prize recognising economic history, especially that which comes out in books
www.worksinprogress.news/p/what-makes...

What makes Joel Mokyr great

His Nobel is a triumph for history and the importance of ideas

www.worksinprogress.news

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 17h

Had a delightful evening at the @resmedia.bsky.social Fellows Dinner and was delighted to hear that a fellow Fellow said that our Thatcher Special was our best yet! It made us feel all warm & fuzzy inside. 😍 It was also great to hear @timharford.ft.com speak as a guest at the event. #EconSky

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

New podcast OUT NOW! To celebrate the centenary of Margaret Thatcher, we have done a dive into the economics of Thatcherism. So if you don't know much about the 'Iron Lady' or just want to hear a discussion about her life & legacy, then have a listen. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

Good piece by @ionewells.bsky.social on the continued influence of Thatcherism and (in this particular case) on Milei's policies in Argentina. If you'd like to learn more about Thatcherism, check out our podcast but read this first. #EconSky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

Check out our podcast that includes a discussion about her upbringing... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

ThatcherFest lasts all week, so why not join in by listening to our podcast all about the economics of Margaret Thatcher. Here is some poetry to fire you up this morning & tempt you to listen... 😊 #EconSky #PoetSky #EduSky

The Rise and Fall of Margaret Thatcher in Limerick Form

The Rise…

There once was a lady called Thatcher
Who rose to fame as a milk snatcher.
But cometh the hour
She rose to power
And in the 80s no one could match her.

The Fall…

There once was a PM called Thatcher
Three elections built up her stature
Then the poll tax came
And she was to blame
So her party went and dispatched her.

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

Check out our latest podcast all about the economics of Margaret Thatcher. 10 questions that get you thinking about her as a person & how that impacted her economics. We also finish on her legacy - what can we see now that links back to her time in power? Have a listen & see what you think. #EconSky

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

New podcast OUT NOW! To celebrate the centenary of Margaret Thatcher, we have done a dive into the economics of Thatcherism. So if you don't know much about the 'Iron Lady' or just want to hear a discussion about her life & legacy, then have a listen. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

We looked at each other after we stopped recording & thought we had been too balanced! 🤣 Although we do think it was the right thing to do as we hope folk will have their own thoughts if they listen to it and don't know much about her. Thanks once again for listening...we very much appreciate it. 🙏

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 1d

Finished it now, and a superb balanced listen. I like the section on your admiration of her pursuit of ideology, so far away from the current government Also, reading this book, and you admire her personal fighting spirit, after the Brighton Bomb, regardless of the politics

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

This is an excellent explainer by @t0nyyates.bsky.social - well worth a read if you want to learn more about the new Nobel Prize winners in Economics. #EconSky

Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 2d

Thing by me on today's Econ nobel in @alphaville.ft.com : www.ft.com/content/b8aa...

Idealist and/or materialist theories of economic growth

[FREE TO READ] Nobel committee: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

www.ft.com

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

What was #Thatcherism? In our new podcast we read out an extract from Keith Joseph's 'Notes towards the definition of policy' which set out the template. Have a listen. You can read the paper via the Margaret Thatcher Foundation: www.margaretthatcher.org/document%2F1... #EconSky #Thatcher

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

Would you know who the actor was that helped Margaret Thatcher with her voice training? We've got 10 questions (plus a bonus one) in our latest podcast to celebrate 100 years of #Thatcher. Have a listen... #EconSky #QuizSky

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

New podcast OUT NOW! To celebrate the centenary of Margaret Thatcher, we have done a dive into the economics of Thatcherism. So if you don't know much about the 'Iron Lady' or just want to hear a discussion about her life & legacy, then have a listen. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 2d

Great book this to accompany the latest @economicsinten.bsky.social podcast

Or listen to Ghost Town by The Specials for an abridged summary of the book

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like an interesting discussion at the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social with @philipjcowley.bsky.social and co. Why not have a listen to our podcast beforehand to get you read for the cut and thrust of debate? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2d

More seriously: this is a great review essay from the late (and great) Nicholas Crafts on the Mokyr & Allen debate on the origins of the Industrial Revolution.

warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...

Explaining the First Industrial Revolution: Two Views

10/2010 Nicholas Crafts, This review essay looks at the recent books on the British Industrial Revolution by Robert Allen and Joel Mokyr. Both writers seek to explain Britain’s primacy. This paper off...

warwick.ac.uk

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

This is a really interesting read. Seems like their research builds on the work of Joseph Schumpeter ('creative destruction') and in many respects, Edith Penrose - two economists we have looked at in our podcast. #EconSky open.spotify.com/episode/0463...

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting to hear @seannwalsh.bsky.social say to Stewart Lee, the Aristotle quote 'Give me a child until he's seven and I'll show you the man' on the Class Clown Podcast. This links to comedians and their childhood but you can definitely see this in the economics of Margaret Thatcher. #EconSky

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

New podcast OUT NOW! To celebrate the centenary of Margaret Thatcher, we have done a dive into the economics of Thatcherism. So if you don't know much about the 'Iron Lady' or just want to hear a discussion about her life & legacy, then have a listen. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 2d

Never heard of these folk so it will be interesting to find out about them and what they've been doing... #EconSky

David Schindler @david-schindler.de · 2d

Last year I said that giving the Prize to AJR was a missed opportunity to award Joel Mokyr. This year he's getting it. So incredibly well deserved! Aghion & Howitt share it with him and I think it's a great selection!

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Joel Mokyr “for having identified ...

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 2d

Gains in wealth can be broken down into active (e.g. buying a home) and passive behaviours (e.g. rising property prices).

Big passive wealth gains, driven by spiralling value of bricks and mortar, have done most of the work in recent years.

➡️ buff.ly/Hbpp38N

Chart showing estimated mean change in family wealth per adult over preceding two years, by age group: GB, 2014-16, 2016-2018 and 2020-22

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