jschneebacher.bsky.social
Economist at the IFS (@theifs.bsky.social). Interested in firms, productivity, markets, management and growth. Previously at the CMA, ONS, Nuffield College Oxford. All views my own. www.jakobschneebacher.com
👤 Joined on 04 July 2023
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@jschneebacher.bsky.social"Data is the new oil" is a familiar phrase. But data is much harder to measure. In this blog, @joshmartinecon.bsky.social reflects on insights from the recent Economics of Data workshop @cam.ac.uk: tinyurl.com/2ncas67f @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @jamesbenford.bsky.social
Show PostRead the ESCoE blog and discussion paper by @trfetzer.com, @christinavpalmou.bsky.social and @jschneebacher.bsky.social, which explores how new approaches to data and analysis can provide policymakers with timely, causal and granular evidence as crises unfold: tinyurl.com/mv4p8rec
Show PostThe government’s proposed ‘Your First Home’ scheme would offer eligible first-time buyers in England 20% equity loans on new-builds, with deposits as low as 2.5%. What could it mean for buyers and the housing market? 🧵 below:
Show PostNEW: Electricity prices in the UK are among the highest in the G7. Why is this? And what can the government do about it? Our new IFS Green Budget chapter explains: [THREAD] ⬇️
Show PostSurprised, grateful, and (very) delighted that my article with Anne Ruderman has won the Cole Prize for best article published in the Journal of Economic History last year. Thank you, JEH and EHA! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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