Professor of Economics, UCL – own opinions Now elsewhere: @ianpreston.bsky.social
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For #LondonHistoryDay sixteen walks around London's role in the history of economics and statistics ucl.ac.uk/~uctp100/Walks/Eco…
"The conclusion that migration is generally beneficial and that greater openness would create large global economic gains is more or less universal in academic studies"
Paper with C Dustmann on free movement and open borders: cream-migration.org/publ_upl… @CReAM_Research @EconUCL
Two things I wrote last week on economists notable for very different reasons -- one on Jim Mirrlees, one on Doreen Warriner
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Jim Mirrlees changed how economists think about tax design and redistribution and laid foundations for economic theories of information and incentives. @R_Blundell_UCL and I explain how: voxeu.org/article/ideas-jame…
Appreciation of the work and influence of Jim Mirrlees, written with @R_Blundell_UCL, at @voxeu
The ideas of James Mirrlees, 1936-2018 | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal voxeu.org/article/ideas-jame…
Professor at UCL @IanPPreston writes in this month's RES newsletter on Doreen Warriner, a UK economist who helped hundreds of refugees flee the threat of Nazi persecution bit.ly/2S4yKDw
@matthewcobb Saw this on road in west central India. Maybe 10-15 cm. Can you give any help in identifying? Some species of dead leaf mantis?
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80 yrs ago today, Doreen Warriner and the rescue of Czech refugees @EconUCL @UCLSSEES @TheAJR_
"On 13 Oct 1938 I took the plane to Prague ... I had no idea at all what to do, only a desperate wish to do something ... internationalism had failed them"
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"A remarkable and hugely influential economist" @TheIFS and @blundell09 on the achievements and significance of Jim Mirrlees ifs.org.uk/about/blog/456
Alfred Marshall born 175 years ago today in Bermondsey (near then tannery area off Long Lane) bit.ly/econwalks
With graduating PhD supervisees @valeriovarese @AlexTheloudis and families
Map by @LiamDelaneyEcon tracking history of economic thought in Dublin. London map here: bit.ly/econwalks xitter.cf/liamdelaneyecon/status…
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About to live-tweet #Nemmers 2017 Prize Lecture, @Blundell09 on "Household Behavior and the Dynamics of Inequality" economics.northwestern.edu/e…
Measures to promote equal representation can enhance political competence
#GormanUCL Lectures 2017
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#GormanUCL Persson: Will argue that no evidence of tradeoff between competence and representativeness
#GormanUCL Persson: Elected by PR on four year cycle with 80-90% turnout, leaders chosen by (semi)closed ballot
#GormanUCL Persson: Swedish municipalities spend 15-20% of GDP, employ 25% of labour force
About to live-tweet 2017 #GormanUCL lectures, Torsten Persson on Political Selection in Sweden ucl.ac.uk/economics/gorman-l…
My observations on why the #OBR thinks #Brexit will reduce #migration and raise public sector #borrowing theconversation.com/why-brit…
