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Senior Research and Policy Advisor at the Bank of England. All views are my own. https://rharrisonmacro.github.io/

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hi #EconSky (do I nee this? 📉📈) what outside reading are we recommending to our intro students to complement the course and pique their interest? #TeachEcon

Current ideas: Freakonomics (though I am over the cutesy Econ as clickbait routine at this point)

Poor Economics (maybe for higher level?)

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Bank of England Research @boeresearch.bsky.social · Jul 18

Staff Working Paper 1135 by Michael Bordo (Rutgers), Oliver Bush (BoE) & Ryland Thomas (BoE) reconsiders the historical & empirical record of inflation in the UK to determine the underlying causes of the Great Inflation of the 1960s & 1970s.
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'Muddling through or tunnelling through?’ UK monetary and fiscal exceptionalism and the Great Inflation

Staff working papers set out research in progress by our staff, with the aim of encouraging comments and debate.

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Marco Garofalo @marcogarofalo.bsky.social · Mar 12

Really great to see our research on the impact of Brexit on UK trade featured in today’s @adamtooze.bsky.social Chartbook.

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Francesca Diluiso @fdiluiso.bsky.social · Feb 28

⏳ 10 days left to submit your paper!

We’re launching WIRE – Women in Research in the ESCB! Join us for our 1st Annual Workshop at Sveriges Riksbank this June.

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#EconResearch #WomenInEconomics #WIRE2025

2025 WIRE First Annual Workshop

Sveriges Riksbank is organizing the first annual research workshop of the Women in Research in the European System of Central Banks (WIRE) Network, which will t

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Bank of England Research @boeresearch.bsky.social · Feb 28

It was a pleasure to welcome participants to our Annual Bank of England Agenda for Research Conference this week on the theme of “The Future of Central Bank Balance Sheet”. Thanks to the chairs, presenters, discussants & participants for attending! Programme: www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/...

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Bank of England Research @boeresearch.bsky.social · Feb 25

Welcome to the Bank of England Research Bluesky Account! 🌟

Stay updated with our latest Staff Working papers, Bank Underground blog posts, research conferences & researcher career opportunities. Follow us for research updates and news from our staff. We are also on LinkedIn linktr.ee/boeresearch

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Christian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · Dec 31

New RePEc feature for Bluesky! Get new paper announcements from NEP in 100 different fields. Find them all on this starter pack bsky.app/starter-pack... and soon the links to the accounts will be at nep.repec.org

#RePEc #EconSky

NEP feeds for new economics papers, by field.

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Sinem Hacioglu Hoke @shaciogluhoke.bsky.social · Dec 13

After years of hard work, our new paper is out as a Bank of England working paper. Joint work with Daniel Ostry, Hélène Rey, Adrien Rousset Planat, Vania Stavrakeva and Jenny Tang.

www.bankofengland.co.uk/working-pape...

Topography of the FX derivatives market: a view from London

Staff working papers set out research in progress by our staff, with the aim of encouraging comments and debate.

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Richard Harrison @rharrisonmacro.bsky.social · Sep 5

You might also find some of the replies to the post below worth checking out: bsky.app/profile/mkno...

Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · Sep 3

Richard Harrison @rharrisonmacro.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi Yvette. Not a textbook as such, but there is a book written by Bank of England colleagues that aims to introduce some key economic concepts in an accessible way. It's called "Can't we print more money?". More info here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/442240...

Can’t We Just Print More Money?

'If you feel you should understand how economists think but have no idea where to start, this book is the answer' Financial Times Why are all my clothes made in Asia? How do I get a pay-rise? And wha...