Business & Economics

The @wef's Global #GenderGap24 report is now live. It shows only a slight improvement in the global gap, with parity still five generations away at current rates of progress. However, in a historical election year, improving the #political participation of #women could have a significant impact. Find out more about the top 10 and other key trends in the report: wef.ch/gendergap24 @LinkedIn @coursera @PwC

Cashiers, who are at risk of being replaced by self-checkout, are projected to see the biggest drop in employment over the next decade with 348,100 fewer jobs in 2032 than in 2022. Other jobs high on the list are secretaries, office clerks and customer service representatives.

Brexit Exposed - How Brexit has Damaged the UK Economy. I was at Eton teaching Economics on that fateful day in 2016. Here is a video overview of the mounting evidence of the impact of Brexit on the UK economy. youtu.be/ogyMn6HyMQw?si… @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK @acgrayling

It's that time of year again! Young Economist of the Year 2024. Some fascinating questions for students to explore. You don't have to study Economics to enter! @DiscoverEcon

Multiplier and employment effects of infrastructure spending imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…

So muchhhh economics in this article! Baby milk: Asda and Tesco cut price of Aptamil formula - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

The Government Economic Service Degree Apprenticeship is taking applications now! If you have any questions about the process, sign up for a Q&A session here, on the 24th Jan, 1-2pm 👉 buff.ly/48GC6QS @GES_UK #ges #degree #degreeapprenticeship #apprenticeship #apprentice

The world is full of problems, which people are often very aware of. But most people have no idea about the many improvements we have visualized, and therefore they lose hope for the future and think the world is doomed. gapminder.org/i

RIP. Bob Solow an absolute giant in Economics, has passed away at age 99. Tremendously influential in the profession and one of the key founders of the MIT Economics department as we live it today. Will be sorely missed.

Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Rabeah in Mafraq to pursue their dream? kiva.org/invitedby/paul… #microloan #kivalove via @Kiva

The @resfoundation report today, Ending Stagnation, is an excellent primer on much of what's gone wrong with the UK economy. 300 pages and zillions of charts. I have one or two quibbles... But in the meantime here are a few of my favourite charts economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/reports/ending…

The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2023 - ft.com/content/48ea02…

‘Blind spots’ revealed as UK’s top firms have women in just one in five commercial roles #economicssociety theguardian.com/business/2023/…

Microsoft have swept in! ft.com/content/54e36c…

OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO theverge.com/2023/11/18/239…

‘Earthquake’ at OpenAI as senior staff quit after sacking of boss Sam Altman theguardian.com/technology/202…

@KESHistory1553 This is the FT article with the fabulous graphics ft.com/content/0d5151…

Some rather useful statistics!