Eoin McLaughlin
@eoinaldo.bsky.social
Econ Prof at Heriot-Watt University, interested in #econhist, #landreform, #microfinance, #sustainabledevelopment, #health, #nufc & #Seinfeld (not necessarily in that order)
www.eoinmclaughlin.ie
www.eoinmclaughlin.ie
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Eoin McLaughlin
@eoinaldo.bsky.social
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Manuscript done ✅ Off to production at Bloomsbury!
The book revisits Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250, rethinking prosperity through inclusive wealth & sustainability
More soon… 📖✨
The book revisits Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250, rethinking prosperity through inclusive wealth & sustainability
More soon… 📖✨
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Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Scoop: The EPA will no longer estimate the lives saved by reducing air pollution when writing clean-air regulations, according to documents reviewed by @nytimes.com.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Scoop: The EPA will no longer estimate the lives saved by reducing air pollution when writing clean-air regulations, according to documents reviewed by @nytimes.com.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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UK grocers begin to feel impact of appetite-suppressing drugs reut.rs/3NeUsD5
UK grocers begin to feel impact of appetite-suppressing drugs
Britain’s major food retailers are beginning to feel the impact of a new trend as the surging popularity of appetite-suppressing drugs starts to reshape shopping habits and sales.
reut.rs
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
UK grocers begin to feel impact of appetite-suppressing drugs reut.rs/3NeUsD5
I've always liked Jesse Ventura as a wrestling legend, but he's a real American
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Jesse Ventura calls Trump ‘draft-dodging coward,’ hints he may again run for governor
The former Minnesota governor slammed the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I've always liked Jesse Ventura as a wrestling legend, but he's a real American
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Nice piece on the possible collapse of demand from automation but surprisingly doesn't mention Marx (collapse of effective demand from the substitution of capital for labour) aleximas.substack.com/p/will-advan...
Can advanced AI lead to negative economic growth?
Considering the role of demand in the economics of AI
aleximas.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Nice piece on the possible collapse of demand from automation but surprisingly doesn't mention Marx (collapse of effective demand from the substitution of capital for labour) aleximas.substack.com/p/will-advan...
Editorial from Irish Economic and Social History congratulating Joel Mokyr for his Nobel recognition and highlighting the link between his studies on Ireland and his later work on the industrial revolution (it was only in print, not online but latest issue is here journals.sagepub.com/home/ies)
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Editorial from Irish Economic and Social History congratulating Joel Mokyr for his Nobel recognition and highlighting the link between his studies on Ireland and his later work on the industrial revolution (it was only in print, not online but latest issue is here journals.sagepub.com/home/ies)
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My first piece for @theconversation.com is now online!
Is it weird to have a favourite natural disaster? Mine is the Night of the Big Wind.
theconversation.com/how-a-feroci...
Is it weird to have a favourite natural disaster? Mine is the Night of the Big Wind.
theconversation.com/how-a-feroci...
How a ferocious 19th-century hurricane helped Irish people get their British pension
The devastating 1839 hurricane that hit the island of Ireland had unexpected benefits for some decades later.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 AM
My first piece for @theconversation.com is now online!
Is it weird to have a favourite natural disaster? Mine is the Night of the Big Wind.
theconversation.com/how-a-feroci...
Is it weird to have a favourite natural disaster? Mine is the Night of the Big Wind.
theconversation.com/how-a-feroci...
This was out last year and is more relevant today, it highlights the danger of dependence on an unreliable ally www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/uks-...
The UK’s nuclear deterrent relies on US support – but there are no other easy alternatives
Now that Washington is potentially an unreliable ally, the UK needs to revisit its nuclear strategy. But going alone is costly, and partnering with France poses its own risks.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This was out last year and is more relevant today, it highlights the danger of dependence on an unreliable ally www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/uks-...
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Reposted by Eoin McLaughlin
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
A tale of "two" cities: ‘The gap is widening’: inside Donald Trump’s K-shaped economy - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
‘The gap is widening’: inside Donald Trump’s K-shaped economy
In the president’s second term the rich have got richer and the poor are getting poorer
giftarticle.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
A tale of "two" cities: ‘The gap is widening’: inside Donald Trump’s K-shaped economy - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Resource constraints (not just energy*) strike again:
The hunt for copper to wire the AI boom - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The hunt for copper to wire the AI boom - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The hunt for copper to wire the AI boom
Data centres and green grids are heavy users of the red metal, but mine supply is stagnating and new discoveries are rare
giftarticle.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Resource constraints (not just energy*) strike again:
The hunt for copper to wire the AI boom - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The hunt for copper to wire the AI boom - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Terms of trade shock on the horizon for the UK? Currency traders bet against sterling ahead of Budget - on.ft.com/4ppSrli via @FT
Currency traders bet against sterling ahead of Budget
Investors buy option protection on fears Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising measures could hurt growth
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Terms of trade shock on the horizon for the UK? Currency traders bet against sterling ahead of Budget - on.ft.com/4ppSrli via @FT
Fresh off the printing press, Mary O’Sullivan’s Connell lecture on the Irish woolen industry before and after the Union: A Sheepish Account of Ireland's Changing Role in an Imperial Age, 1780–1824. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Fresh off the printing press, Mary O’Sullivan’s Connell lecture on the Irish woolen industry before and after the Union: A Sheepish Account of Ireland's Changing Role in an Imperial Age, 1780–1824. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Best (worst?) graph I've ever seen: Who’s right about AI: economists or technologists? - on.ft.com/43oaD6n via @FT
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Best (worst?) graph I've ever seen: Who’s right about AI: economists or technologists? - on.ft.com/43oaD6n via @FT
An example of free riding (if another is needed)
www.thejournal.ie/eu-presidenc...
www.thejournal.ie/eu-presidenc...
Concerns across Europe that Ireland's military shortfalls could put major summit at risk
Security concerns are being raised as Ireland prepares to take on the rotating presidency of the EU next summer.
www.thejournal.ie
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
An example of free riding (if another is needed)
www.thejournal.ie/eu-presidenc...
www.thejournal.ie/eu-presidenc...
Shrinkflation is back! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Shrinkflation hits everyday staples, piling more pressure on households
Which? finds products shrinking while supermarkets keep prices flat or rising
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Shrinkflation is back! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
Reposted by Eoin McLaughlin
@seanekh.bsky.social’s @ucc.ie paper presents a new improved Quarterly Irish GDP series from 1950, written with @rebstuart.bsky.social, as part of this @researchireland.ie pathways project on “External Shocks and Fiscal Sustainability”
October 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
@seanekh.bsky.social’s @ucc.ie paper presents a new improved Quarterly Irish GDP series from 1950, written with @rebstuart.bsky.social, as part of this @researchireland.ie pathways project on “External Shocks and Fiscal Sustainability”
Reposted by Eoin McLaughlin
@eoinaldo.bsky.social kicks of the Irish Macrohist workshop 2025 in @ucc.ie “Explaining the retreat of the Irish Language Fronteir”, paper with @cliochris.bsky.social and Alan Fernihough
October 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
@eoinaldo.bsky.social kicks of the Irish Macrohist workshop 2025 in @ucc.ie “Explaining the retreat of the Irish Language Fronteir”, paper with @cliochris.bsky.social and Alan Fernihough
Manuscript done ✅ Off to production at Bloomsbury!
The book revisits Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250, rethinking prosperity through inclusive wealth & sustainability
More soon… 📖✨
The book revisits Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250, rethinking prosperity through inclusive wealth & sustainability
More soon… 📖✨
October 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Manuscript done ✅ Off to production at Bloomsbury!
The book revisits Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250, rethinking prosperity through inclusive wealth & sustainability
More soon… 📖✨
The book revisits Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250, rethinking prosperity through inclusive wealth & sustainability
More soon… 📖✨
NWO: Internal consistency of the Trump sovereignty doctrine www.spectator.co.uk/article/dona...
Donald Trump's new world order
The United Nations General Assembly is meant to showcase international consensus. This week it became a stage for its fiercest critic as Donald Trump returned to New York not to flatter the global ord...
www.spectator.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NWO: Internal consistency of the Trump sovereignty doctrine www.spectator.co.uk/article/dona...
So its now harder to get into the US but NZ have relaxed rules, will there be any change in flows?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
New Zealand loosens residency restrictions as record number of citizens leave
Minister for economic growth says visas for skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforce
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
So its now harder to get into the US but NZ have relaxed rules, will there be any change in flows?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Reposted by Eoin McLaughlin
'As universities close courses and departments in response to financial pressures...students in parts of the North, South West and East of England, as well as large areas of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are losing access to social sciences, humanities and arts (SHAPE) courses.' 1/2
Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK
Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
'As universities close courses and departments in response to financial pressures...students in parts of the North, South West and East of England, as well as large areas of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are losing access to social sciences, humanities and arts (SHAPE) courses.' 1/2