It was a pleasure to visit Trinity College this summer to deliver a session on sovereign debt for the UGA at Oxford Programme. My sincere thanks to both the UGA and the University of Oxford for hosting me, with special appreciation to Tim Samples for the fantastic invitation!

Dear The Guardian Please explain why the 25% real terms staff pay cut during the 'golden age' of UK universities doesn't get a mention in this report? theguardian.com/education/arti…

I've been reading chapters of this gorgeous volume for something I'm writing on race and finance. Strongly recommend! academic.oup.com/book/39549

The Atlas of Finance is published and alive! The outcome of a two-year project to trace finance across space and time, which culminates with state-of-the art visuals and maps that will change how you view money and the world!

I am officially on the law professor market! I appreciate folks spreading the news—especially if we have worked together or been in conversation over these many years! ⚖️🙏 🧵... law.columbia.edu/faculty/raul-c…

This is a great piece by Fernando Rugitsky for Phenomenal World on the intrinsic connection between deindustrialisation, environmental destruction, and the rise of the far-right in Brazil. Well worth reading to understand trends beyond simplistic narratives. phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the-w…

This newly released IMF Working Paper provides a sobering insight into the significant under-resourcing of most LMICs, particularly LICs, in managing foreign currency risk. Based on a survey of debt management offices—80% of which were LICs—the paper reveals that nearly half of

.IMF surcharges are crippling countries in crisis. Research shows the top 5 borrowers will pay $8.5 BILLION in surcharges from 2024-2028 alone — money they desperately needed. #StopIMFSurcharges i.mtr.cool/dejfsjxtoy

We urgently need to reform this short-termist fiscal framework so that our public finances can be truly sustainable. There are lots of suggestions out there from the likes of Institute for Government , National Institute of Economic and Social Research , CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise) , IPPR , NEF Hopefully govt looks seriously at these.

A timely and thoughtful piece by Anne Applebaum today in the FT: “We could require all real estate transactions to be totally transparent. We could require all companies to be registered in the name of their true owners, or all trusts to reveal the names of their beneficiaries.

Are you a member of the MDB community just returning from your summer break and eager to contribute to highly engaged and impactful academic research on local currency lending? Be sure not to miss this invitation!👇

This book seems like a must-read for both the LPE and IEL communities. Looking forward to its UK launch!

The US-China rivalry goes from supply chains to satellite networks to undersea cables. So each builds its own, which can mean…other countries have more choice? How market forces & non-aligned countries are trying to resist global economic fracture. Me: on.ft.com/3MyEuzZ

Ingrid Aguiar Schlindwein, PhD Then we had yours truly with our work MDB's local currency lending with Annina Kaltenbrunner Karina Patrício Karsten Kohler Guilherme Klein and Iván Weigandi

📣New issue of Journal of Law and Political Economy 📣 Volume 4, Number 3 🧵 escholarship.org/uc/lawandpolit…

This should be really fun. Prompted by David Adler Im already racking my brains about what a new NIEO might look like. Come along to hear answers from a great panel. Thanks to Progressive International for organizing.