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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 6h

FOUR new positions available at INET Oxford!

@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:

🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility

Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 8d

When @doynefarmer.bsky.social was a student, he walked into a Vegas casino, sat down at a roulette table and beat the house!

LISTEN to BBC interview to hear how he's using his powers of prediction @inetoxford.bsky.social to resolve how best to prevent climate change.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Discovery - The Life Scientific: Doyne Farmer - BBC Sounds

Doyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 21d

A new Q&A + Working Paper to accompany @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @oxfordecondept.bsky.social John Muellbauer's property tax reform proposal published ➡️ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/property-tax-reform-proposal-gains-momentum-ahead-of-uk-budget @econchange.bsky.social @sheltercharity.bsky.social

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WIFO @wifo.bsky.social · 21d

#WIFO Research Seminar with Karolina Bassa (@inetoxford.bsky.social; @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social) – A Quantitative Model of Sovereign Credit Risk and Debt Sustainability

Date & Time: 01 October 2025, 12:30 pm

Register now: [email protected]

▶️ Join us: buff.ly/auvhpnG

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Sep 3

Additional role for for @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social announced

Eric has been appointed to the Science Board of @sfiscience.bsky.social as its Chair

The role advises on scientific strategy for the Institute.

https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/eric-beinhocker-to-chair-santa-fe-institute-science-board

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Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social · Aug 22

Want to keep up-to-date on new policy-relevant research from @ox.ac.uk ?

Want to know about the latest opportunities to engage with Oxford researchers on #policy-academic collaborations?

The Oxford Briefing offers all this and more!

Subscribe here: lnkd.in/eWy88agr

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔗https://www.ft.com/content/bb4e7566-4bc6-45c9-87e4-271cc40c66a5

Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Sep 1

John Muellbauer's w/e opinion for @financialtimes.com has generated 1K comments

🡂 Replace top 2 council tax bands with annual wealth tax of 0.5%

🡂 1% tax on agricultural &unoccupied land valued above £40K p/ha

@oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social @econchange.bsky.social @neonuk.bsky.social

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

▶New guide to modelling the net zero transition is published;
▶Gives clarity to a plethora of available modelling options becoming increasingly relevant

Led by @cameronhepburn.bsky.social

www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/most-ef...

Most Effective Models To Guide The Net-Zero Transition

A new guide for climate and finance ministries on the most effective ways to model the Net-Zero Transition has been published in the Oxford Review of…

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Aug 21

💷 'Council Tax is probably the most regressive property tax in the world.'

@inetoxford.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social's Prof John Muellbauer proposes a two-part solution to the fairer taxation of property in the UK ⬇️

Expert Comment: A property wealth tax is now politically feasible |

John Muellbauer, Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, University of

www.ox.ac.uk

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Lukas Lehner @lukaslehner.bsky.social · Jul 14

Terrific news for @inetoxford.bsky.social & @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!

Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · Jul 14

This fall, I'll join the University of Oxford as Professor of Social Policy, Inequality & Opportunity. I'll also become the Director of the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Program at INET Oxford, and will join @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a Professorial Fellow.

Zach Parolin Appointed Oxford Professor of Social Policy, Inequality…

Zach Parolin will direct the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Programme at INET Oxford, which seeks to understand the drivers and implications of…

www.inet.ox.ac.uk

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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · Jul 14

This fall, I'll join the University of Oxford as Professor of Social Policy, Inequality & Opportunity. I'll also become the Director of the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Program at INET Oxford, and will join @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a Professorial Fellow.

Zach Parolin Appointed Oxford Professor of Social Policy, Inequality…

Zach Parolin will direct the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Programme at INET Oxford, which seeks to understand the drivers and implications of…

www.inet.ox.ac.uk

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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 8

New Op-ed:
"Welfare for the 21st century"
ox.ac.uk/news/2025-07...

@maxkasy.bsky.social discusses British welfare reform, what we have learned from #basicincome and #jobguarantee experiments, and argues that we should create a truly comprehensive safety net for all.
#EconSky

Expert Comment: Welfare for the 21st century | University of Oxford

Should the UK cut welfare benefits for the people with disabilities and for those out of work, thereby increasing poverty, to finance more prisons and ammunitions? Opinions differ - and a heated

ox.ac.uk

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Maximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · Jul 4

New Op-ed:
"Welfare for the 21st century"
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-07...

I discuss British welfare reform, what we have learned from #basicincome and #jobguarantee experiments, and argue that we should create a truly comprehensive safety net for all.

cc @oxfordecondept.bsky.social @INETOxford

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Jul 7

Great work @joelnmdyer.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social #EconSky

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Joel Dyer @joelnmdyer.bsky.social · Jun 26

We’ve got a new paper out on “Learning Likelihood-free Reference Priors”, forthcoming at #ICML2025.

In this paper, we consider how reference priors (RPs) can be constructed for arbitrary simulation models. 🧵

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Jul 4

Was great to have @friesenbichler.bsky.social @ascii-at.bsky.social visiting @inet-complexity.bsky.social this term!

Great collaboration on supply chains and ABMs with @doynefarmer.bsky.social @francoislafond.bsky.social & Christian Diem

Klaus Friesenbichler @friesenbichler.bsky.social · Jul 4

It was great to visit @inetoxford.bsky.social for the term. Our interdisciplinary supply chain research paves the way for better economic models. In particular, I was working on firm-level surveys and how they can augment large network models and ABMs with reaction functions. Thanks for having me!

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Klaus Friesenbichler @friesenbichler.bsky.social · Jul 4

It was great to visit @inetoxford.bsky.social for the term. Our interdisciplinary supply chain research paves the way for better economic models. In particular, I was working on firm-level surveys and how they can augment large network models and ABMs with reaction functions. Thanks for having me!

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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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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Jun 27

Special Issue Captures Vibrant Moment in #ComplexityEconomics

Editorial team:
@jennabednar.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social @maria-drc.bsky.social @doynefarmer.bsky.social @francoislafond.bsky.social
+J.Kaszowska-Mojsa, P.Mealy, M.Pangallo & A.Pichler

#EconSky

www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/vibrant...

Special Issue Captures Vibrant Moment in Complexity Economics

An edition of the Journal of Economic Behavior co-edited by INET Oxford shows how complexity economics can answer the policy questions of the day

www.inet.ox.ac.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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www.cs.ox.ac.uk

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Jun 26

Don't miss out!

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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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Jun 26

JOB OPPORTUNITY ⇢ Research Assistant – Macroeconomics of the Seventh Carbon Budget ⇢ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

An opportunity to work under the supervision of Principal Investigator @doynefarmer.bsky.social and become an integral member of the @inet-complexity.bsky.social research group

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Jun 26

Well done @linusmattauch.bsky.social 💪

EAERE @eaere.bsky.social · Jun 18

🏆𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘆🏆

We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2025 European Award for Researchers in Environmental Economics under the Age of Forty: Linus Mattauch (TU Berlin & Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

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