@stephenkinsella.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Economic Advisor to An Tánaiste (Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister) with a focus on Trade.
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21.06.2025 20:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Also correlated: AOC is not funded in the same way the other pols are. She’s not just an individual exemplar but an example of an alternative business model for a US Politician.
14.06.2025 11:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0The thing I love about these pieces is no one cares this lad has a Nobel prize. Like it is not even mentioned.
10.06.2025 14:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Preach, J. H. Newman.
08.06.2025 16:30 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I am rewatching Buffy with my 14 year old episode by episode. Tv today is so much better but Mr Giles as Punk Rock ‘ripper’ is something I’d be here for.
08.06.2025 13:15 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Looking forward to learning a bit from @gavreilly.com
26.05.2025 21:23 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Banger. Weirdos ftw.
17.05.2025 21:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Pretty sure we’ve got the same
Ones!
It’s so interesting how few acts really understand the assignment. Finland not one of them.
17.05.2025 20:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Approximately 2 shipping containers of pennies- 140m dollars. Endless annoyance caused by paying for stuff in pennies- priceless.
07.05.2025 07:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yes—it is great fun but also why you don’t see social scientists on those banned skill export lists
03.05.2025 14:21 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Teaching CS as social science and within it is really interesting. It’s like putting a motor inside the usual social science stuff. They can *do* things almost immediately and survey the consequences.
03.05.2025 13:19 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Indeed!
01.05.2025 19:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Policy matters, folks. Bad policies like Brexit have long lasting negative effects.
01.05.2025 18:56 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0The Council of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Martina Lawless as the next Director of the ESRI.
Read more: www.esri.ie/news/profess...
Great to reconnect with fellow @UL Alumni based in the capital and meet new faces at the Royal Irish Academy last night. Big thank you to @stephenkinsella.bsky.social for the brilliant insights (and hope!) on where the economy is headed and the challenges and opportunities ahead.
17.04.2025 10:38 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0I know. We should just go back to the old one.
12.04.2025 13:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Was in Washington this week, and it was brought up, totally unbidden. Apparently it’s on a list of the world’s worst logos somewhere!
12.04.2025 10:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Tbf university logos aren’t great either. Here’s the new-ish one of mine. You rotate it 90 degrees left and, well, yeah.
12.04.2025 10:09 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Thanks for ruining my enjoyment of corporate logos, Katie.
12.04.2025 09:41 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0For no particular reason, it might be a good time to repost my Starter pack of academic economists who study international trade
go.bsky.app/G3dqAYg
Coolness. Stripe's Economics of AI Fellowship. stripe.events/fellowship
28.03.2025 21:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks Stephen.
We're glad to continue posting here, sharing the latest news and research from across the University.
And we have a growing UL Starter Pack in case any of your Followers want to follow other talented academics at UL
go.bsky.app/6E5Dav8
I'm really glad @unioflimerick.bsky.social has taken the decision not to post on twitter any more. I have not been there since 2023 but for some reason I find my institution leaving it somehow sadder.
Still, it is for the best, and we move on.
Weekend reading sorted! Loved the first one @aspyalone.bsky.social
28.03.2025 11:22 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0“…that great struggle towards equality…”
22.03.2025 19:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🆕 JOB AD! 🆕
TARIFFS are here. More are coming.
Do you love working with DATA and making CHARTS?
Do you want to use ECONOMICS in real time?
@piie.com is hiring a Research Analyst for International Trade. Come and work for/with me.
APPLY today 👉 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
That is hardcore Marty. Fair play.
21.03.2025 13:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Five years since I had to work at this.
What did your #CovidDesk look like?