Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economisthttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.social/post/3mrfa6exlgc2gInteresting thread and comments. I suspect people in Treasury are unaware of what a f….-up MTD is. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:ygwdfo5ze3b5x2o742bwce47/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfa6exlgc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.social/post/3mretwviens2lThere is a lot of fascinating detail about possible economic impacts of AI in this new Google report on the use of Gemini. I've long been interested in activity in the home - mostly ignored by economists - & the report covers this as well as the monetary economy: https://ai.google/static/documents/GoogleATLASv1.pdf24 Jul 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:ygwdfo5ze3b5x2o742bwce47/app.bsky.feed.post/3mretwviens2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.social/post/3mrdhatm6nc2dQR funding is the only bit that gives some scope for strategic spending and some flexibility for different kinds of HE institution. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:ygwdfo5ze3b5x2o742bwce47/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdhatm6nc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.social/post/3mrdh2mooe22d😬 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:ygwdfo5ze3b5x2o742bwce47/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdh2mooe22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.social/post/3mrdglkvxfc2dIn the garden with #sophiefromromania after loading several watering cans full of the last of the rainwater from the butt.23 Jul 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:ygwdfo5ze3b5x2o742bwce47/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdglkvxfc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.social/post/3mr6n5lpjuk2yAs someone who grew up in the area in the grim 1970s, and arguing for devo for 20 years now, I’m just really cheered about all this. And cheering for east of the Pennines, the SW, etc. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:ygwdfo5ze3b5x2o742bwce47/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6n5lpjuk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.social/post/3mr6bih2odc2lThis working paper on critical junctures looks v interesting, from the abstract: https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/publications/2026/working-paper/detecting-critical-junctures-they-unfold-foundations-measurement21 Jul 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:ygwdfo5ze3b5x2o742bwce47/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6bih2odc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianecoyle1859.bsky.social/post/3mr2tmiqvls2i2nd hand games were at the heart of this merger case I chaired back in the day. The group was split. I still teach this case! https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/game-group-plc-game-station-ltd-merger-inquiry-cc [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:ygwdfo5ze3b5x2o742bwce47/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2tmiqvls2i