Joseph

Working on international economics questions @IPPR, formerly @EBRD. A bit #FPL obsessed.

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[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

Since Brexit, thousands of goods that are produced in the UK have to be sent for testing in the EU before they can be exported.

This has cost us £6.5 billion in lost exports per year!

Here's how a mutual recognition agreement could fix this 👍

A thread: 🧵

[Jonathan O'Brien @jonobri]

I'm in @WorksInProgMag's letters section this week, arguing that British YIMBYism's preoccupation with beauty is a massive waste of time and resources.

Beauty is marginal. There are bigger problems to solve in British housing—they're just all a bit less sexy.

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

@bradchattergoon Genuinely one of the worst takes I have read in a long time. So bravo for that.

You are clearly very unfamiliar with her @_alice_evans work. Does this piece read like it appeals to the lefty DEI crowd?

https://t.co/LvMIvLfvtv

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

@KallumPickering This feels like motivated reasoning. What is the overall trend here?

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

@econcallum @darioperkins There is no way the single most important chart has two y-axes...

[The New Statesman @NewStatesman]

The fullest plan yet for Britain to rejoin the European Union has been published in the wake of the Prime Minister’s call for a closer relationship with the bloc. Today the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), an influential centre-left think tank, publishes two substantial reports laying out the most serious approach yet to rejoining the EU, as Andy Burnham’s pro-European tilt begins to take on a life of its own.

Read @EthanCroft98's report: https://t.co/copsEMzfey

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

Another great @IPPR report.

https://t.co/akPoj7xy1o

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

The Brits Abroad theory of everything - still undefeated.

Passport queues have the strongest influence on rejoin.

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

Maybe I am overthinking it, but is it time to move on from Gross? Hinshelwood is being eased back in and could occupy some of the attacking space.

Could go Gross -> Tav in GW9 as I have money ITB and Gross has gone up in price so much.

#fpl

[IPPR @IPPR]

🌍️| NEW REPORT: Britain cannot protect its prosperity, security and democracy alone.
We set out why the UK needs a new relationship with Europe and why EU membership should be the medium-term goal.

Read here 👇
https://t.co/EzKmEhfeac

[Lauren Gilbert @notanastronomer]

This week, we turn to one of the big questions in development.

What should countries do if manufacturing is no longer a ticket out of poverty?

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

Regardless, great piece as usual from @indevmag @notanastronomer

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

🧵: Lovely introduction to favourite question in economics: is manufacturing still a route to development?

Although their solution does remind me of the famous Mark Fisher quote:

"It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of Chinese manufacturing dominance."

[In Development @indevmag]

This week: factories don’t create jobs at scale anymore, and services probably can’t fill the gap, argues Francesco Amodio. The better question: which sectors create customers for everyone else?

https://t.co/FuLV0EDh72

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

If these solutions are not going to generate the kind of development required for prosperity, should we not be focusing more of our attention on China?

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

Remember, only the Nobel prize in economics is actually associated with the Sveriges Riksbank, the others in categories like "medicine" and "peace" have NO affiliation with the Swedish central bank at all.

[Joseph @jsassoon_econ]

What a signing. Absolutely over the moon. Going to check out some arguments and briefs compilations now. #WelcomeToCity #MCFC

[Christian Smith @TheLawyerCSmith]

EXCL: Mark Howard KC is advising Man City in its PL legal battle, The Lawyer has learned. Howard, whose past clients include Roman Abramovich and Elton John, received £9m - the highest known brief fee ever paid to a barrister - for a separate case in 2023.
https://t.co/xBBd6BSrnh