Thomas Quirk

DPhil/PhD student @UniofOxford, ex-@ODI_Global fellow @BankofZambia and ZRA, ex-@WorldBank consultant, ex-@nztreasury. Occasionally run. Hubby of @radhikalokur

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@jgault13 Don’t forget the @NightOf10kPBs

[ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social @ODI_Global]

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@JeneeTibshraeny Is it a gross trade vs. net trade thing? I can imagine NZ is less connected to global manufacturing value chains. i.e. we don't see much churn with NZ importing and exporting a higher %age of final goods. But that's just a guess.

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@TB_inaleakyboat My simplistic view is that there are few other assets available to a normal person that can provide such high financial leverage.

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@voxeu Can you check the link? I can’t acces it, but it might also just be me. Cheers.

[Blavatnik School of Government @BlavatnikSchool]

Could Amazon hold lessons for governments on operational efficiency? 📈📊

Alum @leoquattrucci shares insights from six years at the company ⬇️ https://t.co/HY7YnxxNXt

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@BevansAdvocate Loves these quotes and Deaton is a giant. Can you share the source?!?

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@Lobsterpillar1 @StuartBDonovan I know right? Walking and cycling is typically better. But tube travel, especially with a change — I’ll add 5-10mins to safely get there on time.

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@MedBonnevie How does this type of result fit into the results we’re seeing from high volume LT training programs (Norwegian model). Is it simply saying that when doing V02 work, shorter intervals are better? Ie it’s not commenting on what workout mixes optimise a program over the long term?

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Broadening NZ's tax base with CG, centralized land taxes, inheritance tax, or some mixture must be a core part of NZ improving both (i) intergenerational equity (fairness across generations), and (ii) intergenerational mobility (meritocracy, or fairness within generations).

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I finally got around to reading the IMF's WoF of NZ's economy, the Article IV report. It recommends, no less than three times, that NZ take capital gains, land tax, and tax reform seriously.

https://t.co/XnUk6wnrAp

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I also finally watched the @NZQandA finc debate with @grantrobertson1, @NicolaWillisMP, and @jacktame. I can't remember tax reform being mentioned once. There is an elephant in the room.

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Really enjoyed @ODI_Global's "Navigating the Poly-Crisis: 2023 ODI Public Finance" Conference
Highlight: @AndresVelasco skillfully getting a crowd of PFM experts+Tsy officials on side with wisdom-infused zingers such as: “Only the Treasury can internalize all the externalities”.

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@florianederer Long-distance swimming gets quite close. Katie Ledecky's 1500m world record would have put her within the top 20 men racing at the Tokyo Olympics.

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@arthur_spirling @ben_golub Na, he’s just on his third glass of single malt scotch.

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@Economissive It’s the broader rhetoric and implied derision of data and experts I find concerning. Everyone loves a good data bashing when it suits them, but each time it chips away at public’s trust in institutions.

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@StuartBDonovan There were a bunch of answers in the ‘yes, no’ section of that debate that were disappointing.

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@peligrietzer Monty Python - ‘Galaxy Song’ is a banger:

https://t.co/p4S4Wn9bbL

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@David_Cormack The economics and tax administration is pretty clear. It’s the boomer, land-owning middle class voter that’re the problem.