Our goal lies far in the distance, clearly visible. PhD in Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government & Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Working on employment & social protection. 🇿🇦 🇬🇧https://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3mfeo6y5us22aAs another insight into the utterly weird tech scene, this has it all: - rationalist polycules - cum-racing - "Zohran’s nonbinary praetorians" https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/21 Feb 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfeo6y5us22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3m65dqj7iic2tExcellent critique of the new inflation target by @adamaboobaker.bsky.social. There is simply no historical precedent for low inflation delivering growth. https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2025-11-20-adam-aboobaker-lower-inflation-target-corporate-influence-or-economic-strategy/21 Nov 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65dqj7iic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3m5yhm7twss2qSurely the only time Fanon has been cited in an econ top 5? (Akerlof & Kranton, 2000, QJE)19 Nov 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yhm7twss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3m5vk25m6dk2cLarry Summers' downfall is a long time coming. Don't forget that in 1991, he supported dumping toxic waste on Africa's poorest countries – "under-populated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted". I hope I never see that ghoul's name or ugly face ever again.18 Nov 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vk25m6dk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3m4xlg6bots2vYou've made up a guy to get mad at. No one likes paying tax, so it's reasonable to ask for tax to be fair. Council tax is regressive and wealth is taxed far less than work. The left would be much happier with broad income tax increases if the system is fairer overall. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xlg6bots2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3m4xk3dq5gs2vTooze on China’s “spectacular achievement of development” – going from power poverty to dirty-power rich and now to clean-power rich in under 30 years. https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-414-slouching-towards-red06 Nov 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xk3dq5gs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3m3cz334ai22aLooks like a great project. I'd love to see something similar but aimed at crime and safety in South Africa – how tackling poverty and inequality can make us all safer from crime. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cz334ai22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3luhs35cmrs2rIt's been a great pleasure working with Ntuthuko for most of my time at J-PAL. A truly kind, smart, and diligent person –– and a brilliant footballer! All the best mate. ❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3luhs35cmrs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3lsxtjwmils26Colleagues, I know it's cold in Joburg, but do we really need the AC at 30°?02 Jul 2025 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxtjwmils26https://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3lpoqoxme3c2dNeat summary of global incomes relative to the US since 1980 in this blog by Robert Wade: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationaldevelopment/2025/05/14/a-second-look-at-the-world-bank-the-global-economic-disorder-and-a-possible-deal/21 May 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpoqoxme3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3lp5tebgdi22vA cap on interest rates for business loans increased the provision of credit to firms in Bangladesh: https://voxdev.org/topic/macroeconomics-growth/how-interest-rate-caps-increased-provision-credit-firms-bangladesh14 May 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5tebgdi22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3lgx2c2unfk25The irony really is lost on these guys huh30 Jan 2025 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgx2c2unfk25https://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3le3g3bnnq22mChristmas lunch Gantt is locked and loaded24 Dec 2024 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3g3bnnq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3ldkwz3qh5k2hAds in the Gmail inbox is a devastating development18 Dec 2024 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldkwz3qh5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3ldipvimgxs2fNot to be dramatic, but doing the GRE has been one of the most agonising experiences of my career17 Dec 2024 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldipvimgxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3lchl5hq5j227Made me think of how we experience qualitynesia in public services [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchl5hq5j227https://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3lccwyf65ls2oInterestingly, Mont Fleur hosted the "Mont Fleur Scenarios" in 1992, where organisations laid out four post-apartheid scenarios for South Africa. I don't think any really captures what transpired (somewhere between Lame Duck & Flight of the Flamingos?) More: https://exed.annenberg.usc.edu/sites/default/files/Mont-Fleur.pdf [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccwyf65ls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jackcalland.bsky.social/post/3lccweqc2vc2cNot a bad spot for J-PAL Africa’s annual retreat! Always good connecting with colleagues from around the continent. 📍 Mont-Fleur, Stellenbosch02 Dec 2024 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:ccf4hze4pertfnvsxjacow3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccweqc2vc2c