This week I found myself advocating for abolishing tenure at universities. Since giving up tenure myself (and seeing how the private sector operates) I’ve become confident that experimenting with (higher paid) merit-based contracts would be a smart move for universities that want

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(L) p = .05007 (R) p = .04997

The idea that Britain is a ‘powder keg’ because of its diversity is in itself stunningly racist. Millions of us live in diverse families bound by ties of love & respect that are as combustible as granite.

Our Policy Forum on waiting time prioritisation from July is now on YouTube! The Centre for Health Economics Max Warner Naomi Gibbs youtu.be/X-AxY54-P2Y?t=…

A great resource, link is here nber.org/system/files/w…

NHS Trust boycotting X/twitter

Our Policy Forum on waiting time prioritisation from July is now on YouTube! The Centre for Health Economics Max Warner Naomi Gibbs youtu.be/X-AxY54-P2Y?t=…

"Living with long waiting times" - what can be done? Check out a policy forum showcasing NIHR ESHCRU and NIHR EEPRU research by our own Peter Sivey and Naomi Gibbs 👇

Opportunity cost getting a rare but welcome mention in the The BMJ here.

I have always used seminars to make my science better--using a strategy of the rawer the work the better. This is because I felt the value add from the audience can then be maximized, making the science better in turn. I sense more and more that today people are using seminars

I’ve always preferred presenting work-in-progress at seminars, but gradually learned that in economics this is frowned upon 🤷‍♂️

Post-vacation work inbox, explained

That's two extra hours of NHS spending a year.

My work this week..

Disagree. It’s not the NICE decision that’s disappointing , it’s the drug ft.com/content/776209…

I think this is the probably case for many (maybe most?) preventative health interventions. They usually don't save money in the long run. We should value health for its own sake, not for some imagined cost savings.

"The Department of Health and Social Care said the programme would save thousands of hours of valuable NHS time and cut waiting lists." 🤔🤔😬😬