Is PBOC a Potemkin village on green monetary policy? BdF economists show here that its inclusion of green financial bonds as collateral for monetary policy increased the spread by 46 basis points compared to before the policy reform. Brad Setser tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A long awaited book from the brilliant Benjamin Lemoine.

Amazing article, I totally agree!

Thrilled that this article with Mariana Mazzucato is now out open access in @orgjournal! By critically exploring public value theory, we unpack how outsourcing public services undermines the state's ability to innovate and generate long-term public value. 🔓: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

"Globalisation was an American project, from which American businesses profited handsomely, until technological &industrial developments threatened to undermine US state power...At that point, the American state changed the rules, joining the revisionists" lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

Interested in the global political economy of the energy transition? Brilliant conversation between Brett Christophers and Adam Tooze, moderated by Kate Aronoff in New York last week.Dissent Magazine The New School just posted recording here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ed6JGI…

A recent visit to Glasgow prompted a few thoughts on Scotland, its Enlightenment, economic history and potential economic revival...all anchored by a lovely conversation with the brilliant Mark Blyth podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/sco…

Our paper on the ideological biases of international bureaucrats is now published in the #AJPS. AJPS We use individual-level data to trace the influence of #IMF staff on policy conditionality. @akentikelenis on bsky L Wellner Open access here: doi.org/10.1111/ajps.1…

People worried about the renta and the softball constraints of the green derisking state. That woukd seem like hacyon days compared to the brown derisking state the US seems set to unleash.

Before reading the current moment as the new 80s fixing govt profligacy, read this piece

European technocratic elites are a lot more boring than many make them seem. New article out with Len Seabrooke. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

China, Europe and UK should form climate coalition apart from US, energy expert says via Financial Times on.ft.com/4jGPrPw

What role do Government Guidance Funds play in financing innovation in 🇨🇳China, and how do they operate on different levels? Cornel Ban + Xuan Li discuss in a new blogpost: gdpcenter.org/3XLQyEb