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Blas Kolic @blas-ko.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Fresh from ArXiv:
“Comparing Data Assimilation and Likelihood-Based Inference on Latent State Estimation in Agent-Based Models”
with @marcopangallo.bsky.social, @c0rrad0.bsky.social, & @gdfm.bsky.social
👉 arxiv.org/abs/2509.17625

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 9d

Coming up on 1 October @wifo.bsky.social: Karolina Bassa will present on the impact of fiscal and public investment policies on the sovereign's borrowing cost and credit risk in the presence of stochastic output shocks and credit-sensitive funding from investors👇
www.wifo.ac.at/en/event/433...

A Quantitative Model of Sovereign Credit Risk and Debt Sustainability

www.wifo.ac.at

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · 13d

@doynefarmer.bsky.social spoke to Gregory McNiff at the New Books Network about his research and Making Sense of Chaos.

You can listen at newbooksnetwork.com/making-sense...

#Complexity #ComplexityEconomics

J. Doyne Farmer, "Making Sense of Chaos" (Yale UP, 2024) - New Books Network

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Aug 29

Interested in climate change and the UK #CarbonBudget? Watch this space! @doynefarmer.bsky.social is heading up our latest project to fill evidence gaps ahead of the UK Government setting its Seventh Carbon Budget next year
www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/sprint-...

Sprint to Seventh Carbon Budget Commences

A project to fill macroeconomic and distributional analysis evidence gaps has started at INET Oxford this summer.

www.inet.ox.ac.uk

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Aug 29

Here's a link to Doyne's website that should work for everyone: www.doynefarmer.com

J. Doyne Farmer

www.doynefarmer.com

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sometimes you have to take a break from thinking about Economic ABMs to free a hummingbird. Our researchers Jordan and Christian staged a daring rescue mission at @sfiscience.bsky.social

phtoto of two men from behind who are on chairs, one with a net, reaching up to a blind over open french doors in a meeting room while a woman looks on from outside

phtoto of two men standing on chairs, one with a net, reaching up to a blind over open french doors in a meeting room

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Aug 19

@sfiscience.bsky.social is obviously where all the cool kids go over the summer...

#Complexity #ComplexityEconomis #ABM

J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · Aug 19

We're in the third of four weeks of our Economic Agent-Based Models: Crossing Over the Tipping Point workshops at @sfiscience.bsky.social. Thanks @j0mrn.bsky.social and Christian Diem for helping to organize. We've had so many great speakers already!

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Aug 13

#FiscalPolicy #ComplexityEconomics

J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · Aug 13

I will be giving the New Zealand Treasury Fiscal Policy for the Future seminar - you can find more information at www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/tgls-fisca...

TGLS: Fiscal Policy for the Future seminar - Professor Doyne Farmer

Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World

www.eventbrite.co.nz

INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jul 31

New in @oxrepjournal.bsky.social: Economic models and frameworks to guide climate policy. Which key economic questions about the net-zero transition are of interest to finance ministries and which economic methods can deliver.

academic.oup.com/oxrep/advanc...

Economic models and frameworks to guide climate policy

Abstract. Reaching net-zero emissions will involve a structural transformation of the global economy. The transition is complicated by deep uncertainty abo

academic.oup.com

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jul 23

Sustainable decision-making requires better foresight.
Participate in the AI for Trade Challenge and build models that anticipate international trade flows.
📅 Deadline: Oct 31, 2025
🏆 $6K in prizes
More: centerforcollectivelearning.org/aifortrade

AI For Trade — Center for Collective Learning

centerforcollectivelearning.org

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Jul 8

Lessons from chaos theory on Trump tariff bottlenecks - feat. @doynefarmer.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social

"Farmer looks at economies as complex networks, drawing on the ideas of chaos theory to model interactions between the players."

#EconSky @risk.net

www.risk.net/our-take/796...

Lessons from chaos theory on Trump tariff bottlenecks - Risk.net

Forecasting the ripple effects of trade policies presents a special challenge

www.risk.net

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Jul 2

Incredible work from Cephas Svose, who makes a great contribution @inet-complexity.bsky.social @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social

His current research focuses on the interaction between different trading strategies of traders on the stock market using Agent-Based-Modelling to understand complex systems

Rhodes Trust @rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk · Jul 1

Meet #RhodesScholar Cephas Svosve, founder of EcoWealth—accelerating green energy adoption in Zimbabwe through solar accessibility ☀️

EcoWealth's work in democratising energy access and promoting green solutions earned them an Audience Choice Award from our partners, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation.

Installation of solar panel and wiring on a corrugated iron roof

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jun 26

We need a part time Research Assistant to work on macroeconomic and distributional impacts of the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget. Apply by 21 July.

J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · Jun 26

Another job opportunity. I'm looking for a part time research assistant to help us explore the macroeconomic and distributional impacts of the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget.

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Job Details

my.corehr.com

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jun 26

Kindle Daily Deal alert! If you haven't yet read @doynefarmer.bsky.social's fantastic Making Sense of Chaos, you can get it today for the bargain price of £1.99.
#Complexity #ComplexityEconomics #EconSky

tinyurl.com/3auck867

Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World

Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World eBook : Farmer, J. Doyne: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

www.amazon.co.uk

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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · Jun 24

We're hiring! Michael Wooldridge, Ani Calinescu and I are looking for a Senior Research Associate in Robust, Large-Scale Agent-Based Modelling. Applications by 7 July. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2454-fu...

#ABM

Senior Research Associate in Robust, Large-Scale Agent-Based Modelling

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Jim Rutt @jimrutt.bsky.social · Jun 20

"If you make analogy to a living system, the economy is the part of society that... combines natural resources with human labor to make goods & services that we need... or at least want. Whereas if you look at, what is a metabolism?"

- @doynefarmer.bsky.social on economies as metabolisms

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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · Jun 20

Podcast episode now available - I spoke to Jim Rutt about deterministic chaos & strange attractors, how chaos makes time possible, financial markets as an ecology of strategies, climate economics, the vision of a “conscious civilization,” and much, much more.

www.jimruttshow.com/j-doyne-farm...

EP 305 J. Doyne Farmer on Complexity Economics - The Jim Rutt Show

Jim talks with J. Doyne Farmer about his book Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World. They discuss deterministic chaos & strange attractors, how chaos makes time possible, bounde...

www.jimruttshow.com

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jun 10

*National Variations: For solar, about half of the cross-country cost variations are due to differences in capacity factors, with capital costs also playing a significant role. For wind, variations are split among capacity factor, capital costs, and investment costs.

INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jun 10

*Onshore Wind: Turbine costs have declined at about 4% per year, but BOS costs have remained stagnant. This suggests a floor cost of approximately $35/MWh, with projections reaching about $43/MWh by 2050.

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jun 10

Key insights include:
* Solar PV: Module and balance of system (BOS) costs have declined roughly exponentially at rates of 12% per year since 1990. We project global solar costs to continue this trend, potentially reaching $3–15/MWh by 2050.

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jun 10

Our latest working paper from Lennart Baumgärtner and @doynefarmer.bsky.social asks: will national renewable costs continue declining?

#RenewableEnergy #NetZero

www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · Jun 5

How to beat roulette with a computer in your shoe, a working knowledge of physics, and your best friend to help: @doynefarmer.bsky.social explains in this Unexplainable podcast
player.fm/series/unexp...

How to beat roulette

<p>You’ll need your best friend, a computer in your shoe, and a working knowledge of physics.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/people/doyne-farmer">Doyne Farmer</a>, Director of...

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INET Complexity Economics @inet-complexity.bsky.social · May 29

Sign up now for our final #Complexity Economics seminar this term with Benjamin Moll on 4 June - details below.

Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · May 29

The next @inet-complexity.bsky.social Seminar Series event is with Benjamin Moll (LSE) on Wednesday 4 June 2025 @ 2:30pm BST (Hybrid)
🔗https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/the-trouble-with-rational-expectations-in-heterogeneous-agent-models
#EconSky

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J. Doyne Farmer @doynefarmer.bsky.social · May 20

Our introduction to a special issue in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization is now online
Complex systems approaches to 21st century challenges: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
@jennabednar.bsky.social @maria-drc.bsky.social @francoislafond.bsky.social, Penny Mealy, Marco Pangallo, Anton Pichler

Redirecting

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · May 16

Complexity Economics Seminar Series, 21 May 2025 @ 2:30pm BST (Hybrid)
Macro-financial dynamics in energy transitions: a stock-flow consistent, input-output approach with Andrew Jackson 🔗 www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/macro...
With @inet-complexity.bsky.social #econsky

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