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In Paris to give the keynote lecture to La Colloque Retraite et Vielleissement, sponsored by La Caisse de Dépôt, la Chaire ESoPS, et la fondation Panthéon Sorbonne/Université Paris I.

I'm presenting in French, which is a first for me. (This may be crazy?) But I'm looking forward to it!

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · 5d

Tarps off, get on the police horse, and LFG!!!!!

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Sep 6

Defence!

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Tammy Schirle 🇨🇦 @tammyschirle.bsky.social · Aug 25

Adding to my list: The Time of Your Life: On the Economics of Longevity and Mortality, with @kevinmilligan.bsky.social (which happens to showcase some of the work we've loved doing for the past few years!)

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The Time of Your Life: On the Economics of Longevity and Mortality with Kevin Milligan | Canada's Economy, Explained | Episode 12

Canada’s population is retiring earlier and living longer. Even so, the age 65 retirement threshold, inherited from 19th-century Prussia, continues to anchor public policy and social expectations. In ...

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Aug 11

Love his reaction here. Like, "did that really just happen?"

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Aug 10

MASON FLUHARTY ⚾

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Aug 7

I feel your pain, brother. This was me in May.

Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Aug 2

Darn Jays are in a bad streak right now. But I recovered my mood by watching the 7th 8th and 9th of the MIA NYY game. Yankenfreude felt GREAT.

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Luke Kawa @ljkawa.bsky.social · Aug 1

No other way to slice it: this is incredibly fucked up.

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Simon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · Jul 30

A powerful earthquake off the coast of eastern Russia has prompted a tsunami watch for much of the British Columbia coast.

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Tsunami watch issued for much of B.C. coast after M8.7 quake off Russian coast | Globalnews.ca

The magnitude 8.7 quake struck 136 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, shortly before 4:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday.

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jul 29

That's almost surely what he meant. I dont see that as a bad thing? Isn't pitch sequencing all about strategic behaviour?

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jul 27

Be like Max, kids...

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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · May 16

It's always been part of the national vision.
The barriers are still there, waiting to be overcome.
But the benefits---and urgency---have grown.

Forget America; it's time to build the east-west power grid.

By me, in Macleans today:
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Forget America. Build an East-West Power Grid. - Macleans.ca

For decades, we've prioritized electrical trade with the United States. It's time to reduce our dependence on them.

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · May 20

Pretty concerned about ye olde budget deficit situation with inflation still a bit above target and interest rates rising

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · Jun 5

Liberalizing trade within Canada has long been a challenge. But recent moves by governments right across Canada are making big improvements, led by Atlantic Canada. My new report with PPF explores some the potential gains:

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Free Atlantic: Unlocking Regional Growth - Public Policy Forum

Introduction Liberalizing trade within Canada has long been a challenge. Geographic constraints, infrastructure gaps, differences in language and culture, and easy access to a large market to the south have all dampened the volume of internal trade. Concerns over limited interprovincial trade have surfaced repeatedly throughout Canadian history, from early...

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · Jun 9

Carney to announce Canada’s defence spending will hit NATO’s target of 2% of GDP this fiscal year, sources say

Canada’s existing level of investment has been criticized as insufficient at a time of increasing global threats

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · Jun 12

"Should Canada seriously consider initiating a formal process to join the European Union?"

🔵 Yes: 46%
🟡 No: 38%

-> canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...

Canadians Eye EU Membership as Trust in U.S. Fades

New poll shows rising support for closer trade with Europe and growing interest in joining the EU

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jul 24

Oh, I'm a big fan of Jomboy breakdowns and other content.

But this ep of Talkin Yanks was particularly full of schadenfreude for Jays fans!

Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jul 24

Enjoyed some Yankenfreude last night listening to this....

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The Yankees Played the Worst Game Ever. | 1256

YouTube video by Talkin' Yanks

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jul 17

if you start writing simpsonian stuff about uncle fred from saltspring island I'll have your head

but more generally congrats!

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · Jul 14

64 ICONIC SYMBOLS

1 CHAMPION

THE SEARCH FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA'S BEST SYMBOL BEGINS NOW

Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol: Round 1 — Animals | CBC News

Iconic symbols connected to a particular place are formed in all sorts of ways, and there are so many across British Columbia. But which one is the best?

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jul 12

Meerkats....

Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jul 12

Garden Saturday:

Lamb's ear: looks tasty but 🦌 dont eat!

Brunnera: big healthy patch.

Deer fern: in spite of the name, 🦌 don't eat it.

Mewr cats among the Japanese tassle ferns.

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jun 28

Oh yeah: Romano for RP.

For SS, Otto Lopez who grew up in Montreal and played for Canada in the 2023 WBC!

Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jun 28

Who is Big Russ?

Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jun 28

For the 2026 World Baseball Classic, here's a possible Canadian roster:

C: B Naylor, Hicks
1B: Freeman, J Naylor
2B: Joulien
SS: ??
3B: Toro
OF: O'Neill, D Clarke, Jared Young
SP: Pivetta, Quantrill, Soroka
RP: Brash, Cade Smith, Sabrowski, Zastryzny

Not bad. Looks like a .500 MLB team to me.

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cleforum.bsky.social @cleforum.bsky.social · Jun 26

SOLE "Oh Canada!" Session, Friday 9:45-11

"Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal Childcare Program on Maternal Work and Income"
Presented by Michael Baker, @econuoft.bsky.social , coauthors J. Gruber and @kevinmilligan.bsky.social

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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Jun 22

Hmm. Maybe our different tastes come from the fact you read a lot of fiction so you're used to (and perhaps enjoy) not knowing where it will go. I want all uncertainty resolved ASAP and tonnes of structure. Doesn't work so well in fiction. "And now I present a key plot point..."

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